Examples of revised sentences for clarity (Grade 3 ELA)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 What is Revising? Revising means improving your sentences to make them clearer and easier to understand.
• ✏️ Why Revise? Revising helps your readers understand exactly what you mean. It makes your writing stronger and more interesting.
• ✨ How to Revise:
  • ✅ Use Stronger Words: Replace simple words with more descriptive ones.
  • ✂️ Cut Out Extra Words: Remove words that don't add meaning.
  • 🔄 Rearrange Words: Change the order of words to make the sentence flow better.
  • 🔗 Combine Sentences: Join short, choppy sentences into longer, smoother ones.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of these sentences is the MOST clear and descriptive?
   1. The dog ran.
   2. The big dog ran fast.
   3. The fluffy dog ran quickly.
   4. The fluffy, brown dog ran quickly through the park.
2. What does 'revising' a sentence mean?
   1. To copy the sentence exactly.
   2. To make the sentence better.
   3. To write a new sentence about a different topic.
   4. To erase the sentence completely.
3. Which sentence has extra, unnecessary words?
   1. The cat sat on the mat.
   2. The blue bird flew high in the sky.
   3. The very, very big elephant walked slowly.
   4. She smiled happily.
4. Which of these is an example of combining sentences?
   1. I like apples. I like bananas.
   2. I like apples, and I like bananas.
   3. I like apples, but I don't like oranges.
   4. I like apples.
5. Which word can replace "good" to make the sentence stronger: "The food was good."?
   1. Okay
   2. Nice
   3. Delicious
   4. Alright
6. Which sentence is the MOST clear?
   1. He went there.
   2. He went to the place.
   3. He went to the store.
   4. He went.
7. What is the first step in revising a sentence?
   1. Erase the sentence.
   2. Read the sentence carefully.
   3. Write a new sentence.
   4. Ask a friend.