revising & editing
What change should be made in this sentence?
She layed me on the concrete beside the river.
a. change beside to besides
b. change layed to laid
c, insert a comma after beside
d. the sentence should not be changed
b. change layed to laid
what is the correct spelling?
a. kaos
b. chaous
c. khaus
d. chaos
d. chaos
After she went to the store.
sentence fragment
run on
complete
a. sentence fragment
We (is, are) going to the State Park this summer.
We are going to the State Park.
What change if any should be made in this sentence?
a. I you had been a guest at the banquet you would have enjoyed the food very much.
a. change guest to Guest
b. change enjoyed to enjoy
c. add a comma after banquet
d. add a semi colon after banquet
c. add a comma after banquet
How should this sentence be changed?
My little Gina and me helped our mom and dad pack our lunches and bags.
a. change me to I
b. change mom and dad to Mom and Dad
c. change lunches to lunch's
d. sentence should not be changed
a. change me to I
What is the correct spelling for this word?
a. rassberry
b. raseberry
c. rasberry
d. raspberry
d. raspberry
Since the colorful bird has such a gorgeous song
a. run on
b. fragment
c. complete
b. fragment
We (couldn't, could) hardly see for the heavy rain,
could
What change should be made?
To participate, the junior chefs create recipes that are affordable and enjoyable.
a. change participate to particapate
b. change junior chefs to jr. chefs
c. remove the comma after participate
d. change junior chefs to Junior Chefs
d. change junior chefs to Junior Chefs
What change should be made in this sentence?
Then I heard the lifeguard ask calmly, "are you ok?"
a. change lifeguard to Lifeguard
b. change calmly to calm
c. delete the comma after calmly
d. change are to Are
d. change are to Are
Can you spell this word?
a. rinocorous
b. rhinoceros
c. rhinecerous
d. rineceros
b. rhineceros
The friends got into an argument about the spelling of the word friend, so they are not friends anymore.
a. run-on
b. fragment
c. complete
c. complete
Either my sister or my brother (are, is) speaking at the banquet.
is speaking
How should this sentence be corrected?
After the thiefs stole the money they ran from the scene.
a. After the thiefs stole the money, they ran from the scene.
b. After the thieves stole the money; they ran from the scene.
c. After the thieves stole the money they ran from the scene.
D. After the thieves stole the money, they ran from the scene.
D. After the thieves stole the money, they ran from the scene.
How should this sentence be changed?
My parents and I was a little nervous about me getting back into the water, especially to go on any fast-moving rides.
a. change parents to Parents
b. change was to were
c. delete the comma after water
d. change fast-moving to fast moving
b. change was to were
What is the correct spelling?
a. flurescent
b. florescent
c. flouresent
d. fluorescent
d. fluorescent
Grandpa Joe came over for a visit mom hid the cookies.
a. run on
b. fragment
c. complete
a run on
The large man (love, loves) to sing in church.
loves
How should this sentence be corrected?
I occasionally received trims that keeped my ends from splitting.
a. change occasionally to occassionally
b. change keeped to kept
c. insert a comma after trim
d. change occasionally to occassionally.
b. change keeped to kept
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
After getting totally wet: we went to the lazy river.
a. After getting totally wet; we went to the Lazy river
b. After getting totally wet we went to the lazy River.
c. After getting totally wet, we went to the Lazy River.
d. After getting totally wet we went to the Lazy River.
c. After getting totally wet, we went to the Lazy River.
What is the correct spelling?
a. rapsady
b. rhapsody
c rhapsady
d. rapsaddy
b. rhapsody
Coyotes yelped
a. fragment
b. run on
c. complete
c. complete
I just (seen, saw, scene) you sister. I hadn't (saw, seen, scene) her in a long time.
saw seen
What change should be made in this sentence?
She got very excited, and asked if I had considered donating my hair.
a. delete the comma
b. change had to have
c. change donating to donatting
d. Make no change
a. delete the comma