What is the best way to combine these sentences? The girl was little. She pressed her nose against the window. The window was icy. She giggled with delight. She had never seen snow before.

The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

What sentence is correct?

a. We have been learning how to play chess.

We has been learning how to play chess

We have been learnt how to play chess.

What sentence is correct?

What have you been doing to the pet?

What has you been doing to the pet?

What have you being doing to the pet?

What sentence is correct?

I have been waiting for an hour.

I have been waiting since an hour.

What sentence is correct?

He hasn't been playing football for 5 years.

He has been not playing football for 5 years.

He hasn't been playing football since 5 years.

Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?

I was tired because I worked all day.

I was tired, because I worked all day.

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence: They don't usually let humans get very close to them and they travel in places too dense for wildlife photographers to go.

Change places too dense to places to dense

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence: His cinematographers wasn't having much luck getting footage of the big cats.

Change wasn't having to weren't having

What change should be made in the following sentence: One day, while watching some elephants at the campsite, Downer has an idea.

Change while watching to he was watching

Delete the comma after campsite

What change should be made in the following sentence: Other elephants carried smaller cameras that hooked right over the elephants tusks.

Change elephants tusks to elephants' tusks

What change needs to be made in the following sentence: The images that the elephant cameras had captured were impressive, no human cinematographer could have captured such realistic footage.

Change the comma to a semicolon

What is the correct way to write the following sentence: Curious monkeys reached out for the tusk-cams deer stood still and allowed the cameras to film them.

Curious monkeys reached out for the tusk-cams while deer stood still and allowed the cameras to film them.

Curious monkeys reached out for the tusk-cams. Deer standing still and allowing the cameras to film them.

Curious monkeys reached out for the tusk-cams, deer stood still and allowed the cameras to film them.

Curious monkeys reached out for the tusk-cams. While deer stood still and allowed the cameras to film them.

What change should be made to the following sentence: "But now," he added, "It seems the most natural thing in the world."

Change the comma after added to a period

No change should be made in sentence 25.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9? (8) I sat on my front step. (9) I looked across the street.

I sat on my front step and looked across the street.

I sat and looked on my front step and across the street.

I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street.

I sat and looked on my front step across the street.

What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9? (8) This means he can go to the mall. (9) Whenever he wants.

This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants.

This means he can go to the mall, whenever, he wants.

This means, he can go to the mall, whenever he wants.

What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9? (8) In Africa they were prized by their owners. (9) Because of their hunting skills.

In Africa they were prized by their owners because of their hunting skills.

Because of their hunting skills in Africa they were prized by their owners.

In Africa, they were prized by their owners because, of their hunting skills.

Their hunting skills, prized by their owners, were in Africa.

4. What is the correct way to write sentences 7 and 8? (7) Even though they are uncomfortable. (8) Safety goggles should be worn at all times.

Even though they are uncomfortable, safety goggles should be worn at all times.

Even though they are uncomfortable, but safety goggles should be worn at all times.

Even though they are uncomfortable, and safety goggles should be worn at all times.

What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence? 1) I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council. 2) Something must have happened .

I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, so something must have happened.

I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council something must have happened.

I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council so something must have happened.

I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, something must have happened.

What is the best way to combine these sentences using a List? 1) I have three favorite foods. 2) One is pizza. 3) One is steak. 4) One is brussel sprouts.

My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts.

My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts.

One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts.

Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak.

Which sentence is correct?

Kids don't have time for homework on the weekend.

Kids don't hardly have time for homework on the weekend.

In an essay about the digital divide, one body paragraph begins with this topic sentence: "Children in higher income families are more likely to have access to mobile devices." Which of these pieces of evidence BEST supports this idea?

63% of higher-income homes have tablets vs. 20% of lower-income homes.

TV is the platform used to view 61% of all educational content.

Device access in lower-income families has risen from 22% to 65%.

46% of lower-income homes have high-speed internet access.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Place the commas where they belong:
Sesame my favorite restaurant has a new menu.

Sesame, my favorite restaurant has a new menu.

Sesame my favorite, restaurant, has a new menu.

Sesame, my favorite restaurant, has a new menu.

Sesame my favorite restaurant, has a new menu.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where do the commas belong?
Kayla who loved to read went to the library often.

Kayla, who loved to read went to the library often.

Kayla, who loved to read, went to the library often.

Kayla who loved to read went to the library, often.

Kayla who loved to read went to the, library often.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To get to work Mom takes a bus and a train.

NO CHANGE

To get, to work Mom takes a bus and a train.

To get to, work Mom takes a bus and a train.

To get to work, Mom takes a bus and a train.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

________ not allowed to listen to music while they read.

There

Their

They're

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CCSS.L.3.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We will go ________ the guide takes us.

were

we're

where

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The girls are counting ________ money.

their

there

they're

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Constance will either go to the library, ________ she will stay home.

but

nor

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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STAAR Writing Review

Place the commas where they belong:
Sesame my favorite restaurant has a new menu.

Where do the commas belong?
Kayla who loved to read went to the library often.

To get to work Mom takes a bus and a train.

________ not allowed to listen to music while they read.

We will go ________ the guide takes us.

The girls are counting ________ money.

Constance will either go to the library, ________ she will stay home.

Pat looked at the antique rocker, ________ she couldn’t afford to buy it.

You should always capitalize the word after a semicolon.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

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Place the commas where they belong:Sesame my favorite restaurant has a new menu.

Where do the commas belong?Kayla who loved to read went to the library often.

To get to work Mom takes a bus and a train.

________ not allowed to listen to music while they read.

We will go ________ the guide takes us.

The girls are counting ________ money.

Constance will either go to the library, ________ she will stay home.

Pat looked at the antique rocker, ________ she couldn’t afford to buy it.

You should always capitalize the word after a semicolon.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?The girl was little.She pressed her nose against the window.The window was icy.She giggled with delight.She had never seen snow before.

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Place the commas where they belong:
Sesame my favorite restaurant has a new menu.

Where do the commas belong?
Kayla who loved to read went to the library often.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.