TNReady Grammar

Kwame Alexander, author of The Crossover lives in London.

• , author of The Crossover-

• , author of The Crossover,

• author of The Crossover

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Kwame Alexander now lives and writes in London. However, they used to live in Virginia.

• him

• he

• them

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When he’s not writing Kwame’s playing Softball with his soon-to-be six feet tall middle school daughter

• writing, and

• writing.

• writing,

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Kwame Alexander was born on August 21, 1968, in Manhattan, New York, to literary parents: his father was a writer and his mother an English teacher. When he was 12 years old his family moved to Virginia.

• When he was 12 years old. His family moved to Virigina.

• When he was 12 years old- his family moved to Virginia.

• When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Virginia.

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After meeting Nikki Giovanni,

Alexander knew that he wanted to be a writer.

• After meeting Nikki Giovanni.

• After meeting Nikki Giovanni;

• After meeting Nikki Giovanni-

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Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

Every day after school Will Smith either plays soccer or works on the newspaper

• Every day after school, Will Smith

• Every day after, school Will Smith

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Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text? Queen Elsa needs to get here soon, or we will have to leave without her.

• soon: or

• soon or

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At the carnival Malik won a stuffed elephant.

• carnival. Malik

• carnival, Malik

• no change

Since tomorrow is a holiday Mr. Howard is going to the zoo.

• holiday. Mr

• holiday, Mr

• no change

Before I take the TNReady I need to review some grammar skills on No Red Ink.

• TNReady,

• , TNReady

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