Revising or Editing

Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.

• Add a comma after dinner

• Change While to After

• Change Regular to regular

• The sentence is correct.

Which word best enhances the clarity of the sentence below? Sheryl thought it was a bad idea to create a new logo for the stubborn client.

• replace thought with believed

• replace bad with risky

• replace client with customer

• make no change

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.

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher. 

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.

• Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.

• Mike and Sue have new jobs.

• Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.

• Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon. 

What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.

• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.

• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying the puppy. 

• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.

• The pet store let Willie buy the puppy. 

Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.

• The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.

Which sentence is correctly revised for clarity? The teacher explained the lesson, the students listened carefully.

• A) The teacher explained the lesson and the students listened carefully.

• B) The teacher explained the lesson, and the students listened carefully.

• C) The teacher explained the lesson; the students listened carefully.

• D) The teacher explained the lesson the students listened carefully.