8th Editing STAAR Power Review

What is the correct way to write sentence 2?

• After clapping with everyone else, I made a point of shaking Kendra’s hand and saying, “Congratulations.”

• I clapped with everyone else and then made a point I shook Kendra’s hand and said, “Congratulations.”

• I clapped with everyone else and then made a point. Of shaking Kendra’s hand and saying, “Congratulations.”

• While clapping with everyone else. I made a point of shaking Kendra’s hand and saying, “Congratulations.”

What change should be made in sentence 4?

• Change salvage to salvege

• Change was to convince to were to convince

• Change that to when

• Change from to with

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

• Insert a comma after Nathan

• Change said to says

• Change whole to hole

• No change is needed.

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change He to It

• Delete the comma after better

• Change had to which had

• Change affect to effect