Develop Writing Through Planning and Revising Practice Test

Amir is editing the final draft of an argument essay. He is focusing on conventions (grammar and punctuation). Here is one sentence from his draft:

Draft sentence: “If the city add more bike lanes, people rides safer and traffic decrease.”

Which edited sentence best strengthens the writing by correcting grammar while keeping the meaning the same?

Maya wrote an argument essay draft about requiring uniforms. Her teacher says: “Your reasons are strong, but your second and third paragraphs repeat the same idea. Combine them and add a transition to your counterclaim.” Maya makes only these changes: she fixes spelling, changes “a lot” to “many,” and adds a comma in one sentence. Which statement best evaluates Maya’s process?