Benchmark Review

What is the best way to combine these sentences into a compound sentence?

Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north to Puerto Rico.

He explored the area that is now Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon explored Puerto Rico, and he sailed to the area that is now Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon sailed north from Puerto Rico and explored the area that is now Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon sailed to and explored Puerto Rico and Florida.

• Juan Ponce de Leon explored the area that is now Florida and sailed to Puerto Rico.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the best way to combine these sentences with an Appositive Phrase (extra info)?
1) Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
2) Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

• Orson Wells, a famous actor and film director, produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars, he is a famous actor and film director.
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars and Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
  Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the best way to combine these sentences in a Complex sentence?
1) Even though they are uncomfortable.
2) 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.
• Sentences 7 and 8 are correct.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.
• Sentences 8 and 9 are correct.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the correct way to write sentences 13 and 14? (13) If we had a rock-climbing wall on our playground. (14) It could also be used for PE classes.

• If we had a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.
• We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground. Which could also be used for PE classes.
• We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.
• The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

I will have a juicy steak for dinner. I will have a loaded baked potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak, and a loaded potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak and a loaded potato for dinner.

• I will have a juicy steak for dinner, I will have a loaded potato for dinner.

• For dinner, I will have a juicy steak, and I will have a loaded bake potato for dinner.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

Jack swung the bat. He missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, but he missed the ball.

• Jack swung the bat, for he missed the ball.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

(13) We will work hard so we can play hard after STAAR.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 13?

• Change the period to a question mark.
• Change play to pley
• Add a comma after hard.
• No change is necessary.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

(1) Over the summer my family took a vacation to New York city. 
What change should be made in sentence 1?

• Change took to had took
• Insert a comma after vacation
• Change city to City
• No change should be made.

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

(15) The French people were very proud of the help they had given the United States during the revolutionary war.
What change should be made in sentence 15?

• Change French to french
• Change were to was
• Change they to it
• Change revolutionary war to Revolutionary War

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5