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The Battle of Revising AND Editing
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I know the difference between expository and narrative.
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How should the following sentence be changed: "It was time for me to move from a tricycle to a regular bike, and my dad desided that I needed a new helmet." A. Change It was to It is B. Delete and C. Change desided to decided D. Sentence 18 does not need to be changed.
C. Change desided to decided
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How should the following sentence be changed: "When it was time to jump, I hoped over the rope that was under my feet." A. Delete the comma B. Change hoped to hopped C. Change that to it D. Sentence 3 should not be changed.
B. Change hoped to hopped Rule: 1:1:1 Rule 1 SHORT vowel before the final consonant 1 consonant at the end of the word 1 suffix that begins with a vowel
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What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence? "The game didn't turn out as he had planned but he knew that he had tried his best." A. Change he knew to they knew B. Delete but C. Insert a comma after planned D. No change is needed.
C. Insert a comma after planned Rule: Use a comma before the conjunction if two COMPLETE sentences are being combined.
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What should you do before you read an editing passage?
Read the questions first.
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Would the following sentences most likely be found in an expository or a narrative piece? "Dogs are definitely the best pet you can have in your family. They are adorable, fun to play with, and loyal."
Expository **It sounds like it is going to EXPLAIN why dogs are the best pet you can have.
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What change needs to be made in the following sentence: "I was sure that with a little more practice, I would be peddling and steering just as good as my sister does." A. Change little to littel B. Change the comma to a period C. Insert a comma after catching D. Change good to well
D. Change good to well Rule: Good is an adjective. Well is an adverb.
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What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence: "Winning year after year, we brought home are many trophies." A. Delete the comma B. Change are to our C. Change brought to brung D. No change should be made.
B. Change are to our Rule: Our is possessive.
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What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: "She placed her orange juice in front of me. She almost tipped it over." A. She placed and her orange juice in front of me almost tipped it over. B. When she placed her orange juice in front of me, she almost tipped it over. C. Placing her orange juice in front of me, which it almost tipped over. D. She placed her orange juice in front of me, she almost tipped it over.
B. When she placed her orange juice in front of me, she almost tipped it over. Please note: A used a conjunction, but it was placed in the part of the sentence that it didn't make sense. C used which as a conjunction, and it resulted in a fragment D. Used a comma splice.
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What should you do as you are reading each questions?
Highlight the sentences that the questions are asking about.
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Would the following sentences most likely be found in an expository or a personal narrative piece? "I dare you to go in first!" my friend Jamie taunted. I knew the haunted house was just a big room that somebody decorated with spooky things, but I dreaded walking through that tall black door."
Personal narrative **It sounds like it was going to talk about a MEMORY from a haunted house. There are CHARACTERS, A SETTING, and EVENTS.
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What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence: "Within a few weeks I had moved from the driveway to sidewalk and finally more newer park down the street." A. Change I had moved to moving B. Change finally to finely C. Delete more D. This sentence does not need to be changed.
C. Delete more Rule: The suffix -er means more The suffix -est means most
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How should the following sentence be changed: "Then, if your going to play, you need to pay attention to the rules." A. Change your to you're B. Change attention to atention C. Change rules to rule's D. The sentence should not be change.
A. Change your to you're Rules: Remember your homophones (there/their/they're), (to, too, two), and (your/you're). Do NOT use an apostrophe unless it is a contraction or possessive!
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What is the best way to revise the following sentence: "The eager teachers wait eagerly for the test to come." A. The teachers wait eagerly. For the test to come. B. The teachers are eager, they wait eagerly for the test to come. C. The teachers who are eager wait eagerly for the test to come. D. The teachers wait eagerly for the test to come.
D. The teachers wait eagerly for the test to come. Please note: A. The sentences are broken apart, causing the second section to be a fragment. B. The sentences repeat "eager" and there is a comma splice. C. The sentences repeat the word "eager".
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What should you do after you have highlighted each sentences?
Read the passage AND make any changes that catch your attention.
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Would the following sentences most likely be found in an expository or a personal narrative piece? CLACK! CLACK! KABOOM! Thunder erupted and gave the whole house a shake. Sirens blared from miles away to warn everyone of a possible tornado. Suddenly, the power shut off. All I could see outside the window was a tree bending sideways in the gusty wind.
Personal narrative **It sounds like it was going to talk about a MEMORY from a haunted house. There are CHARACTERS, A SETTING, and EVENTS.
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How should the following sentence be changed: "I was so bad that I figured my Dad wouldn't care if I got bored while practicing and drew pictures with chalk instead." A. Change Dad to dad B. Change bored to borred. C. Insert a comma after practice D. Sentence 3 should not be changed.
A. Change Dad to dad Hints: Only capitalize Dad if it is being used as a name. Only put a comma before the conjunction if it is combining two COMPLETE sentences.
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What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence: "This can save you a lot of time later." A. Change save to safe B. Change This to Which C. Change later to latter D. No change needs to be made.
D. No change needs to be made. Rule: A sentence cannot begin with the "which." Make sure to read the sentence EXACTLY as it is written.
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Read the following sentence: "Trophies have been shown in the library for over 50 years." Sarah wants to use a more accurate word than "shown" in this sentence. Which of the following could BEST replace this word? A. standing B. there C. displayed D. put
C. displayed
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What should you do before you mark an answer?
Write the change in the passage and see if it makes sense.
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Personal narrative prompts will follow the ______, ______, _______ model.
Look, think, write ****You will see a picture.
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How should the following sentence be changed? "I kept my hands on the bars, and peddled hard with my feet." A. Change kept to keeped B. Delete the comma after bars C. Change and to I D. Changed picked to pick
B. Delete the comma after bars Rule: Only use a comma if a conjunction is combining two COMPLETE sentences.
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What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence: "My grandma always makes cakes that are better then my mom's." A. Change makes to make B. Change then to than C. Change cakes to cake's D. No change should be made
B. Change then to than Rule: Then is a transition word. Than is a comparison word.
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What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence: "One desert at Waffle Cone taste's like peanut butter, and it's even better than the strawberry one." A. Change taste's to tastes B. Delete the comma C. Change it's to its D. No change needs to be made.
A. Change taste's to tastes Rule: Only use an apostrophe to when it is a contraction or to show possession.
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What should you do once you finish all of the questions for a passage?
Reread the passage with the changes. Try to make sure that your answers make sense with the entire passage.
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Expository prompts will follow the ______, ______, _______ model.
Read, think, write **A couple sentences will be written in a box.