WorksheetsLet's Get This Right!
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
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1.
How should the following sentence be changed?
By the end of the month, the giant-spined sea star was more than three times it's original size.
By the end of the month, the giant-spined sea star was more than three times it's original size.
a)
Change was to is
b)
Change it's to its
c)
Change original to organal
d)
No change should be made
2.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
Each sailor who worked for Captain Ahab were transferred to a ship bound for the South China Sea.
Each sailor who worked for Captain Ahab were transferred to a ship bound for the South China Sea.
a)
Change worked for to working for
b)
Change were transferred to was transferred
c)
Change the period to an exclamation point
d)
No change needs to be made
3.
A consistent point of view was not maintained in the sentence below. What revision should be made to correct the problem?
The day the giant octopus arrived at the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, covered in seaweed and terrified of you, no one would have guessed she would one day learn to write.
The day the giant octopus arrived at the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, covered in seaweed and terrified of you, no one would have guessed she would one day learn to write.
a)
Change giant octopus arrived to she arrived
b)
Change you to humans
c)
Change no one to they
d)
change she would one day learn to write to it would one day learn to write
4.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
For one thing, sailor's don't often encounter friendly giant squid anymore.
For one thing, sailor's don't often encounter friendly giant squid anymore.
a)
Change sailor's to sailors
b)
Change encounter to encownter
c)
Change anymore to no more
d)
No change should be made
5.
What is the best way to combine these two sentences?
The sailors took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
This is a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
The sailors took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
This is a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
a)
The sailors took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, this is a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
b)
The sailors took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
c)
The sailors, who took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, had a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
d)
The sailors took the squad of squid to the Monterey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a shelter for homeless sea creatures.
6.
Which choice would add support to the idea presented in the following sentence:
One of the most unusual animals adopted by the giant squid named Hal was the colossal ocean mollusk.
One of the most unusual animals adopted by the giant squid named Hal was the colossal ocean mollusk.
a)
According to staff, once Hal and the giant mollusk met, they were inseparable.
b)
Clearly, the giant mollusk was just a baby at 14 years.
c)
Hal preferred to take care of animals that were similar to him.
d)
Blue whales, Man-O-Wars, colossal jellyfish, giant isopods, and great white sharks - Hal cared for a strange mix of sea creatures.
7.
What change, if any should be made in the following sentence:
Hal set the giant mollusk down and starred right into my eyes.
Hal set the giant mollusk down and starred right into my eyes.
a)
Insert a comma after down
b)
Change and to she
c)
change starred to stared
d)
No change needs to be made
8.
What is the correct way to combine these two sentences?
To make matters worse.
The sailors had complained during the entire voyage.
To make matters worse.
The sailors had complained during the entire voyage.
a)
To make matters worse, the sailors had complained during the entire voyage.
b)
It got even worse, the sailors had complained during the entire voyage.
c)
Even worse, the sailors had complained. During the entire voyage.
d)
These sentences are written correctly
9.
How should this sentence be changed?
And when the sailors started to complain, they got nasty looks from Captain Ahab and I.
And when the sailors started to complain, they got nasty looks from Captain Ahab and I.
a)
Change they to he
b)
Change nasty to nastier
c)
Insert a comma after looks
d)
Change I to me
10.
What is the correct way to write the following sentence?
Today its bioluminescence continues to shine, it warns predators of danger and the disgusting flavor of giant fluorescent squid .
Today its bioluminescence continues to shine, it warns predators of danger and the disgusting flavor of giant fluorescent squid .
a)
Today its bioluminescence continues to shine. Warning predators of danger and the disgusting flavor of giant fluorescent squid.
b)
Today its bioluminescence continues to shine and warns predators of danger. And the disgusting flavor of giant fluorescent squid.
c)
Today its bioluminescence continues to shine and warn predators of danger, and the disgusting flavor of fluorescent squid.
d)
Today bioluminescence continues to shine, warning predators of danger and the disgusting flavor of giant fluorescent squid.
11.
What change, if any should be made in the following sentence?
Then all the slats on the great ship had to be replaced following the epic battle between Captain Ahab and the whale.
Then all the slats on the great ship had to be replaced following the epic battle between Captain Ahab and the whale.
a)
Insert a comma after slats
b)
Change had to be replaced to have to be replaced
c)
Change battle to battel
d)
No change needs to be made
12.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
For more than 1000 years, ship Captains have sought a safe route through rough waters.
For more than 1000 years, ship Captains have sought a safe route through rough waters.
a)
Change have sought to has been sought
b)
Change Captains to captains
c)
Change through rough waters to throw rough waters
d)
No change should be made.
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