Revising, Editing, and Transition Words

The teacher was helpfull and showed the student how to work the difficult math problem. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• add a comma before and 
• change helpfull to helpful
• insert a comma after difficult
• no change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.

• ^{Change important to more important}
• Change an to a
• ^{Change monday to Monday}
• The sentence is correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

(1)One day at school I invited my friend over to spend the night. (2) Next, I ask my football coach if I could have the day off. (3) My friend and I will have a wonderful time. What transition word could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

• First

• Suddenly

• Lastly

• Once

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? 
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike. 

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
• The tire on the bicycle is flat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the most effective way to rewrite these sentences?

Bella dropped her ice cream cone. It landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, and it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, but it landed on her new shoes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

How should sentence 18 be revised so that it does not repeat information?

(18) People should be able to relax, and people should be able to enjoy a meal.

• People should be able to relax and enjoy a meal.

• People should be able to relax but enjoy a meal and people.

• People should relax and enjoy to be able for a meal.

• People should be able to relax, so people should enjoy a meal.

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family
• change I to me
• change river to River
• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the most effective way to combine two sentences?

• Mary doesn't like pizza so she doesn't eat it.

• Mary doesn't like pizza and she doesn't eat it.

• Mary doesn't like pizza, so she doesn't eat it.

• Mary doesn't like pizza, and she doesn't eat it.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

How can you change hero to a plural noun?

• herois

• heros

• heroes

• heroyes

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

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

My favorite book in the entire world is harry potter.

• change harry potter to Harry Potter

• change harry potter to Harry potter

• change harry potter to harry Potter

• no change needed

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D