Grammar STAAR

We went to the park, and ________we went home.

• then

• than

Ive been going to the gym every day!

• change gym to Gym

• change day to Day

• change Ive to I've

• make no change

I'm going to be your teacher until May.

• Change your to you're (which means you are)

• Change I'm to Im

• Change May to may

• Make no change

This is a photo of my grandmothers house in Mexico.

• Change Mexico to mexico (MINTS)

• Change photo to foto (Websters/ check spelling)

• change grandmothers to grandmother's (plural to ownership)

• make no change

My best friend says she can trust me?

• Change friend to freind (Webster's/ Check spelling)

• Change says to say's (verb usage / Webster's)

• Change the question mark to a period. (end marks)

• Make no change.

Mark said, "I would like to pass my benchmark.

• Add quotation marks after the word benchmark.

• Remove the comma after said. (Comma Rules-grammar triangle)

• Change benchmark to Benchmark (MINTS)

• Make no change (Prove it!)

Which answer seems to have done a good job of combining two sentences?

• The students did a great job. At the choir concert.

• The students did a great job, and at the choir concert.

• The students did a great job at the choir concert.

• The choir concert did a great job, the students did it.

Which answer choice is the best written and makes the most sense?

• Our playground was very clean, and proud of it.

• Our playground, was very clean, and we were, very proud of it.

• Our playground was very clean. We were very proud of it.

• None of these are well written.

Yesterday, we ___________ an owl in our backyard.

• see

• saw

• sawed

• seen

I have not saw an owl before, so I am going to start looking out for one!

• change saw to see

• change saw to seen

• change saw to sawed

• Make no change! The sentence sounds great!