What is the best way to revise this sentence: In the late spring, the sides of the cliff's echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.

In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.

In the late Spring, the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.

In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs, and it is music.

In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo music, and it is the music of tiny tree frogs.

What is the best combination of the two sentences?

Although she wanted to go to prom, she never asked for permission.

She wanted to go to prom and she never asked for permission.

She wanted to go to prom; never asked for permission

She wanted to go to prom but she never asked for permission.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?

While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful,” “Hail, Columbia,” “My Country, Tis of Thee,” and “God Bless America,” “The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our National Anthem.

While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful, Hail, Columbia, My Country, Tis of Thee, and God Bless America, The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our national anthem.

While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful” “Hail, Columbia” “My Country, Tis of Thee” and “God Bless America” “The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our national anthem.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15?

Only eight teams were invited when the tournament began in 1939.

The tournament began in 1939, and at that time, only eight teams were invited.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 12 and 13?

The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick on the anniversary of his death.

The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick and it was held on the anniversary of the day he died.

Held on the anniversary of the day he died, The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick.

The tradition, Saint Patrick’s Day, began as a feast day and was held on the day he died.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

Because running a new country is expensive, Texas became deep in debt.

Running a new country is expensive, Texas became deep in debt.

Texas became deep in debt, also, running a new country is expensive.

Deep in debt, Texas, a new country, became deep in debt.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15?

In 1845, the United States Congress voted to annex Texas which became the twenty- eighth state admitted to the United States of America.

The United States Congress, in 1845, voted to annex Texas to be the twenty-eighth state admitted to the United States of America.

Texas became the 28th state admitted to the United States of America in 1845 by the United States Congress.

The 28th state to be admitted to the United States was Texas in 1845 by the United States Congress.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 13?

change financially to financialy

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?

change The United States of America to the United States of America

change America the Beautiful to America the beautiful

change national anthem to National Anthem

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?

change importence to importance

change recognized to recogniezed

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

B) Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for the exam.

A) Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the exam.

C) Neither the teacher nor the students is ready for the exam.

D) Neither the teacher nor the students are ready for the exam.

Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas.

C) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.

A) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York.

B) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York.

D) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York.

Choose the best revision for the following sentence: The cat was sleeping. The cat was on the mat.

A) The cat was sleeping on the mat.

B) The sleeping cat was on the mat.

C) On the mat, the cat was sleeping.

D) The cat on the mat was sleeping.

Which of the following sentences is correctly structured?

C) The dog, running down the street, barked loudly.

A) Running down the street, the dog barked loudly.

B) The dog barked loudly running down the street.

D) Barking loudly, the dog running down the street.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these sentences has the correct verb tense and subject agreement?

Reading, writing, and arithmetic is my favorite thing to do.

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are my favorite things to do.

Charles had ate the last apple right in front of me.

Charles had eaten the last apple before his mother, sister, and little brother arrives home.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

In the middle of night. The van pulled up.

Chuck would not, give Jane the seat.

Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

The tire on the bicycle is flat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these sentences are constructed correctly?

She hit a brick wall and the car flipped over.

She hit a brick wall, and the car flipped over.

After hitting a brick wall; the car flipped over

The car flipped over after hitting a brick wall.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Change took to tooken

Change soup to soop

Change Grandmother to grandmother

The sentence is correct as written.

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Change most beautiful to more beautiful

Change Maggies’ to Maggie’s

Change dance to danse

No revision is needed

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Change help to helping

Change hands and knees to hand’s and knee’s

Change dropped to droped

No change is needed

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CCSS.L.2.2C

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Revising and Editing Grammar

Which of these sentences has the correct verb tense and subject agreement?

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

Which of these sentences are constructed correctly?

What is the best way to revise this sentence: In the late spring, the sides of the cliff's echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.

What is the best combination of the two sentences?

Choose the best coordinating conjunction to join the sentence pair.We can ask for directions. We can use a map.

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The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

Choose the best coordinating conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask for directions. We can use a map.