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Year 10 English — Editing at sentence level

Find the fault in a whole sentence — a missing word, a needless one, or a word standing in the wrong place — and put it right.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.One word must be taken out. Write the word to remove. "The two of them both agreed on the plan."

  2. 2.Sort each sentence by whether it needs editing.

    Groups: Correct as it stands · Needs editing

    • He gave me glass of water.
    • He gave me a glass of water.
    • They have finish their homework.
    • We discussed about the problem for an hour.
    • We discussed the problem for an hour.
    • They have finished their homework.

  3. 3.One word is missing. Which is it? "She is fond music and dancing."

    • a) in
    • b) for
    • c) of
    • d) with

  4. 4.One word is missing. Write the whole corrected sentence. "I have been waiting you since morning."

  5. 5.One word is missing from this sentence. Write it. "He has been living here two years."

  6. 6.Match each faulty sentence to the correction it needs.

    • He is one of best players in the team.
    • Please return back the book.
    • The books were given to the students that were torn.
    • I am waiting my friend at the gate.
    • Running down the stairs, the bag slipped.
    • name the person who was running
    • add a word after "waiting"
    • add a word before "best"
    • take out a word the verb already says
    • move the description next to the books

  7. 7.Which sentence accidentally says something its writer did not mean?

    • a) As I walked home in the rain, the old bridge looked strange.
    • b) Walking home in the rain, I saw the old bridge for the first time.
    • c) Walking home in the rain, the old bridge looked strange to me.
    • d) The old bridge looked strange as I walked home in the rain.

  8. 8.In careful writing, "only" goes immediately before the words it limits. If the meaning is that she read one page and no more, which version places it correctly? "She read the first page of the letter."

    • a) She only read the first page of the letter.
    • b) Only she read the first page of the letter.
    • c) She read only the first page of the letter.
    • d) She read the first page of the only letter.

Answer key — Year 10 English — Editing at sentence level

  1. 1. both
  2. 2. He gave me a glass of water. → Correct as it stands; He gave me glass of water. → Needs editing; They have finished their homework. → Correct as it stands; They have finish their homework. → Needs editing; We discussed the problem for an hour. → Correct as it stands; We discussed about the problem for an hour. → Needs editing
  3. 3. c) of
  4. 4. I have been waiting for you since morning
  5. 5. for
  6. 6. He is one of best players in the team. → add a word before "best"; Please return back the book. → take out a word the verb already says; The books were given to the students that were torn. → move the description next to the books; I am waiting my friend at the gate. → add a word after "waiting"; Running down the stairs, the bag slipped. → name the person who was running
  7. 7. c) Walking home in the rain, the old bridge looked strange to me.
  8. 8. c) She read only the first page of the letter.