West B Writing Ch. 3 Essay Revisions
ensures you met the objectives for the assignment; ensures you polish your writing by addressing fine details
Editing for content _____, while editing for mechanics _____.
delete the paragraph
If you discover that one of your body paragraphs has gone off track and doesn't support your thesis, you should _____.
go back and add persuasive statements following each instance of evidence in your essay
If you find that you've written more of a descriptive essay when you meant to write a persuasive essay, you should _____.
Read her essay backwards.
Maggie has written an essay that is going to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. She struggles with proofreading her own material because her mind tends to wander when she reads her essays aloud to herself. What is another type of proofreading strategy that Maggie could use?
spot ideas that are out of place
Outlining the major points from your essay after writing the essay can help you _____.
Misused comparative or superlative form
Please select what type of faulty comparison error, if any, is in the sentence that follows: Between gelato and ice cream, gelato is sweetest and therefore best.
Ambiguous comparison error
Please select what type of faulty comparison error, if any, is in the sentence that follows: Desiree likes chocolate milkshakes more than her brother Desmond.
Illogical comparison
Please select what type of faulty comparison error, if any, is in the sentence that follows: It's a well-known fact that theaters are more expensive than staying at home.
This sentence does not have an error.
Please select what type of faulty comparison error, if any, is in the sentence that follows: Mustache Dad is the best character in the Twilight series.
Editing for mechanics
Sarah has just completed writing a paper. She is now spending time making sure that her subjects and verbs always agree, that she is using active voice instead of passive voice, and that she has good variety in her sentence structure. This is an example of which of the following?
today's modern AND emails online
Spot the redundancy: With today's modern technology, we can send emails online across the world without ever getting up from our chairs.
Editing for content
Vincent is reading over the paper that he has written. He realizes that he went off on a bit of a tangent, and one of his main points does not line up with his thesis statement. This was discovered while Vincent was _____.
the reason...is because
What are the redundant parts of this sentence? The reason Tom is suspicious of the city council is because he worked in city government for years and saw the corruption firsthand.
There is a sentence fragment
What is wrong with this sentence: When they got home. They decided to cook pork chops for dinner.
Contradiction
What sort of fallacy is demonstrated in this argument: Moral societies must be organic systems and therefore the government must pass policies to help construct a better society.
When two independent clauses are joined incorrectly
When do you have a run-on sentence?
fourth
Which is not a type of point of view?
To ensure that you do not overlook silly mistakes that can affect your credibility.
Why is it important to proofread your essay?
When they refer to a specific person
When should titles such as president, professor and senator be capitalized?
fine, find
Which of the following is NOT an example of a heterograph?
I love the winter. That is the only time he can ski and ice skate outside.
Which sentence shows a shift in point of view from first person to third person?
Editing a paper copy Reading the paper backwards Taking a break
Which of the following makes it easier to catch errors when editing for mechanics?
Jail is the best response to crime because it is more appropriate to incarcerate people who break the law
Which of these arguments BEST demonstrates the fallacy of circular reasoning?
There was not enough pasta salad
Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence: The inadequate supply of pasta salad was not enough to feed the two dozen people who showed up to the club's inaugural meeting.
Reading only the new paragraphs you have written while revising.
Which of the following is NOT a suggested proofreading strategy?
Looking back in retrospect
Choose the redundant expression in this sentence: Looking back in retrospect, I can't remember a summer of my childhood when I didn't spend most of the day outdoors getting into trouble.
a brief moment in a text where an event that occurred prior to the story is shown
Which definition explains the term flashback?
when the writer wants to confuse the reader
Which is not one of the instances where a shift of point of view is appropriate?
Breaking the argument into its individual components
Which of these should generally be the first step in critical reading?
make it more specific, based on the major points you've made in your paper
When you try to improve your thesis statement, you should _____.