Grade 9 Editing Practice
A Grade 9 ELA worksheet focusing on the editing stage of the writing process, including grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
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Grade 9 Editing Practice
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Read each section below carefully. Your task is to act as an editor, identifying and correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. For multiple-choice questions, select the best answer. For short answer questions, provide your corrections and explanations.
Read the following passage and identify five errors. Rewrite the passage with your corrections.
The ancient greeks beleived in a pantheon of gods and goddesses, each with there own domain. Zeus, the king of the gods, ruled from mount olympus, wielding a mighty thunderbolt. His wife, hera, was the goddess of marriage and childbirth. Many myths and legends arrose from their interactions with mortals and each other, influencing western culture for centuries.
1. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
The new student, who was very shy, sat in the back row.
The new student who was very shy, sat in the back row.
The new student, who was very shy sat in the back row.
The new student who was very shy sat in the back row.
Complete the sentences by filling in the blank with the correct word.
2. Neither the students nor the teacher ready for the pop quiz.
3. Everyone in the class to go on the field trip.
Indicate whether each statement about sentence structure is true or false.
4. A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction.
True
False
5. Describe one editing strategy you find most effective when proofreading your own writing.
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