STAAR Writing Review

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

________ not allowed to listen to music while they read.

• There
• Their
• They're

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

We will go ________ the guide takes us.

• were
• we're
• where

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The girls are counting ________ money.

• their
• there
• they're

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

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

• but
• so
• nor
• or

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

• and
• but
• or
• so

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

You should always capitalize the word after a semicolon.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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 girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because 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.
• 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B