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The following sentences are choppy. What is the best way to combine them? Ms. Macdonald has a headache. She is tired. She is resting in bed.

• Ms. Macdonald doesn't feel well.

• Ms. Macdonald has a headache and is tired, so she is resting in bed.

• Ms. Macdonald has a headache and is tired and is resting in bed.

• These sentences do not need to be combined.

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Which is the best way to expand this sentence? The dog barked.

• The small dog barked.

• The small dog parked aggressively at the mail man.

• The small dog barked loudly.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The underlined sentences are too short and choppy. What is the best way to combine them? I am hungry. I will eat pizza. I will play outside.

• I will play outside and eat pizza because I am hungry.

• I am hungry, so I will eat pizza and then play outside.

• I am hungry and I will eat pizza and I will play outside.

• The sentences shouldn't be combined.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

I wanted to go to the movies tonight. I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

• I wanted to go to the movies tonight, but I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

• I wanted to go to the movies tonight, so I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

• I wanted to go to the movies tonight and I got in trouble and I couldn't go.

• I wanted to go to the movies tonight because I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

Expand the simple sentence into a complex sentence: "She smiled."

• She smiled and waved.

• She smiled because she was happy.

• She smiled, but she was actually sad.

• She smiled; she had good news.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is the expanded form of "she'll"?

• She will

• She had

• She would

• She is

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CCSS.L.5.5C

How do you make this sentence longer: I have pets.

• I have two, small, white fluffy dogs and a cat that likes to sleep all day.

• I have pets.

• I have 3 pets.

• I have pets.  They are nice.  I like them.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The following sentences are choppy. What is the best way to combine them? The sun is shining. The birds are singing. The flowers are blooming.

• A) The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the flowers are blooming.

• B) The sun is shining and the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming.

• C) The sun is shining, birds are singing, flowers are blooming.

• D) These sentences do not need to be combined.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is the best way to expand this sentence? The cat slept.

• A) The cat slept soundly.

• B) The cat slept on the mat.

• C) The cat slept on the warm, cozy mat by the fireplace.

• D) The cat slept.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The underlined sentences are too short and choppy. What is the best way to combine them? __I went to the store. I bought milk. I came home.__

• A) I went to the store, bought milk, and came home.

• B) I went to the store and I bought milk and I came home.

• C) I went to the store, I bought milk, I came home.

• D) These sentences shouldn't be combined.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C