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 _____.