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During the first pass on a draft, you notice a sentence is grammatically correct but its point is unclear. What should you do first?
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Which revision turns the fragment “Because the bus was late.” into a complete sentence while preserving its meaning?
- A
Because the bus was late.
- B
We missed the start of the film.
- C
Because the bus was late, we missed the start of the film.
- D
The bus was late, because.
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Which revision makes “The decision was made by the team to postpone the trip” clearer and less wordy without changing its meaning?
- A
The decision to postpone the trip was made by the team.
- B
The team decided to postpone the trip.
- C
A decision was made, and the trip was postponed by the team.
- D
The team made the decision that the trip should be postponed.
04
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Select all sentences in which the comma use follows the rules described in the material.
- A
After we got home, Liam put his shoes near the heater.
- B
Maya checked the map, and she found the trail.
- C
The rain stopped, we went outside.
- D
My sister likes chopping vegetables, stirring the soup, and setting the table.
05
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1 point
Select all practices that can help you find problems during revision and proofreading.
- A
Proofread for one kind of error at a time.
- B
Read aloud and revise places where you stumble or lose track of the meaning.
- C
Assume spell-check will catch every incorrect word choice.
- D
Check whether the main idea is clear and whether information is missing or repeated.
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: Spell-check may miss a correctly spelled word that is used in the wrong way, such as “their” when “there” is intended.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: A comma alone is sufficient punctuation for joining two complete sentences.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
What sentence-problem term describes “Maya checked the map, she found the trail”?
09
Written response
1 point
What writing term describes using matching grammatical forms for ideas in a series?
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the sentence with the verb that agrees with its subject: “The list of supplies on the desk.”
11
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the sentence with the conjunction that shows the disappointment was a consequence of the cancellation: “The game was canceled, we were disappointed.”
12
Open ended
1 point
Revise “The decision was made by the team to postpone the trip” to make the actor and action clear and remove unnecessary words. Preserve the meaning.
13
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1 point
Choose the sentence that corrects the word-choice error and preserves the intended meaning: “Your going to need their permission.”
- A
Your going to need their permission.
- B
Youre going to need their permission.
- C
You’re going to need their permission.
- D
You’re going to need there permission.
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: Reading a draft aloud can help a writer notice places where they stumble or lose track of the meaning.
- A
True
- B
False
15
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1 point
Choose the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.
- A
The list of supplies are on the desk.
- B
The list of supplies is on the desk.
- C
The list of supplies were on the desk.
- D
The list of supplies be on the desk.
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1 point
A student is revising a sentence about visiting a museum yesterday. Which version uses the correct past-tense verb?
- A
Yesterday, we seen a robot that sorted blocks.
- B
Yesterday, we see a robot that sorted blocks.
- C
Yesterday, we saw a robot that sorted blocks.
- D
Yesterday, we seeing a robot that sorted blocks.
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Choose the sentence punctuated correctly when an introductory dependent clause comes before the main clause.
- A
When the meeting ended we went outside.
- B
When the meeting ended, we went outside.
- C
When, the meeting ended we went outside.
- D
When the meeting, ended we went outside.
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Which revision correctly joins the two complete thoughts in “The rain stopped we went outside”?
- A
The rain stopped we went outside.
- B
The rain stopped, we went outside.
- C
The rain stopped, so we went outside.
- D
The rain stopped because, we went outside.
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Written response
1 point
What sentence-problem term describes “Because the bus was late” when it is written by itself?
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Written response
1 point
Which proofreading method can help you notice places where you stumble or lose track of meaning?