Revising — English definition
Making big-picture changes — reorganizing, adding evidence, cutting unclear parts — to improve a draft's meaning and clarity.
Where it is taught
- The Writing Process: Plan, Draft, Revise, Edit — Writing, English 6, Grade 6
In use
Behind nearly every polished piece is a process with stages — planning, drafting, revising, editing, and finally publishing — and skilled writers move through them on purpose.
The Writing Process: Plan, Draft, Revise, Edit
Questions using revising
Problem 1
Which task is an example of REVISING rather than editing?
- Fixing a misspelled word
- Adding a missing period
- Reordering two paragraphs so the ideas flow more logically
- Changing 'there' to 'their'
Answer and explanation
Reordering two paragraphs so the ideas flow more logically
Reordering paragraphs is a big-picture, organizational change — revising, not a surface-level correction.