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We're not exactly sure just how it happened. But somehow my sister's finger got stuck in the folding chair on the back porch. After a while she got free, but then she couldn't stop crying. Cameron doesnt usually cry, so the tears were a bad sign. A. Change doesnt to doesn't B. Change usually to usally C. Change were to was D. make no change
A Change doesnt to doesn't
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Every day checking outside to see whether he had returned. A. Every day I checked outside to see whether he had returned. B. Every day, checking outside, it was to see whether he had returned. C. Every day I checked outside. To see whether he had returned. D. Every day I checked outside, I wanted to see whether he had returned.
A. Every day I checked outside to see whether he had returned.
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Two round eyes stare down from a tree. They are yellow. A. Two round eyes stare down from a tree, but the round eyes are yellow. B. Two round eyes stare down from a tree that are yellow. C. Two round eyes stare down from a tree, they are yellow. D. Two round yellow eyes stare down from a tree.
D. Two round yellow eyes stare down from a tree.
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(1) My brother and I yanked on our boots, scrambled into our snow pants, and headed out into the crisp, snowy morning. (2) My breath came out in steamy puffs as I stomped through the snow. (3) At first my brother and I attacked each other with snowballs. (4) My brother's snowpants are orange. (5)Soon we were both wet enough to call off the snow fight. (6) Then we got down to the business of making our snow fort. Which sentence does not belong? Sentence 1 Sentence 3 Sentence 4 Sentence 5
Sentence (4) My brother's snowpants are orange.
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(1)The students at Oran M. Roberts are going to do a great job on their STAAR writing test. (2) They have been working hard on their essays and multiple choice questions. (3) Also, the scholars set goals to help them do their best on the test. They should be very prode of themselves. What is the mistake? Is it C,U,P, or S?
prode to proud Spelling
200
Dad took one look at Cameron's injured finger, wrapped her hand in the towel, and hustled into the car. The nurse in the emergency room studied the cut careful. It wasn't bleeding much by then, but it was deep. A. Change nurse to nurse B. Change studied to studyed C. Change the cut to it D. Change careful to carefully
D. Change careful to carefully
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Coming from the cage by the window, I heard a loud squawking sound as soon as I entered the house. A. Coming from the cage by the window. I heard a loud squawking sound as soon as I entered the house. B. I entered the house coming from a cage by the window, and I heard a loud squawking noise. C. I entered the house, and as soon as I did, I heard a loud squawking sound, it was coming from a cage by the window. D. As soon as I entered the house, I heard a loud squawking sound coming from a cage by the window.
D. As soon as I entered the house, I heard a loud squawking sound coming from a cage by the window.
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They went for a walk. They wanted to find wood for a fire. A. To find wood, they went for a walk for the fire. B. They went for a walk, they wanted to find food for a fire. C. If they went for a walk, they wanted to find wood for the fire. D. They went for a walk to find wood for the fire.
D. They went for a walk to find wood for the fire.
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(1) A hedgehog rolls up into a ball when it goes to sleep. (2) This protects the softest parts of its body. (3) A hedgehog uses its quills for protection when it is not sleeping. (4) If a predator is coming, the hedgehog will roll up tightly. (5) Most animals do not want to eat something that tastes like a brush. Which sentence could be added after sentence 5? A. Brushes come in many shapes, including round and flat. B. They will usually go look for another meal. C. I would never want to eat a hedgehog. D. They just don't want to eat a brush.
C. I would never want to eat a hedgehog.
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(1)The students at Oran M. Roberts are going to do a great job on their STAAR writing test. (2) They have been working hard on their essays and multiple choice questions. (3) Also, the scholars set goals to help them do there best on the test. They should be very proud of themselves. What is the mistake? Is it C,U,P, or S?
there to their usage
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The numbing medicine must have really stung because Cameron yelled loudly. But after a minute Cameron couldn't even fell it when the doctor touched her finger. A. Change couldn't to could'nt B. Change even to hardly C. Change fell to feel D. Change touched to touching
C. Change fell to feel
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Featuring two characters, Shermy and Charlie Brown. A. It featured two characters, they were Shermy and Charlie Brown. B. It featured two characters, Shermy and Charlie Brown. C. It feature two characters. Shermy and Charlie Brown. D. No revision is needed.
B. It featured two characters, Shermy and Charlie Brown.
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The doctor refuses to help the boy. Juana treats Coyotito with seaweed. A. The doctor refuses to help the boy, and Juana treats Coyotito with seaweed. B. The doctor, he refuses to help the boy, and Juana, she treats Coyotito with seaweed. C. The doctor refuses to help the boy, Juana treats Coyotito with seaweed. D. The doctor refuses to help the boy, so Juana treats Coyotito with seaweed.
