Grammar 9

What is the correct way to write the following sentence?

One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of an air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring. Happening to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• 
  One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, and called a bubble ring. Then it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle. It is called a bubble ring, and it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

How should the sentence be changed?

Many Scientists have filmed and photographed dolphins playing with bubble rings.

• Change Scientists to scientists

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  Insert a comma after filmed

• 
  Change playing to play

• Change rings to ring

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the best combination of the two sentences?

• 
  She wanted to go to prom and she never asked for permission.

• 
  She wanted to go to prom but she never asked for permission.

• She wanted to go to prom; never asked for permission

• Although she wanted to go to prom, she never asked for permission.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interest hadn't fit Tyson's definition of cool, I never pursued it.

• Change fascinated to fisinated

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  Change had never pursued to hadn't never pursued

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  Change it to them

• Delete the comma after cool

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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

The newly commissioned vessel was initially assigned to defend other U.S. ship's from pirate attacks.

• Change commissioned to comissioned

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  Change pirate to Pirate

• Change ship's to ships

• 
  The sentence should not be changed

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Occasionaly, when we don't get what we want, something even better is waiting for us around the corner!

• Change Occasionaly to Occasionally

• Change even better to even more better

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  Delete the comma after want

• No change needs to be made

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

• My own sister is having a hard time in math attending one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school.

• 
  My own sister, who attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, is having a hard time in math.

• 
  My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school although she is having a hard time in math.

• My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, she is having a hard time in math.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people. She is a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people she is a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• 
  Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people, a social psychologist at Harvard University.

• Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard University, did a study on how “power poses” affect people.

• Amy Cuddy did a study, at Harvard University and with a social psychologist, on how “power poses” affect people.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?

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

• Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who 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.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which option is the best option to combine the two sentences below?

The students are quiet. The students are taking a test.

• The students are quiet the students are taking a test.

• The students are quiet because, they are taking a test.

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  The students are quiet, they are taking a test.

• The students are quiet because they are taking a test.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A