Writing 1002 Grammar and Editing Practice for Test 2: Revision and editing


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After a long day of waiting in line to get tickets to popular monuments, trekking through the thousands of exhibits in the Smithsonian buildings, and lugging camera equipment in the summer heat, you might find it refreshing to take a break and see the Capitol Steps, they are a comedy troupe. This lively and talented group of performers offers a constantly changing musical review satirizing the political scandals of the moment. The three originators, who met at a Christmas office party for Senator Charles Percy, began their venture into political satire soon after, the current troupe performs regularly at the theater in the Ronald Reagan Building, the ensemble has recorded twenty-eight albums, which include such hit favorites as “Cheney Get Your Gun,” “Duke of Oil,” and “I’m So Indicted,” more recently, they have written “Barack Around the Clock.” The entire cast participates in both creating and performing the material, each show is a side-splitting lesson in contemporary politics.

Which option below would be an acceptable revision of the underlined selection?

a.

popular monuments; trekking through the thousands of exhibits

b.

popular monuments: trekking through the thousands of exhibits

c.

Both revisions are acceptable.

d.

No revision is necessary.

2. After a long day of waiting in line to get tickets to popular monuments, trekking through the thousands of exhibits


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