Revising and Editing Questions

Choose the correct sentence.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

Identify the run-on sentence.

• I like learning English it makes me tired.

• I like learning English, but it makes me tired.

• I like learning English, even though it makes me tired.

• I like learning English; it makes me tired.

Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
Although I love dogs I would rather have a cat.

• After dogs

• After rather

• No comma needed

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 
"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.

• Change than to then

• Change your to you're

• Change mother to Mother

• Change replied to replyed

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family

• change I to me

• change river to River

• The sentence is correct.

His name was given to him by his grandmother, which means “brave one” in another language.

What is the most effective revision to make?  

• His name, which means “brave one” in another language, was given to him by his grandmother.

• Since his name was given to him by his grandmother, it means “brave one” in another language.

• His name was given to him by his grandmother, it means “brave one” in another language.

• Given to him by a grandmother, in another language, his name means “brave one.” 

When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods, and the sound of the birds chirping was what he would listen to.
What is the most effective revision to make? 

• Thomas would watch and listen to the sounds of birds chirping when he missed him in the woods. 

• When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods he would watch and listen to the sounds of birds chirping.  

• Thomas would watch, and he would listen to the sounds of birds chirping in the woods when he missed him. 

• When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods and listen to the sound of birds chirping. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

Also, being a tutor means that I’ll actually have to help with my brothers homework.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

• Change means to meaning

• Change that to this

• Change have to has

• Change brothers to brother’s

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• A) The team are winning the match.

• B) The team is winning the match.

• C) The team were winning the match.

• D) The team has winning the match.