EOC Revising

Barrett has not used an appropriate transition in sentence 22. Which of these could best replace THEREFORE and create a more appropriate transition between sentences 21 and 22.

• Consequently

• In addition

• However

• No change needs to be made in this sentence.

When looking at a revising questions, which of the following are dead give-aways that the answer choice is wrong?

• A & C

• B & C

• A & B

• A, B & C

What change should be made in the following sentence: On the morning of our first agility trial, as we made the long drive to the fairground, I sat in the backseat with Gidget, petting her and remembering all the time we have spent preparing for this day.

• change morning to Morning

• Change sat to set

• Change have spent to had spent

• Insert a comma after preparing

What change is needed in the following sentence: I imagined all the other competitors raving about Gideget's skill and speed on the course, and my amazing handling abilitys.

• Change imagined to imagining

• Change Gidget's to Gidgets

• Change course to coarse

• Change abilitys to abilities

What change should be made in the following sentence: "Refusals," as they are called are faulted heavily, and we also lost points for coming in eight seconds over the SCT, or standard course time.

• Add a comma after called

• Change heavily to heavy

• Delete and

• Change coming to comeing

What change is needed in the following sentence: Most of the recent proposed explanations are more believable then flying dinosuars, however.

• Insert a comma after explanations

• Change believable to beleivable

• Change then to than

• Delete the comma after dinosaurs

What change is needed in the following sentence: Weather these unusual animals are real or imagined has not been proven, but most sightings have a rational explanation.

• Change Weather to Whether

• Change or to and

• Delete the comma after proven

• Change rational to rationale

Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the word 'affect'?

• The weather will effect our plans.

• The weather will affect our plans.

• The weather will have an affect on our plans.

• The weather will have an effect on our plans.

Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team are winning the match.

• The team is winning the match.

• The teams is winning the match.

• The teams are winning the match.

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• She said 'I will be there soon'.

• She said, 'I will be there soon.'

• She said 'I will be there soon.'

• She said, 'I will be there soon'.