Revise drafts to improve style, word choice, figurative language, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed;
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3?
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But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week, so the problem-solving skills of people all over the country were engaged.
But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week and engaged the problem-solving skills of people all over the country.
But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that when engaged, it made national headlines for a week with the problem-solving skills of people all over the country.
No revision is needed in sentence 3.
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
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Afterward Grady, who became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thought it was an exit from the barn.
Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, she probably thought it was an exit from the barn.
Afterward Grady became upset because she probably thought it was an exit from the barn and ran toward the nearest source of light.
Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thinking it was an exit from the barn.
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3?
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
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Sentence 12 lacks clarity. What is the best way to improve this sentence?
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Brianna has not used the most effective transition in sentence 10. Read the second paragraph (sentences 4-13) again. Which transition should replace the word 'Instead' in sentence 10?
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 24?
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 5?
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Sentence 8 contains an indefinite reference that affects the clarity of the sentence. What is the best way to revise this sentence?
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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 21?
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In sentence 5, 'awesome' is not the most effective word to use. Which of the following could replace 'awesome' in this sentence?
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
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There is a redundant sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 11-18). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
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Catherine has not used an appropriate transition in sentence 21. Which of these could best replace 'However' and create a more appropriate transition between sentences 20 and 21?
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The meaning of sentence 4 is unclear. Byron can improve the clarity of this sentence by changing 'it' to -
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There is a redundant sentence in the last paragraph (sentences 23-28). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
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In sentence 5, the word 'trip' is not the appropriate word to use. Which of the following should replace 'trip' in this sentence?
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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 21?
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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 30?
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 12?
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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 6?
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 9 and 10?
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What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 17?
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What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 6?
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Kelly has not used the most appropriate word in sentence 17. Which word best replaces 'changes'?
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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 15?
