Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing

Question 1

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier was a Supreme Court case, and the court ruled on it in January 1988. It was a crippling blow to students’ First Amendment rights, and I am writing to protest it. The court held that school officials have the final say on public school newspapers, and students cannot complain when the paper is published as part of a class. for decisions made for political reasons, principals are allowed to censor student newspapers, and they can get away with it. This censorship is prior restraint, and I do not ⇒ accept it.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Part 1: Except; ⇒ accept: Except, accept

Question 2

Which sentence type is used the most in this student’s passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: complex

Question 3

Rewrite the student passage using the usage rules discussed in this lesson.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It’s official: our team is playing in the championship game! For students who are interested, there are tickets available in the office. This game will have a big effect on our ranking.

Question 4

I made of the same revisions.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: many

Question 5

⇒ accept

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Except, accept

Question 6

What effect will repeating the same sentence structure most likely have on readers?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: It will bore them.

Question 7

Which of the following revisions did you include while rewriting the passage? Check any of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: I removed the dangling preposition.; B: I removed the gendered pronoun.; C: I made the listed items parallel.; D: I added the Oxford comma.; E: I added sentence variety.; F: I changed the passive voice to active voice.

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