Lauren reads a sentence from her presentation to her 6th grade class:
No one is sure what effect this study will have on future generations, but scientists
continue to propagate their analysis of animals' behavior patterns.
Because she is editing for word choice, which change should Lauren make?
● D.)
She should replace "propagate" with "promote" to improve clarity.
Brian reads a sentence from his academic essay:
Athletes have so much stuff to do on the weekend of an important game that they often
get little sleep.
Because he is editing for word choice, Brian should __________.
● B.)
remove informal language like "stuff"
Asa reads a sentence from his essay:
Van Gogh often could not afford the paint he needed to create his paintings, so his
brother Theo purchased the paint for him.
Because Asa is editing for word choice, he should rewrite this sentence to __________.
● C.)
avoid word repetition
John is editing his narrative on the sentence level. He reads the following paragraph:
I have lived in two different states in my life: I was born in Wisconsin, and I moved to
Minnesota when I was 11 years old. It is my personal wish to move to California at some
point in the future. In my own opinion, I think I would like California because of the
beaches and warm summer weather.
John realizes he must edit the paragraph for __________.
