2/13/25 Edit/Revising Qiz

2 (1) The Titanic was the largest and most elegant passenger ship in 1912. (2) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean. (3) It sank within three hours. What is the best way to combine sentences 2 and 3? 

•  It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean, it sank within three hours.
•  It ran into an iceberg in the north. Atlantic Ocean it sank within three hours

• It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean, and it sank within three hours. 

(1) There were once thousands of peregrine falcons in the eastern United States. (2) People were using harmful pesticides. (3) Some pesticides are very useful. (4) Eventually, people stopped using harmful pesticides to help the falcons. Which sentence, if any, does not belong in the paragraph? 

• Sentence 2 
• Sentence 3
• Sentence4 

(19) It is so much fun to ride bikes. (20) You have to follow the safety rules.

What is the best transition to add to the beginning of sentence 20?

• For example,

• However,

• Instead,

• Make no change.

(27) Readers ask Beverly stuff. How can this sentence be revised? What sounds the BEST?

• Readers sometimes ask Beverly why her books are so popular.

• There are readers who like to ask Beverly some stuff.

• Readers want Beverly to tell them more.

• The people who read the books want to know more.

(23) Filmmakers and animal experts spent three years making the movie in new York City.

What change needs to be made to the sentence?

• Change spent to spended

• Change making to macking

• Change experts to expert

• Change new York City to New York City

What change should be made in the following sentence?
What do I do first.

• change the period to a question mark

• change I to i

• change first to ferst

• make no change

What change should be made in the following sentence?
I can't beleve that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail than I had ever dreamed.

• change that to this

• change takes to take

• insert comma after patience
• change beleve to believe

(14) The French people hoped to have the statue ready by 1876. (15) They wanted the statue to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the declaration of independence.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?

• Change They to Them

• Change declaration of independence to Declaration of Independence

• Change wanted to wanting

• Make no change

(1) In late 1919, right after world War II, Caleb and his family moved west. (2) They were excited to settle on there piece of land. (3) Caleb’s parents built a cabin, planted crops, and began to farm. (4) Caleb and his sister helped with chores and made friends on the prairie. (5) Things went good for a while. (6) However, in the summer of 1931, a horrible drought set in. (7) Within months, Caleb’s mother and father were having difficulty growing anything. (8) The wind began to blow the dry topsoil and this caused huge clouds of dust to fill the air. (9) Caleb’s family was experiencing the historic American event that became known as the Dust Bowl.

What change should be made in sentence 1?

• B Change right to write

• Change world War I to World War I

• D Change the period to a question mark

Combine the following sentences.

I wanted to buy a toy. I didn't have any money.

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