Essay Revision Lab
Read a real paragraph, click the phrases you think need revision, then reveal the actual issues and a model rewrite. Practice spotting passive voice, wordy phrases, weak verbs, and redundancy.
Guided Experiment: Find the Wordiness and Passive Voice
Hypothesis
Setup
Run Experiment
Analyze
Conclude
Which paragraph do you think has more revision issues, and why?
Write your hypothesis in the Lab Report panel, then click Next.
Controls
Paragraph
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Reference Guide
Common Revision Issues
- Passive voice. The subject receives the action instead of doing it. Name the actor.
- Wordy phrases. Long phrases that say little. Cut or shorten them.
- Weak verbs. Vague verbs like "is," "get," or "do." Replace with a specific verb.
- Redundancy. Saying the same thing twice in different words.
How to Use This Lab
- Pick a paragraph and a difficulty level.
- Click any phrase you think has an issue.
- Reveal the answers and compare to the model revision.
- Record your findings in the lab report below.
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