Revising and Editing Practice

What is a complete sentence?

• A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb.

• A complete sentence is a phrase that lacks a subject.

• A complete sentence is a group of words that does not convey a full idea.

• A complete sentence is a single word that stands alone.

What is an example of a supporting detail?

• Hunting dogs are primarily used for bird hunting.

• Many animals are hunted for sport.

• Although hunting dogs are used to hunt many species of prey, they are most commonly used for bird hunting.

• Birds are often hunted in the fall.

What is a thesis statement?

• A sentence that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay.

• A detailed outline of the essay's structure.

• A quote from a famous author used to support an argument.

• A question posed to engage the reader's interest.

What is a topic sentence?

• A topic sentence is a concluding statement in an essay.

• A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph.

• A topic sentence is a summary of the entire text.

• A topic sentence is an introduction to a new topic.

Identify a fragment: 'The dog ran fast.' or 'Running through the park.'

• 'The dog ran fast.' is a fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

• 'Running through the park.' is a fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

• Both sentences are fragments because they lack a subject.

• Neither sentence is a fragment; both express complete thoughts.

What is the correct way to write: 'Spanish missions were built, to teach Native Americans the Spanish Way of Life.'?

• 'Spanish missions were built to teach Native Americans the Spanish way of life.'

• 'Spanish missions were built, to teach Native Americans the Spanish way of life.'

• 'Spanish missions were built to teach Native Americans the Spanish Way of Life.'

• 'Spanish missions were built to teach Native Americans the Spanish way of Living.'

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that is too long and needs to be shortened.

• A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

• A sentence that uses too many conjunctions.

What is the role of transitions in writing?

• Transitions are used to create paragraphs.

• Transitions help connect ideas and guide the reader through the text.

• Transitions are only necessary in academic writing.

• Transitions are used to introduce new topics.

Which is correct: 'They learned the Spanish language and they learned the Catholic religion from the Spanish priests.' or 'They learned the Spanish language, and they learned the Catholic religion from the Spanish priests.'?

• 'They learned the Spanish language and they learned the Catholic religion from the Spanish priests.'

• 'They learned the Spanish language, and they learned the Catholic religion from the Spanish priests.'

• 'They learned Spanish and learned the Catholic religion from Spanish priests.'

• 'They learned the Spanish language, they learned the Catholic religion from the Spanish priests.'

What does it mean to edit a sentence?

• Checking for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.

• Adding more details to the sentence.

• Changing the sentence structure completely.

• Removing all adjectives from the sentence.