Revising and Editing

What is a proper noun?

• A type of common noun that is not capitalized.

• A specific name for a person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A general term used to refer to a category of things.

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that is too long and needs to be shortened.

• A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

• A sentence that uses too many conjunctions.

How do you combine sentences correctly?

• You can combine sentences using conjunctions or punctuation.

• You can only combine sentences using punctuation.

• You should never combine sentences.

• You can combine sentences by changing their meaning.

Which words need to be capitalized in a sentence?

• Only the first word of a sentence

• Proper nouns and the first word of a sentence

• All words in a sentence

• Only names of people

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.

• A type of punctuation used to separate sentences.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

What is the correct form of 'they're' in possessive use?

• they're

• their

• there

• them

What are the FANBOYS?

• A type of punctuation mark

• An acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

• A literary device used in poetry

• A style of writing used in essays.

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• A sentence that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.

• A sentence that lists multiple items without conjunctions.

What is the purpose of editing?

• To enhance the visual appeal of the document.

• To check for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors to improve the accuracy of writing.

• To add more content and information to the text.

• To summarize the main points of the writing.

What is a sentence fragment?

• A complete sentence that expresses a full thought.

• An incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause and does not express a complete thought.

• A type of sentence that includes multiple clauses.

• A sentence that is grammatically correct but lacks meaning.