Writing: Revising/Editing Set 2

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What STAAR CARD Will You Create?

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• Summary/Topic Detail
• Paired Text
• Revise/Edit

What sentences are you going to COPY ?

Hint: You should know this if you created a ROAD MAP on your STAAR CARD! 😉

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change watches to watched

• Change at the tree to in the tree

• Change hole to whole

• Change her to herself

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'watches' to 'watched' to maintain the past tense consistency in the sentence. This ensures that the verb tense aligns with the rest of the narrative.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

What change should be made in sentence 12?

• Change run to runs

• Insert a comma after window

• Change baby to babby

• Change birds to birdes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'run' to 'runs' to ensure subject-verb agreement. If the subject is singular, the verb must also be in the singular form, hence 'runs' is appropriate.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What change should be made in sentence 14?

• Change hopes to hoping

• Change hear to here

• Change returned to will return

• Change the exclamation mark to a question mark

Answer explanation

The correct change is to change 'hopes' to 'hoping' to maintain the correct verb form in the sentence. This adjustment ensures grammatical consistency and clarity in the context.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B