Adding/deleting/rearranging single words and phrases
We were visiting and it was summer and the bright green of the trees and meadows.
What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?
A. We were visiting in the summer, but the bright green in the trees and meadows.
B. We were visiting the trees and the meadows and the bright green summer.
C. We were visiting in the summer, and the trees and meadows were bright green.
D. We were visiting the bright green trees and meadows and the summer.
What is...
C. We were visiting in the summer, and the trees and meadows were bright green.
Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears. They are clear trash bags.
What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences?
What is...Some people even bring clear trash bags stuffed with teddy bears.
1) The American Red Cross is known for its work in the United States. (2) It keeps supplies, food, and clothing to people during difficult times. (3) Yet, many people do not know that the American Red Cross was started by a brave woman named Clara Barton. (4) Clara spent her entire life helping others.
Use a better word than keeps in sentence 2. What word should replace keeps in sentence 2?
A clears B turns C provides D supports
What is...C. provides
This sentence repeats information. Rewrite this sentence in a clear and effective way.
On that day, they collected 45,650 stuffed animals that day!
What is...
On that day, they collected 45,650 stuffed animals!
OR
They collected 45,650 stuffed animals that day!
They mostly eat grasses and they eat leaves and they eat cactus.
What is the BEST way to revise sentence?
A. They mostly eat grasses and they eat leaves because they eat cactus.
B. They mostly eat grasses, leaves, and cactus.
C. They mostly eat grasses, and they eat leaves, and they eat cactus.
D. They mostly eat grasses and leaves, and they eat cactus.
What is...B. They mostly eat grasses, leaves, and cactus.
(5) The giant tortoise lives up to its name by growing up to 4-5 feet in length and weighing close to 500 pounds! (6) More amazing is that the giant tortoise can live for more than one hundred years. (7) My grandma lived to be 87 years old. (8) The oldest known giant tortoise lived to be 152 years old.
The paragraph (sentences 5–8) is hard to follow because one of the sentences does not belong. Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
What is...(7) My grandma lived to be 87 years old.
(1) The Galapagos Islands have many rare plants and animals that are unique to the islands. (2) One of the most famous of those animals is the giant tortoise. (3) Many times when people think of the Galapagos Islands, they think of it. (4) In fact, “galápago” is a Spanish word for tortoise.
Antonio would like to be more specific in sentence 3. What words could replace it in sentence 3?
A. the many islands B. this huge reptile
C. special plants D. blue water
What is...B. this huge reptile
It is also known for its beautiful River Walk. It is known for its old Spanish missions too.
What is the MOST effective way to combine these two sentences.
What is...It is also known for its beautiful River Walk and for its old Spanish missions.