Revising Sentences Worksheet
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on revising sentences for clarity, conciseness, and impact.
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Revising Sentences
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to revise the sentences. Remember to make your writing clear, concise, and engaging.
Rewrite each sentence to be more concise by removing unnecessary words or phrases.
1. In my personal opinion, I think that the book was really very interesting.
2. She went to the store for the purpose of buying some groceries.
Combine the following short sentences into one longer, more complex sentence.
3. The dog barked loudly. It chased the squirrel. The squirrel ran up a tree.
The dog barked loudly and .
4. Sarah studied for her test. She felt confident. She received a good grade.
Because .
Choose the best word to replace the underlined word in each sentence.
5. The old house was very nice inside.
good
pleasant
okay
fine
Rewrite the following sentences to make them clearer and easier to understand.
6. Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
7. The boy quickly ran to the park where he played with his friends who were waiting for him.
Read the original sentence and its revision. Decide if the revision is more effective (True) or not (False).
8. Original: He was really tired after a long day.
Revision: He was exhausted after a grueling day.
True
False
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