Writing DCP#3 Review

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 16 to add more detail?

• A. To steer the floating logs, lumberjacks often walked carefully among them.

• B. To steer the big logs, lumberjacks often walked carelessly among them.

• C. To steer the brown logs, lumberjacks walked curiously among them.

• D. To steer the round logs, lumberjacks walked quickly among them.

Which sentence below is NOT a complete sentence?

• Sentence 7

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 18

• Sentence 25

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

• So, they've made a sport out of it and it's called logrolling.

• So, they've made a sport out of it, but it's called logrolling.

• So, they've made a sport out of it, so it's called logrolling.

• So, they've made a sport out of it, therefore it's called logrolling.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 29?

• Change their to her

• Change beat to beated

• Add a comma after Lauryn

• No change should be made in sentence 29.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?

• Change try to trie

• Change ever to evur

• Change balanceing to balancing

• No change should be made in sentence 1.

Sentence 22 is out of place. Where should it be moved to make the MOST sense?

• A. After sentence 14

• B. After sentence 18

• C. After sentence 20

• D. After sentence 27

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9?

• Men were hired to cut down trees, so logrolling started long ago.

• Logrolling was started long ago, when men were hired to cut down trees.

• Men were hired to cut down trees, when logrolling started long ago.

• Logrolling started long ago, although men were hired to cut down trees.

The word several in sentence 19 describes the —

• A article

• B each

• C copies

• D print

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 19?

• Change article to artickle

• Change readed to read

• Change copies to copy

• No change should be made to sentence 19.

What is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 25?

• When I make a mistake, I throw the paper away.

• If I throw the paper away, I make a mistake.

• When I throw the paper away, I make a mistake.

• Make a mistake, throw it away!