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Revising & Editing #6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(17) And was even thinking about running up the next stalk of grass.


What is the correct way to write sentence 17?

a)

And was even thinking about running. Up the next stalk of grass.

b)

I was even thinking about running up the next stalk of grass.

c)

I was even thinking about running, I would go up the next stalk of grass.

d)

Sentence 17 is written correctly in the story.

2.

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

a)

change family to Family

b)

change I to me

c)

change river to River

d)

The sentence is correct.

3.

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

a)

Change important to more important

b)

Change an to a

c)

Change monday to Monday

d)

The sentence is correct

4.

"I love to read about animals" said Matthew, as he settled down with his new magazine to read.

a)

Add a period after animals

b)

Add a comma after animals

c)

Change said to Said

d)

No change is needed

5.

Sentence Combining:

Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

a)

He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

b)

He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

c)

He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

d)

He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.

6.

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:


When I opened my present I let out a yell.

a)

Delete When

b)

Change I to we

c)

Change I let out to and yell out

d)

Insert a comma after present.

7.

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:


The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.

a)

Change they're to their.

b)

Change father to Father

c)

Change they're to there

d)

Change helped to helping

8.

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:

"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.

a)

Change than to then

b)

Change your to you're

c)

Change mother to Mother

d)

Change replied to replyed

9.

(1) Tara had to much cake last night. (2) She is sick to her stomach this morning.


What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?

a)

Change the period to a question mark.

b)

Change had to has

c)

Change to to too

d)

Make no change

10.

(1) Tara had too much cake last night. (2) She is sick to her stomach this morning.


How could you combine sentences 1 and 2?

a)

Tara had too much cake. Last night she is sick to her stomach this morning.

b)

Sick to her stomach this morning, Tara had too much cake.

c)

Tara had too much cake last night, she is sick this morning.

d)

Tara had too much cake last night, so she is sick to her stomach this morning.

11.

Melanie forgot her lunch. She called her mother.

Combine the sentences.

a)

Melanie forgot her lunch because she called her mother.

b)

Melanie forgot. Her lunch and called her mother.

c)

Melanie forgot her lunch, so she called her mother.

d)

Melanie forgot her lunch so she called. Her mother.

12.
What correction should we make to this sentence?
"I'll be outside if you need to find me" she yelled at her mother.
a)
Change mother to Mother
b)
Change I'll to I'ma
c)
Add a comma after me
d)
Add a period aft
13.
__________ on their way to the Mavericks game.
a)
Their
b)
They're
c)
There
14.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
"I want to eat cheetos," Jane Said.
b)
"I want to eat Cheetos" Jane said.
c)
"I want to eat Cheetos" Jane Said.
d)
"I want to eat Cheetos," Jane said.
15.

(14) The monkey’s swung through the trees. (15) One of them fell on the ground.


What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?

a)

Change monkey’s to monkeys

b)

Change swung to swinged

c)

Add a comma after swung

d)

Make no change

16.
Mom surprised us all when she declared, "let's all go get pizza!"
a)
Delete the quotation marks
b)
Change let's to Let's
c)
Remove the comma after declared
d)
The sentence is correct.
17.
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
a)
Change knew to new
b)
Change thrown to threw
c)
Change theirselves to themselves
d)
No change is needed.
18.
When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.
a)
Change shook to shaked
b)
Change bottle to bottel
c)
Change Dad to dad
d)
The sentence is correct as written
19.
At Mariah's school, there are several book's written in Spanish.
a)
Change book's to books
b)
Change Mariah's to Mariahs'
c)
Change Spanish to spanish
d)
The sentence is correct
20.
(20) By the end of the first day, the lighthouse was more than 10 feet away from it’s original location.
How should sentence 20 be changed? 
a)
Change was to is
b)
Change it’s to its
c)
Change original to origanal
d)
Sentence 20 should not be changed.