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Revising Day 1
Editing Day 2
Revising/Editing Day 3
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Angela wants to add a sentence that clearly states the topic of her paper. Which of the following should Angela add after sentence 3 to accomplish this goal? a. Neighbors need a way to become friends b. We decided to plant a garden c. It needed to be special for everyone d. The new neighbors had come from Chicago
What is b. We decided to plant a garden.
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How should sentence 5 be changed?
What is change atention to attention
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What is the correct way to write sentences 6 and 7? a. In the maze of charred trees, there was a tiny seedling. Which began to grow. b. In the maze of charred trees, there was a tiny seedling, it began to grow. c. In the maze of charred trees, a tiny seedling beginning to grow. d. In the maze of charred trees, a tiny seedling began to grow.
What is (d) In the maze of charred trees, a tiny seedling began to grow.
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Why is the (b) the best answer for the previous question
Because the whole story was about how they planted the garden and the types of vegetables and fruits they produced.
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What change, if any, should be made to sentence 11
What is delete the comma after 'inside'
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How should sentence 12 be changed? a. Insert a comma after 'trunk' b. Change bare to bear c. Change filled to fill d. Sentence 12 should not be changed.
What is (a.) insert a comma after 'trunk'
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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 9 and 10. a. After we finished planting, we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree. b. We finished planting, then we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree. c. Finishing planting, we had a picnic at a table we had set up under a tree that was tasty. d. We finished planting and had a tasty picnic it was at a table we had set up under a tree.
What is (a) After we finished planting, we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree.
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What is the correct ways to write sentence 14
What is: However, we put food in my cat's bowl, and she eats whenever she's hungry.
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What change if any needs to be made to sentence 13? a. Change 'Summer' to 'summer' b. Change 'had become' to 'becoming' c. Insert a comma after 'tree' d. No change needs to be made
What is (a.) Change 'Summer' to 'summer'
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Why was answer (a) the best way to combine sentences 9 and 10 from the previous question?
Because answer (a) uses the transition word 'after' to help the reader understand that the picnic occurred after they finished planting. This corresponds to the original use of the transition word 'then'.
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What is the correct way to write sentences 29 and 30. a. Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved that they are heroic, loyal companions. b. Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved. That they are heroic, loyal companions. c. Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners, they have proved that they are heroic, loyal companions. d. Sentences 29 and 30 are written correctly in the paper.
What is (a).
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What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 21? a. Change 'berrys' to 'berries' b. Delete 'and' c. change 'wildflowers' to wildflower's d. No change needs to be made
What is (a.) Change 'berrys' to 'berries'
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The third paragraph (sentences 12-17) is hard to follow because one of the sentences does not belong. Which sentences should Angela delete from this paragraph? Why?
Sentence 16 because the main idea of this paragraph is about the amount of work it took to build the garden and sentence 16 just talks about the cat walking around in the garden.
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Why is answer (a) the correct answer for the previous question.
What is because you can not use 'and' to begin a sentence so the sentences have to be combined.
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What change if any needs to be made in sentence 23? a. Change pecked to peeked b. Delete the comma c. Change plucked to plucking d. No change needs to be made in sentence 23
What is (d.) No change needs to be made to sentence 23