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Editing 3/31

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I admit that I had enjoyed going to middle school the last 3 years until now.

What changed should be made in the sentence?

a)

change admit to admitt

b)

change that to it

c)

change had enjoyed to have enjoyed

d)

insert a comma after school

2.

I can have room to work on projects without getting in anyone elses way.

What change should be made in the sentence?

a)

change I to And

b)

change have to had

c)

change anyone to no one

d)

change elses to else's

3.

It's reasons for being there are to balance the beam and prevent disaster.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

change it's to its

b)

change are to is

c)

change balance to balence

d)

no change needs to be made in this sentence

4.

Also, being a tutor means that I'll actually have to help with my brothers homework.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

Change means to meaning

b)

change that to this

c)

change have to has

d)

change brothers to brother's

5.

A college football player might not notice the first few tackles in a game, but an NFL player can spot it right away! What change needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

change college football player to College Football Player

b)

delete the comma after game

c)

delete but

d)

change it to them

6.

"Take care of him" said Pete's owner.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

insert a comma after him

b)

change Pete's to Petes'

c)

insert quotation marks after the period

d)

no change needs to be made in this sentence

7.

College grant programs can now help students pursue an education and improve their lifes.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

insert a comma after students

b)

change students to students'

c)

change lifes to lives

d)

no change needs to be made in this sentence

8.

A person can sense when there is more then the usual amount of danger near.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

change sense to scents

b)

change then to than

c)

add a comma after sense

d)

no change needs to be made in this sentence

9.

After I had experienced Six Flags, I realized that there's alot more to do than just riding roller coasters.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

delete the comma after Six Flags

b)

change alot to a lot

c)

change there's to theirs

d)

change than to then

10.

This is where the students go to study and where students who are working on projects gotten a chance to collaborate.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

a)

insert a comma after study

b)

change and where to it's also where

c)

change gotten to get

d)

change collaborate to colloborate

11.

What change is needed in sentence 6?

6) He explained that water is heated by the sun, evaporates up into the air, condenses into drops, and then fell back to the ground, pure and free of contaminants.

a)

Change explained to has explained

b)

Change then to than

c)

Change fell to falls

d)

Delete the comma after ground

12.

What change should be made in sentence 25?

(25) Furthermore, this solar water purifier is cheaper than other water-purification devices because they are made with inexpensive and widely available materials.

a)

Delete the comma after Furthermore

b)

Change than to then

c)

Change they are to it is

d)

Change widely to wildly

13.

What change should be made in sentence 27?

(27) The diversity of environments’ on Earth presents design challenges that have put Gan and the other engineers to the test.

a)

Change diversity to divercity

b)

Delete the apostrophe after environments

c)

Change presents to presenting

d)

Change have to has

14.

What change is needed in sentence 29?

(29) The solar water purifier can filter salt water to make it drinkable, however, the salt left behind quickly builds up and hinders the process.

a)

Change can to could

b)

Change the comma after drinkable to a semicolon

c)

Change quickly to quick

d)

Change process to prosess

15.

What change needs to be made in sentence 33?

(33) Soon, drinkable water will be purified and assessible where it is needed.

a)

Delete the comma after Soon

b)

Change will be to will have been

c)

Change purified to purifying

d)

Change assessible to accessible

16.

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 9?

(9) Ethan Sonneborn, a 14-year-old student at Mt. Abraham Union middle school in Bristol, Vermont, became interested in politics when he was in elementary school.

a)

Delete the comma after Sonneborn

b)

Change middle school to Middle School

c)

Change he was to they were

d)

No change is needed

17.

What change should be made in sentence 14?

(14) As if that weren’t surprising enough Ethan is not the only teenage gubernatorial candidate this year.

a)

Change that to these

b)

Change surprising to surprises

c)

Insert a comma after enough

d)

Delete not

18.

What change needs to be made in sentence 20?

(20) Since this job allows those to interact with people of all ages and from all walks of life, Tyler feels that working there actually has helped his political aspirations.

a)

Change those to him

b)

Insert a comma after ages

c)

Change there to their

d)

Change aspirations to asperations

19.

What change needs to be made in sentence 31?

(31) Teens are the next generation of leaders, and those who learn about important issues and become commited might make a difference in the future.

a)

Delete the comma after leaders

b)

Change those to these

c)

Insert a comma after issues

d)

Change commited to committed

20.

(1) Last summer, my family took a road trip across the country. (2) We visited yellowstone national park and saw Old Faithful erupt. (3) It was one of the most memorable moments of our vacation.

What change should be made to sentence 2?

a)

Change yellowstone national park to Yellowstone National Park

b)

Insert a comma after park

c)

Change saw to seen

d)

Change Old Faithful to old faithful

21.

(1) The basketball team is practicing every afternoon for the tournament. (2) Most of the players is excited about the opportunity to compete. (3) The coach said their hard work would pay off.

What change should be made to sentence 2?

a)

Change players to players'

b)

Change is to are

c)

Insert a semicolon after excited

d)

Change opportunity to oportunity

22.

(11) The hikers reached the top of the mountain and they were exhausted but proud of their accomplishment.

What is the correct way to write sentence 11?

a)

The hikers were exhausted but proud of their accomplishment because they reached the top of the mountain.

b)

The hikers reached the top of the mountain they were exhausted but proud of their accomplishment.

c)

The hikers were exhausted but proud of their accomplishment unless they reached the top of the mountain.

d)

The hikers reached the top of the mountain, they were exhausted. But proud of their accomplishment.

23.

(1) Although Maria was tired she stayed up late to finish her project. (2) She knew that turning in the project on time was important. (3) After she completed it, she finally went to bed.

What change should be made to sentence 1?

a)

Remove the word Although

b)

Change was to were

c)

Insert a comma after tired

d)

Change her to him

24.
  • (1) The book, which was written by a famous author was difficult to find. (2) Luckily, the librarian ordered a new copy. (3) It arrived just in time for the student's project.

What change should be made to sentence 1?

a)

Remove the comma after book

b)

Change was to were

c)

Change famous to famouse

d)

Insert a comma after author

25.

(13) The new library, located downtown, offers free tutoring services to students. Who need academic support.

What is the correct way to write sentence 13?

a)

The new library, located downtown; offers free tutoring services to students who need academic support.

b)

The new library, located downtown, offering free tutoring services to students who need academic support.

c)

The new library, located downtown, offers free tutoring services to students who need academic support.

d)

The new library, located downtown, offers free tutoring services to students at no cost who need academic support.