CLT Grammar Passage 2 - Alexander the Great

Thus it was that at the age of twenty years Alexander received the kingdom, which was exposed to great jealousies, dire hatreds, and dangers on every hand.

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• Thus, it was that at the age of twenty years Alexander received the kingdom, which was exposed to great jealousies, dire hatreds, and dangers on every hand.

• Thus it was that, at the age of twenty years, Alexander received the kingdom, which was exposed to great jealousies, dire hatreds, and dangers on every hand.

• Thus it was that at the age of twenty years Alexander received the kingdom, which was exposed to great jealousies, dire hatreds, and dangers, on every hand.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

hereditary kingdoms; and as for Greece,

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• their hereditary kingdoms. As for Greece,

• their hereditary kingdoms; as for Greece,

• their hereditary kingdoms. And as for Greece,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

had fears of the crisis, and thought

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• feared the crisis, and thought

• feared the crisis and thought

• had fears of the crisis and thought

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

palaces

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• principals

• principalities

• principles

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

their

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• It's

• its

• his

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

supposing.

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• declaring

• imagining

• assuming

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Arrived before Thebes,

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• He arrived before Thebes,

• Arriving before Thebes,

• I arrived before Thebes,

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

58. wished

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• wishing

• who wished

• who wishes

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

59. plumed

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• plumped

• plumbed

• primed

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

60. Which of the following is the best concluding sentence to add to the end of the passage?

• No further conclusion should be added to the passage.

• In the destruction of Thebes, Alexander's determination and strategic prowess marked the beginning of his journey as a conqueror and emperor of unparalleled ambition.

• Thus, despite Alexander’s young age and tendency to disregard counsel, Alexander was remarkably successful in governance and conquest.

• This great event marks the tragic fall of Thebes, as its citizens were turned to slaves and refugees.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2