Editing
Combining Sentences
Vocabulary
Revising and Editing
Homophones
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What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? "Can I have some juice," asked Melissa.
What is "change the comma to a question mark."
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What is the best way to combine the sentences? I could buy a candy bar. I could rent a movie.
What is "I could buy a candy bar or rent a movie.
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What does the word INTRODUCTION mean?
What is "The first paragraph in a text that is intended to hook the reader and tell the reader what the text will be about.
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What revision, if any, should be made to the sentence? Benjamin said he knew his brothers had made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for theirselves.
What is "Change theirselves to themselves."
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What revision, if any, should be made to the sentence? The car burns to much gas.
What is "change to to too."
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What change needs to be made in this sentence? The School bell rings at 8:15 a.m.
What is "Change School to school."
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What is the best way to combine the sentences? My cat scratched at the door. She can go outside.
What is "My cat scratches at the door, so she can go outside."
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What does MAIN IDEA mean?
What is "What is the text mostly about, another word for central idea, controlling idea, or theme. Your expository piece MUST have a main idea.
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What revision, if any, should be made to the sentence? Maggies' dress was the most beautiful dress at the dance.
What is "Change Maggies' to Maggie's."
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What revision should be made to the sentence? Where are there shoes?
What is "change there to their."
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What change needs to be made in this sentence? The soda machine only takes quarters.
What is "Change take to takes."
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What is the best way to combine the sentences? Amy didn't want to go to school. Her mom made her go.
What is "Amy didn't want to go to school, but her mom made her go.
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What does SUPPORTING SENTENCE mean?
What is "Sentences that elaborates and supports the main idea. These sentences provides details that support the main idea."
300
What is the best transition word to add to the beginning of the sentence? We all jumped into my aunt's big red truck. A. after B. when C. because D. immediately
What is "Immediately"
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What revisions should be made to the sentence? I'm to young too drive a car.
What is "change to to too, and too to to."
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What change should be made to this sentence? The babies rattle fell on the floor.
What is "Change babies to baby's."
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What is the best way to combine the sentences? I was tired. I had to stand up for ten hours.
What is "I was tired because I had to stand up for ten hours."
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What is a TRANSITION WORD?
What is "Words or phrases that help the writing move from one idea to the next more smoothly."
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What revision, if any, should be made to the sentence? Anthony could see for hisself that the water was overflowing the sink.
What is "Change hisself to himself."
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What revision should be made to the sentence? Are their any apples left?
What is "change their to there."
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What change should be made to this sentence? "Will you be at the program," asked Mike.
What is "Change the comma to a question mark."
500
What is the best way to combine the sentences? I love pie. Erik loves pie. Sam loves pie.
What is "Erik, Sam and I all love pie."
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What does CONCLUSION mean?
What is "The last paragraph in a text that wraps everything up for the reader and ideally restates the main ides."
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What change, if any, should be made to the sentence? Elizabeth saw an article in the Colorado gazette about the election of the president.
What is "Change gazette to Gazette."
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What revision should be made to the sentence? There going to be in trouble!
What is "Change there to they're."
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