D. The doctor refuses to help the boy, so Juana treats Coyotito with seaweed.
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(1) Scientist have been working with FIDO in the California desert. (2) FIDO is a new kind of robot that will be used to explore Mars. (3) Many unusual animals live in the desert. (4) The landscape there is similar to that on Mars. (5) By the time the new robot is sent to Mars, the scientist will have had more than a year to practice with FIDO. (6) They will be ready to control the new robots. Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph? Sentence 2 Sentence 3 Sentence 4 Sentence 5
Sentence (3) Many unusual animals live in the desert.
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(1)The students at Oran M. Roberts are going to do a great job on their STAAR writing test. (2) They have been, working hard on their essays and multiple choice questions. (3) Also, the scholars set goals to help them do their best on the test. They should be very proud of themselves. What is the mistake? Is it C,U,P, or S?
they have been, ....does not need a comma Punctuation
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Dr Wong carefully sewed up the cut. I waited just outside while Dad stayed next to Cameron and held her other hand. A. Change Dr to Dr. B. Change sewed to sewn C. Change the period to a comma D. No change
A. Change Dr to Dr.
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Elk have returned to the area, large animals that leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients. A. Elk, large animals that leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients, have returned to the area. B. Elk have returned to the area they are large animals that leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients. C. Elk have returned to the area. To leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients. D. Elk, or large animals, have returned to the area, and they leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients.
A. Elk, large animals that leave droppings containing seeds and vital nutrients, have returned to the area.
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Scientist know that animals migrate to find food. They also migrate to give birth. A. Scientist know that animals migrate to find food, they also migrate to give birth. B. Scientist know this, animals migrate to find food and give birth. C. Scientist know that animals migrate to find food or give birth. D. Scientist know this, animals migrate to find food and give birth.
C. Scientist know that animals migrate to find food or give birth.
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(1) After school Carrie went to her mother for help. (2) "I have to memorize a poem," Carrie explained, "but I'm not even sure how to start." (3) Carrie's mother suggested that the two of them head straight for the library. (4) When they arrived, Mrs. Nichols, the librarian, found several books of poetry for Carrie to look through. (5) After a while, Carrie selected a book that included some poems about the ocean. Which sentence should be added after sentence 5? A. Ocean's cover 3/4s of Earth's surfaces. B. The book had some poems about oceans. C. She checked out the book and took it home. D. Her mother found a book about painting.
C. She checked out the book and took it home.
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(1)The students at Oran M. Roberts are going to do a great job on their STAAR writing test. (2) They have been working hard on their Essays and multiple choice questions. (3) Also, the scholars set goals to help them do their best on the test. They should be very proud of themselves. What is the mistake? Is it C,U,P, or S?
Essays to essays Capitalization
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Raising giant pumpkins and making boats out of them may seem a little silly to most of us, but pumpkin boaters disagree. One boater commented "It's something fun to do with pumpkins other than carve them." A. Insert a comma after commented B. Change It's to its C. Delete the quotation marks D. Make no change
D. Make no change
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A volcano had not yet erupted in the continental United States in decades, the geologists warned people that this was about to change. A. The geologist warned people that a volcano had not erupted in the continental United States in decades. Since this was about to change. B. Although a volcano had not erupted in the continental United States in decades, the geologists warned people that this was about to change. C. A volcano has not erupted in the continental United States in decades because the geologists warned people that this was about to change. D. No revision
B. Although a volcano had not erupted in the continental United States in decades, the geologists warned people that this was about to change.
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It was wet. It was sticky and heavy. A. It was wet, and it was sticky and it was heavy. B. It was wet, it was sticky and heavy. C. It was wet if it was sticky and heavy. D. It was wet, sticky, and heavy.
D. It was wet, sticky, and heavy.
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(1) Owlfred has to turn his head to look around the park or watch moving objects. (2) That's because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. (3) Suddently Owlfred sees a mouse. (4) He hears it scamper in the fallen leaves. (5) Owlfred has excellent hearing. (6) A group of feathers called a facial disk circles his face. (7) The facial disk helps reflect sound to his ears. Which sentence could best be added after sentence 3? A. This is one of his favorite meals. B. My brother has a pet mouse. C. Owls are birds that can fly. D. None of the above.
D. None of the above.
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(1)The students at Oran M. Roberts are going to do a great job on their STAAR writing test. (2) They have been worked hard on their essays and multiple choice questions. (3) Also, the scholars set goals to help them do their best on the test. They should be very proud of themselves. What is the mistake? Is it C,U,P, or S?
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