Cohesive devices

Choose the better sentence.

• I was eating an apple, and the apple fell on the floor.

• I was eating an apple, and it fell on the floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the better sentence.

• I was buying some apples, and it fell on the floor.

• I was buying some apples, and they fell on the floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the better sentence.

• When my wife and daughter got home, my wife gave me an apple.

• When my wife and daughter got home, she gave me an apple.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Choose the better sentence.

• I always enjoy fresh fruit; however, when I eat a lot, I get a headache.

• I always enjoy fresh fruit; moreover, when I eat a lot, I get a headache.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the better sentence.

• I enjoy eating many types of fruit like tropical fruits like bananas and mangoes, and berries like strawberries and raspberries, and citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits.

• I enjoy eating many types of fruit, for example, tropical fruits such as bananas and mangoes, or berries, like, strawberries and raspberries. I also enjoy citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Choose the better sentence.

• Yesterday, I realised that I had some free time, so I decided to go to the shop to buy some fruit. I got my keys and drove there, but the shop was closed already. What’s more, I got a flat tyre on the way home.

• Yesterday, I realised that I had some free time. Consequently, I decided to go to the shop to buy some fruit. Subsequently, I got my keys and drove there. However, the shop was closed already. What’s more, I got a flat tyre on the way home.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A