Proofreading and Editing

Which sentence below is written correctly?

• "Wait for me!" cried the little boy.

• "Wait for me! cried the little boy."

• "Wait for me" cried the little boy!

• Wait for me! "cried the little boy."

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Keri is politer than her brother Taylor.

• Keri politest than her brother Taylor.

• Keri is more politer than her brother Taylor.

• Keri is more polite than her brother Taylor.

What word needs a capital letter:

The young boy, carlos, was crying.

• boy

• carlos

• crying

• young

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me

• I wanted to go. to the store My mom took me?

• I wanted to go to the store? My mom took me.

• I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me.

__ a fine bunch of pups.

• They're

• Their

• There

Are you sure you want a puppy ______

boots got wet in the rain.

• They're

• Their

• There

• They are

I am not the one who took your pencil.

• this is a run-on sentence

• this is a fragmented sentence

• this sentence is correct

• this sentence needs better punctuation

Whenever you wake me up early for school.

• This is a run-on sentence

• This is a sentence fragment

• This sentence is correct

• This sentence needs better punctuation

I like monkeys but I hate gorillas.

• this is a run-on sentence

• this is a fragmented sentence

• this sentence is correct

• this sentence needs better punctuation