Revise and Edit Your Writing

Which of the following sentences is correctly revised for clarity and style?

• The cat quickly ran across the street.

• The cat ran across the street quickly.

• Quickly, the cat ran across the street.

• Across the street, the cat quickly ran.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10C

Identify the sentence that best demonstrates sentence variety.

• She likes to read. She likes to write. She likes to draw.

• She likes to read, write, and draw.

• Reading, writing, and drawing are activities she likes.

• She likes to read and write, and she also likes to draw.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10C

Which sentence needs revision for clarity?

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• Loudly, the dog barked at the stranger.

• The stranger was barked at by the dog loudly.

• The dog loudly barked at the stranger.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10C

Choose the sentence that correctly uses standard English conventions.

• She don't like apples.

• She doesn't like apples.

• She do not like apples.

• She didn't liked apples.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D

Which of the following sentences is correctly edited for punctuation?

• "Let's go to the park" she said.

• "Let's go to the park," she said.

• "Let's go to the park." she said.

• "Let's go to the park", she said.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D

Revise the following sentence for clarity and word choice: "The big dog ran fast."

• The large dog sprinted quickly.

• The big dog ran quickly.

• The large dog ran fast.

• The big dog sprinted fast.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10C

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• The team of players are winning the game.

• The team of players is winning the game.

• The team of players were winning the game.

• The team of players has winning the game.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D

Edit the following sentence for correct verb tense: "She run to the store yesterday."

• She runs to the store yesterday.

• She ran to the store yesterday.

• She running to the store yesterday.

• She runned to the store yesterday.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D

Which of the following sentences is an example of strategic thinking in writing?

• The author uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the narrative.

• The author writes in complete sentences.

• The author uses correct punctuation.

• The author uses simple words.

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TEKS.ELA.7.9F

Which sentence is correctly edited for pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• Everyone should bring their own lunch.

• Everyone should bring his or her own lunch.

• Everyone should bring their lunch.

• Everyone should bring his lunch.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D