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;
Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings.
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The best way to clarify the meaning of sentence 4 is to change They to -
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We
The newspapers
My parents
The kids
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Ben realized that he left the following detail out of the second paragraph (sentences 3-9).
Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?
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After sentence 7
After sentence 5
After sentence 6
After sentence 8
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The best way to clarify the meaning of sentence 4 is to change They to -
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Ben realized that he left the following detail out of the second paragraph (sentences 3-9).
Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?
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The transition from the second paragraph (sentences 3-9) to the third paragraph (sentences 10-15) is weak. Read both paragraphs again. Which sentence could best replace sentence 10 and improve the transition between these two paragraphs?
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 18?
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Ben wants to add a closing sentence to reinforce the controlling idea of his paper. Which of the following ideas could best follow sentence 25 and help accomplish this goal?
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Zane wants to add a sentence to the end of the first paragraph (sentences 1-9) to better articulate the thesis of his paper. Consider the paper as a whole, paying careful attention to the first and second paragraphs. Which of the following ideas would best follow sentence 9 and express a controlling idea in this paper?
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110.32.b.15.A
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What is the best way to revise sentence 13?
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110.32.b.13.C
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Zane needs to use a more appropriate word than tweaks in sentence 18. Which of these words would be the best replacement for 'tweaks'?
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110.32.b.13.C
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Zane wants to provide more detail in sentence 23. Which of the following could replace sentence 23 and best accomplish this goal?
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110.32.b.15.A
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Zane wants to add some questions after sentence 25 to help close this paper. Which of the following could best be added after sentence 25?
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110.32.b.15.A
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Sentence 4 is a weak attempt at a thesis statement. How can Kate revise this sentence to more clearly establish the thesis of her paper?
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110.32.b.16.A
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
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110.32.b.13.C
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What transition could most effectively be added to the beginning of sentence 12?
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110.32.b.13.C
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 19?
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110.32.b.13.C
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Kate thinks there is a sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 15-21) that should be deleted. Reread the paragraph. Which sentence, if any, should be deleted from this paragraph?
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110.32.b.16.A
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?
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110.32.b.18.B
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What change needs to be made in sentence 7?
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110.32.b.17.A
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 12?
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110.32.b.13.D
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What is the correct way to write sentence 18?
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110.32.b.17.C
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 22?
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110.32.b.19
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 23?
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110.32.b.17.A
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 30?
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110.32.b.18.B
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How should sentence 3 be changed?
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110.32.b.19
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?
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110.32.b.18.A
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 7?
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110.32.b.18.B
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What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
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110.32.b.17.C
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 13?
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110.32.b.18.B
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What change should be made in sentence 15?
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110.32.b.18.B
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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 21?