Sentence Written Correctly?
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Mr. Taddeo runs scholar senate, and he is the football coach.
YES
Combine sentences to form a compound sentence
Should we start the class now. Should we wait for everyone to get here.
Should we start class now, or should we wait for everyone to get here.
I loved playing soccer and hoped, I would make the team.
I loved playing soccer and hoped I would make the team.
Terry was obstinate; she was being stubborn and refused to see any movie other than the one she wanted. Using context clues, what does the word obstinate mean?
A) easily gives in B) compliant C) stubborn D) peacemaker
C-stubborn
The doctor had a mortified look on her face. She had accidentally grabbed the wrong patient's file and hadn't realized it until the check-up was almost over. Using context clues, what does mortified mean?
C- greatly embarrassed.
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I want to go to Coney Island and I want to go to Hurricane Harbor.
I want to go to Coney Island, and I want to go to Hurricane Harbor.
Combine sentences to form a compound sentence
A desert gets very little precipitation. Deserts can be very cold like Antarctica.
A deserts gets very little precipitation, so deserts can be very cold like Antarctica.
My brother yelled about me trying to pet stray dogs, he yelled at me.
My brother yelled at me for trying to pet stray dog.
Although Marcy is excited to play in the snow, Joshua is reluctant because it is so cold. Using context clues, what does the word reluctant mean?
A) excited B) unwilling C) willing D) ready
B- unwilling
The girl ABANDONED the kittens at the shelter, giving up the kittens was heartbreaking.
To leave, or give away
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I loved playing soccer. And hoped I would make the team.
NO
I love playing soccer and hoped I would make the team.
Combine sentences to form a compound sentence
She did not cheat on her test. It was the right thing to do.
She did not cheat on her test, for it was the right thing to do.
The gift wasn't what she wanted. But she loved it anyway.
The gift wasn't what she wanted, but she loved it anyway.
Some people ostracize those who are different from them. It is better to be welcoming to everyone regardless of how different they are from you. Using context clues, what does the word ostracize mean?
A) welcome B) embrace C) include D) exclude
D-excluded
The teacher SEIZED the students cell phones, taking them away until dismissal time. What does SEIZED mean?
To grab or take away
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Evan was very proud of his part of the community garden.
YES
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Sally got two blisters on her heel. Sally wore new shoes to the dance.
Sally wore new shoes to the dance, and got two blisters on her feet.
The children waited and patiently for their mom to come.
The children waited patiently for their mom to come.
The events for the conference were listed in chronological order. They began with the first event of the day and ended with the closing ceremonies in the evening. Using context clues, what does the word chronological mean?
A) messed up B) broken C) in order D) out of order
C- in order
The cat PEERED out the window, looking down at the people on the street. What does peered mean?
To look
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She had always wanted to go skiing, while there were no mountains where she lived.
NO
She had always wanted to go skiing, but there were no mountains where she lived.
Combine sentences to form a compound sentence
I am trying to eat healthy. I want to eat ice cream.
I am trying to eat healthy, yet/but I want to get ice cream.
Before we clean our rooms, we have to go outside.
We have to clean our rooms before we go outside.
Venoms with hemotoxins stage a large-scale attack on the tissue and blood of the victim. The molecules in the venom begin rapidly destroying red blood cells in the victim, preventing clotting and causing the victim’s blood to become toxic. The body begins to deteriorate from the inside and the outside at the same time! What does deteriorate mean?
A) repair B) expand C) break down D) change colors
C- break down
The cat was hungry and searching for food. He begun SCROUNGING through the garbage hoping he would find something to eat: SCROUNGING means
To search, look for