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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

• This famous statue was a gift to the United States, and France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States.

• This famous statue was a gift to the United States that France gave.

• From France, this famous statue was a gift to the United States.

• The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Mom and dad agreed to watch me an return me to the first aid station if I started to be have strangely.

• Change dad to Dad

• Insert a comma after watch me

• Change strangely to strange

• D. Make no Change

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

My parents and I was a little nervous about me getting back into the water, especially to go on any fast-moving rides.

• Change parents to Parents

• Change was to were

• Delete the comma after water

• Sentence is correct

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the correct way to write the sentence below?

• I wanted to play video games but instead I decided to do my homework first.

• I wanted to play video games instead I decided to do my homework first.

• I wanted to play video games, so instead I decided to do my homework first.

• The sentence is already written correctly.

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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

Which of the following sentences is correctly revised for clarity and conciseness?

• The teacher, who was very kind and helpful, gave the students a lot of homework to do over the weekend.

• The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to do over the weekend, who was very kind and helpful.

• The kind and helpful teacher gave the students a lot of homework for the weekend.

• The teacher gave the students a lot of homework to do over the weekend because she was very kind and helpful.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Revise the following sentence to improve its clarity: "The student, who was very diligent and hardworking, completed the project on time."

• The student completed the project on time, who was very diligent and hardworking.

• The diligent and hardworking student completed the project on time.

• The student completed the project on time because he was very diligent and hardworking.

• The student, who was very diligent and hardworking completed the project on time.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Choose the option that best revises the following sentence for clarity: "He delivered the performance, which was both powerful and moving, with great skill."

• He skillfully delivered a powerful and moving performance.

• The performance, which he delivered, was powerful, moving, and done with great skill.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Revise the following sentence to improve its clarity: "The dog barked loudly at the stranger who was walking by the house."

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger walking by the house.

• The dog loudly barked at the stranger who was walking by the house.

• The dog barked at the stranger who was walking by the house loudly.

• The dog barked at the stranger loudly who was walking by the house.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What change needs to be made in sentence 9?

• Delete the comma

• Change venomus to venomous

• Delete the comma

• No change needs to be made.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Revise the following sentence to improve its clarity: "The boy quickly ran to the store to buy some milk because his mother told him to."

• The boy ran quickly to the store to buy some milk because his mother told him to.

• Because his mother told him to, the boy quickly ran to the store to buy some milk.

• The boy ran to the store quickly to buy some milk because his mother told him to.

• The boy quickly ran to the store because his mother told him to buy some milk.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking