Warm-up 6-3

Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction. You can have either a piece of cake ___ a piece of pie.

• or

• and

• but

• nor

Correct the underlined verb on the line below. Next week, we will be going to the theater to saw a play.

• see

• saw

• seen

• seeing

Punctuate the sentence correctly by adding a comma: Before you go out tonight please clean your room.

• Before you go out tonight, please clean your room.

• Before you go, out tonight please clean your room.

• Before you go out, tonight please clean your room.

• Before, you go out tonight please clean your room.

Which sentence uses a conjunction to combine similar ideas?

• Jai can play the piano and the guitar.

• Shanna enjoys running but not biking.

Combine the sentences below to make the meaning clearer and more concise.

We walked down the street. We saw a lost dog. We tried to find his owner.

• We ran down the street and ignored a lost dog.
• We walked down the street, found a cat, and forgot about the dog.
• We saw a lost dog as we walked down the street, so we tried to find his owner.

• We saw a lost dog and decided to keep walking.