What types of mistakes do you look for when editing?

Question

Responses
compound and complex sentences
compound and complex sentences
capitalization
capitalization
spelling
spelling
correct transitions
correct transitions
punctuation
punctuation
appropriate introduction
appropriate introduction
subject-verb agreement
subject-verb agreement
Question 2
Read the sentence.

The hiker was exhausted from the long trek but he pushed on determined to reach the summit before nightfall.

What change should be made in the sentence?

Responses
A Change nightfall to night fallChange nightfall to night fall
B Add a comma after trekAdd a comma after trek
C Change was to isChange was to is
D Make no change

Answer 1

The correct response to the sentence is:

B. Add a comma after trek

The revised sentence should read: "The hiker was exhausted from the long trek, but he pushed on determined to reach the summit before nightfall." The comma is needed before the conjunction "but" to properly separate the two independent clauses.