Thursday Editing Warm-Up

the teacher said please turn in your assignments by friday

Which sentence is written correctly?

• the teacher said please turn in your assignments by friday

• the teacher said please turn in your assignments by Friday.

• The teacher said please turn in your assignments by Friday!

• The teacher said, "Please turn in your assignments by Friday."

dr martin luther king jr gave his famous i have a dream speech in 1963

Which sentence is written correctly?

• dr martin luther king jr gave his famous i have a dream speech in 1963

• Dr. Martin luther King jr gave his famous I have a dream speech in 1963.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous I have a dream speech in 1963.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous, "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

The sign read No Trespassing in bold red letters.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The sign read, "No Trespassing," in bold red letters.

• The sign read No Trespassing in bold red letters.

• The sign red: No Trespassing in bold red letters.

• The sign read; No Trespassing in bold red letters.

My grandmother always says The early bird catches the worm.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• My grandmother always says, "The early bird catches the worm."

• My grandmother always says The early bird catches the worm.

• My grandmother always says - The early bird catches the worm.

• My grandmother always says: The early bird catches the worm.

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

I love pizza. My brother prefers hamburgers.

• I love pizza. My brother prefers hamburgers.

• My brother prefers hamburgers and I love pizza .

• I love pizza while my brother prefers hamburgers.

• Although I love pizza, my brother really prefers hamburgers!

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

Jake forgot his lunch. He borrowed money from a friend.

• Because Jake forgot his lunch. He borrowed money from a friend.

• Jake forgot his lunch, so he borrowed money from a friend.

• Due to forgetting his lunch, Jake borrowed money from a friend!

• Borrowing money from a friend because he forgot his lunch.

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

The sun was shining. We decided to go to the park.

• The sun was shining. We decided to go to the park.

• Since the sun was shining, we decided to go to the park.

• Since the sun was shining, we decided to go to the park?

• Because the sun was shining, we went to the park.

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

The cat was hungry. It meowed loudly.

• The cat was hungry; it meowed loudly.

• Because the cat was hungry, it meowed loudly.

• The cat was hungry, so it meowed loudly.

• The cat was hungry. It meowed loudly.

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

It was raining. We stayed indoors.

• It was raining. We stayed indoors.

• We stayed indoors because it was raining.

• It was raining, so we stayed indoors.

• Since it was raining, we stayed indoors.

Rewrite the following sentences by combining them using appropriate conjunctions or punctuation.

She was tired. She went to bed early.

• Since she was tired, she went to bed early.

• She was tired, so she went to bed early.

• She went to bed early because she was tired.

• She was tired. She went to bed early.