Editing Practice Worksheet - Station

Instructions: Help Zoe and Mason find the error in the sentence below and choose the answer that best corrects it. 1. The playful puppy chased it’s tail around the yard, making Zoe and Mason laugh.

• Change it’s to its.

• Change it’s to its’.

• Change it’s to it.

• Change it’s to its tail.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change "it’s" to "its". "It’s" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has", while "its" is the possessive form, indicating ownership, which is needed in this context.

“Hey Aiden, can we go to the park after school?” asked Maria with a hopeful grin.

• Add a comma after school.

• Add a question mark after school.

• Add a period after school.

• Capitalize "asked."

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to add a comma after 'school' to separate the dialogue from the tag. Additionally, a question mark is needed to indicate that Maria is asking a question. Capitalizing 'asked' is also necessary as it follows a quotation.

Hannah, Emma, and Scarlett are excited as their group of students are going on a thrilling field trip adventure!

• Change are to is.

• Change are to were.

• Change are to be.

• Change are to is going.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'are' to 'is' because 'group' is a singular noun. Therefore, the verb should also be singular to maintain subject-verb agreement.

Ava and I decided to embark on a fun adventure to the candy store.

• Change I to me.

• Change I to myself.

• Change I to Ava.

• Change I to Ava and me.

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'My brother and me went to the store,' the correct pronoun is 'I' because it is used as the subject of the sentence. Therefore, 'me' should be changed to 'I' for grammatical accuracy.

Priya's cat, Whiskers, was very playfull and chased the string all around the living room.

• Change playfull to playful.

• Change playfull to playfuller.

• Change playfull to playfully.

• Change playfull to playful and chassed to chased.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'playfull' to 'playful' as it is the correct spelling. The second correct option also includes changing 'chassed' to 'chased', which is necessary for proper grammar.

Aria and Ethan are having a playful debate. Aria says, "Change it's to ____ to make it grammatically correct." Can you help them out?

• its.

• it's.

• it is.

• it.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'its' because 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'. In this context, 'its' is the possessive form, indicating ownership, which is the intended meaning.

Sophia was writing a story and needed to add a question mark after ____ to make it more exciting. Can you help her?

• school.

• library.

• cafe.

• store.

Answer explanation

The sentence requires a question mark after 'school' to indicate it is a question. The other options do not fit the context of a question, making 'school' the correct choice.

Evelyn and Aiden are playing a grammar game. Help them correct the following sentence: Change are to ____. (singular collective noun)

• is.

• was.

• were.

• be.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is' because 'are' is used for plural subjects, while a singular collective noun requires a singular verb. Therefore, 'Change are to is' correctly matches the subject-verb agreement.

Emma and Arjun are playing a game of sentence correction. Help them out: Change me to ____.

• I.

• me.

• you.

• him.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I.' because it is the subject pronoun that replaces 'me' in the sentence. 'Me' is an object pronoun, while 'I' is used as the subject of a verb.

Grace and Noah are playing a word game. Can you help them correct the word 'playfull' to make it more fun?

• playful.

• playfully.

• playerful.

• playfully

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'playful,' which is the standard spelling of the adjective. 'Playfully' is an adverb, and 'playerful' is not a recognized word. Therefore, 'playful' is the appropriate correction.