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

Mya spent the entire morning concerned about Ella. She imagined how difficult it must be to start a new job at different company.

• Mya spent the entire morning concerned about Ella; she imagined how difficult it must be to start a new job at different company.

• Mya spent the entire morning concerned about Ella and she imagined how difficult it must be to start a new job at different company.

• Mya spent the entire morning concerned about Ella, and imagined how difficult it must be to start a new job at different company.

• No change needed; correct as written

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

Liam and Sarah quickly understood that Marcus was just as nervous about meeting them as they had been about him.

• preposition

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

 Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Eli felt as anxious as a deer in headlights as people hurried past him in the crowded lobby.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Which words would BEST replace the figurative language “...the wind howled through the trees like a wolf” and still have the same meaning?

• The wind whispered through the trees like a ghost.

• The wind roared through the trees like a lion.

• The wind hummed through the trees like a bee.

• The wind sighed through the trees like a breeze.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? 

“Hello my name is Jeran” he said to Dylan, once he got to the PlayPlace at McDonald's.

• No change

• “Hello my name is Jeran,” he said to Dylan once he got to the PlayPlace at McDonald's.

• “Hello, my name is Jeran” he said to Dylan, once he got to the PlayPlace at McDonald's.

• “Hello, my name is Jeran,” he said to Dylan once he got to the PlayPlace at McDonald's.

What part of speech are the underlined words in the following sentence?

She bought a gift for her friend as a token of appreciation.

• prepositions

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

Which of the following sentences is the best example of a complex sentence?

• Although Sarah was tired, she stayed up late to finish her book.

• The dog barked loudly and ran under the couch to hide from the person at the door.

• The painting was splashed with shades of blue, red, and yellow, and it had a slightly crooked frame.

• We need to practice for the school play, or we’ll forget our lines.

Which example shows the dialogue below written correctly?

"Yes totally hilarious", he replied.

• No change needed; correct as written

• "Yes, totally hilarious" he replied.

• "Yes, totally hilarious," he replied.

• "Yes totally hilarious?" he replied.

In the sentence below, what does the use of the hyperbole help the reader to understand?

Ms. Gilbert told the students to study for their test a billion times!

• where the students should go

• the amount of times

• how Ms. Gilbert is feeling

• how hard the test will be

What part of the plot introduces characters, the setting, includes background information for the reader to understand the story, and leads to the conflict?

• conflict

• exposition

• climax

• resolution