Editing Suite
The C in C.U.P.S. stands for this, which involves checking for proper nouns and the start of sentences.
What is Capitalization?
The M in M.I.N.T.S. stands for these, like January, February, and March.
What are Months?
To make two short sentences into one compound sentence, you need a comma and a "FANBOYS" word, also called a _____.
What is a conjunction?
In revision, this is the main sentence that tells the reader exactly what your whole paper will be about.
What is a central idea (or thesis statement)?
This is the name for a mistake where two sentences are smashed together without any punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
The U in C.U.P.S. stands for Usage. This means making sure your nouns and verbs do this (e.g., "They was" vs. "They were").
What is understanding (Subject-Verb Agreement)?
The I in M.I.N.T.S. is the easiest one! This single-letter word must always be capitalized when talking about yourself.
What is the word "I"?
This is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
These "bridge" words like First, Next, Finally, and However help your writing flow smoothly.
What are transition words?
You should always do this to the first letter of a proper noun, like "Texas" or "Monday."
What is capitalize?
The P in C.U.P.S. reminds you to check for periods, commas, and question marks, also known as this.
What is Punctuation?
The N in M.I.N.T.S. stands for Names of specific people, pets, or these types of specific locations (like "Dallas, Texas").
What are Names?
This is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing (the action).
What is the predicate (or verb)?
If a sentence has nothing to do with the main idea, you should do this to it during revision.
What is delete (or remove) it?
These marks are used when a character is speaking out loud or when using text evidence.
What are quotation marks?
The S in C.U.P.S. means you should double-check your "dictionary skills" to ensure every word has the correct...
What is Spelling?
The T in M.I.N.T.S. reminds you to capitalize the first, last, and important words in the _____ of a book or movie.
What are Titles?
This sentence is missing 2 things.
where did the dog hide its bone
What is a capital letter and a question mark?
Where did the dog hide its bone?
One of these sentences does not belong.
(1) Penguins are birds that cannot fly. (2) They are excellent swimmers. (3) I had pizza for lunch yesterday. (4) They live in the Southern Hemisphere."
What is sentence 3?
This is a word that joins two sentences together, like and, but, or so.
What is a conjunction?
If a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate, it isn't a full sentence; it is one of these.
What is a fragment?
The S in M.I.N.T.S. is the most common rule: always capitalize the Start of a...
What is a Sentence?
When two sentences repeat the same information, you should do this to make your writing less "choppy" and more professional.
What is combine the sentences?
("The cat is black. The cat is small." becomes "The small cat is black.")
Revision is different from editing. While editing fixes mistakes, revision focuses on making the writing _____ for the reader.
What is clearer (or better)?
You use this to help write an Extended Constructed Response.
What is R.A.C.E.S. (Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explanation, Summarize)