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Revising and Editing

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How do editing items ask you to fix grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in a draft, and how do you find the one convention an item turns on?

Editing for grammar and usage on the Ohio English II test: correcting errors in a draft, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement and reference, verb tense, parallel structure, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, choosing the correction that fixes the tested convention without introducing a new error, the same conventions scored on the extended response.
How editing items on the Ohio English II test ask you to fix grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in a draft. How to spot the one convention an item turns on and choose the correction that fixes it without adding a new error. The same conventions are scored on the extended response.
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What forms do revising and editing items take on the test, drop-down menus, hot-text selection, multiple choice, and how do you work each one efficiently?

Revising and editing item types on the Ohio English II test: how revising and editing skills are tested through drop-down menus, hot-text selection, drag-and-drop, and multiple-choice items, including items that ask you to choose a correction, select the error, place a sentence, or pick the best replacement, and how to read and answer each form.
How revising and editing skills are tested on the Ohio English II test: drop-down menus, hot-text selection, drag-and-drop, and multiple-choice items that ask you to choose a correction, select an error, place a sentence, or pick the best replacement. How to read and answer each technology-enhanced form efficiently.
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How do revising items ask you to improve a draft's clarity, development, and organization, and how is that different from editing for grammar?

Revising for clarity and organization on the Ohio English II test: improving a draft's meaning, development, and structure, choosing the best place for a sentence, adding a transition or a supporting detail, deleting an irrelevant sentence, and combining or reordering ideas, as distinct from editing, which fixes grammar and mechanics.
How revising items on the Ohio English II test improve a draft: adding a transition or supporting detail, deleting an irrelevant sentence, reordering ideas, and choosing the best placement, all about clarity, development, and organization. Revising targets meaning and structure; editing targets grammar and mechanics.
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How do you fix run-ons, comma splices, and fragments, and how do you combine short sentences into one clear, correct sentence?

Sentence boundaries and combining on the Ohio English II test: recognizing and correcting run-on sentences, comma splices, and fragments, and combining choppy short sentences into a single clear sentence using coordination, subordination, or punctuation, so each sentence is complete and the relationship between ideas is clear.
How to handle sentence boundaries on the Ohio English II test: fixing run-ons, comma splices, and fragments, and combining short choppy sentences into one clear sentence using coordination, subordination, or punctuation. Each sentence must be complete and the link between ideas clear.
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How do revising items ask you to improve word choice, replacing a vague or wordy phrase with a precise word and matching tone to the writing?

Word choice and precision on the Ohio English II test: improving a draft by replacing a vague or imprecise word with an exact one, cutting wordiness and redundancy, choosing words whose connotation fits the meaning, and keeping a consistent tone, so the writing is clear, concise, and appropriate to its purpose and audience.
How word-choice items on the Ohio English II test improve a draft: replacing a vague word with a precise one, cutting wordiness and redundancy, choosing connotation that fits the meaning, and keeping tone consistent. Word choice is a revising skill that makes writing clear, concise, and appropriate.
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