Sentence Clarity

Choose the sentence that is most clearly written.

• The two twins both did their homework.

• The twins both did their homework.

• Last night, the two both did their homework in the evening.

• Last night, the twins did their homework.

What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing. 
(a)  

• Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math but she was not. Very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math. But not good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math but she was not very good at writing. 

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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

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?

• Change hardly to really

• Delete so

• Insert a comma after plants

• No change should be made in this sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should sentence 15 be changed?

• Change experiences to experience’s

• Change will help to helped

• Change acomplished to accomplished

• Sentence 15 should not be changed.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the correct way to write sentences 9 and 10?

• It connects your brain to your spinal cord, this connects to most of the nerves in your body. 

• Connecting your brain to your spinal cord and then to most of the nerves in your body.

• Connecting your brain to your spinal cord. It connects to most of the nerves in your body.

• It connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the correct sentence.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

How should sentence 6 be changed?

• Change There to Their

• Change consider to considered

• Insert a comma before but

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Choose the correct sentence

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves because they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves, they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence that is most clearly written.

• There is a button on my coat that is round.

• Being round, my coat has a button.

• My coat has a button that is round.

• My coat, which is round, has a button.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How should sentence 4 be revised?

• We will be able to find fresh fruits soon, because it is spring in the stores.

• Soon, we will be able to find fresh fruits in the stores because it is spring.

• In the stores there is fresh fruit because it is spring, and we will be able to find fresh fruit there.

• Soon, we will be able to find fresh fruits in the stores, and it is spring.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B