Revising and Editing Grammar

Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.

• She said, "I'll see you tomorrow."

• She said, I'll see you tomorrow.

• She said, "I'll see you tomorrow".

• She said, "I'll see you tomorrow.

Choose the option that correctly capitalizes the titles.

• My aunt is reading "the great gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• My aunt is reading "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• My aunt is reading "The great Gatsby" by f. scott fitzgerald.

• My aunt is reading "the Great Gatsby" by F. scott Fitzgerald.

The part of the writing process in which you correct your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

• drafting

• prewriting

• revising

• editing

During the Editing step, one should:

• look for subject-verb agreement

• look for errors with commas

• check for appropriate use of apostrophes

During the revising step:

• check for grammatical errors

• turn it in

• write the introduction, body paragraphs, and the closing

• make sure you have interesting details and that your voice shines through

The correct order for the steps of the Writing Process are

• Prewriting, revising, drafting, editing, publishing/final draft

• Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing/final draft

• Publishing/final draft, editing, drafting, revising, prewriting

• publishing/final draft, editing, revising, drafting, prewriting

When do writers replace weak words with strong, specific words?

• Revising

• Editing

When do writers add more supporting details to an existing argument?

• Revising

• Editing

When do writers delete repeated ideas?

• Revising

• Editing

When do writers read a sentence aloud in order to improve its wording?

• Revising

• Editing