Sneakers
Oliver's First Night
Friendship Garden
Cats Are Better
Sprout
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In the following sentence we should change THEM to what word?

 ****Shoe manufacturers use high-tech materials to make shoes that are good for them. 

**** A) sneakers B) others C) big companies D) people's feet

D) people's feet
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What change should be made? **** They took Oliver out of his pen and put him in there car. **** A) Change took to take B) Insert a comma after pen C) Change there to their D) No change should be made
C) Change there to their
100
What correction should be made? **** (11) It was fun to celebrate the begining of our new project together. ****
Change begining to beginning
100
How should sentence 5 be changed? **** (5)I just think they get a little too much atention. **** A)Change get to got B)Change too much to to much C)Change atention to attention D)Sentence 5 should not be changed.
C)Change atention to attention
100
How should sentence 12 be changed? **** 12)Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. **** A)Insert a comma after trunk B)Change bare to bear C)Change filled to fill D)Sentence 12 should not be changed.
A)Insert a comma after trunk
200
Which word should be added before sentence 14? 

**** 13)In fact, the rubber soles made them so quiet that people could sneak up on each other. 14) People were referring to the new shoes as sneakers and the name stuck. 

**** A) For example 

B) However C) Soon 

D) In Conclusion

C) Soon
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What change should be made? **** Olivers ears stood up on his head **** A) Change Olivers to Oliver's B) Change stood up to standed up C) Change on his head to there were on his head D) No change should be made
A) Change Olivers to Oliver's
200
Which sentence creates the most effective closing for her paper? **** (22)At the end of the season, we got together with our neighbors for another picnic. (23)As we enjoyed the fruits—and vegetables—of our labor, we discovered something. **** A)That is the end of our garden story. B)Friends can be the best and worst parts of life. C)Our garden had helped us cultivate a lot of new things, for which we were very happy. D)Not only had we grown some amazing food, but we had also made some special friends.
D)Not only had we grown some amazing food, but we had also made some special friends.
200
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 11? **** (11)My cat, on the other hand, is quite comfortable staying inside, and using her litter box. **** A)Change quite to quiet B)Delete the comma after inside C)Change and using to she uses D)Sentence 11 should not be changed.
B)Delete the comma after inside
200
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 13? **** (13)By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest. **** A)Change Summer to summer B)Change had become to becoming C)Insert a comma after tree D)No change needs to be made.
A)Change Summer to summer
300
Which of these could BEST follow and support sentence 15? **** 15) In 1917 a company called Converse invented an athletic shoe for basketball players. **** A) People everywhere enjoy playing and watching basketball. B) This was in the beginning of the 1900s that this happened. C) It had a higher top to support the ankle. D) Basketball had been invented in 1891.
C) It had a higher top to support the ankle.
300
What change should be made? **** "I'm a clown fish," a striped orange-and-white thing said with a giggle." ****A) change striped to stripped B) Change said to says C) Delete the quotation marks after the period D) No change should be made
C) Delete the quotation marks after the period
300
Which sentence should be deleted? (12)Over the next few weeks, the garden turned out to be a bit more work than we had expected. (13)We had to make sure that all the plants were receiving just the right amount of water. (14)And we had to keep the weeds out of our garden. (15)They kept popping up no matter what we did to stop them. (16)Sometimes my cat would stroll into the garden and slink around. (17)Every afternoon, at least one of us had to spend time pulling the weeds that would interfere with the growth of our precious plants.
(16)Sometimes my cat would stroll into the garden and slink around.
300
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 17? **** (17)And you won’t never see a cat tip over a trash can and shred its contents. **** A)Change never to ever B)Change and shred to they don’t shred C)Change contents to contints D)No change needs to be made.
A)Change never to ever
300
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 21? **** (21)Bright-red berrys began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. **** A)Change berrys to berries B)Delete and C)Change wildflowers to wildflower’s D)No change needs to be made.
A)Change berrys to berries
400
What is the best topic sentence? **** If you travel to other countries, you'll see many different styles. However, in most places they aren't called sneakers. In England they're called trainers. In Canada they're known as runners. In South Africa people call them tackies. **** A) Sneakers are now worn all over the world. B) In other countries there are many different styles of shoes.
A) Sneakers are now worn all over the world.
400
Combine the sentences **** 1) While the people went upstairs. 2) Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
While the people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
400
Which sentence clearly states the central idea and could follow sentence 3? **** 1) There's a big empty lot next to my house. 2) For years the lot had been filled with weeds. 3) When new neighbors moved in across the street, they suggested that we turn the lot into something special. **** A) Neighbors need a way to become friends. B) We decided to plant a garden. C) It needed to be special for everyone. D) The new neighbors had come from Chicago.
B) We decided to plant a garden.
400
What is the correct way to write sentence 14? (14)However, we put food in my cat’s bowl, she eats whenever she’s hungry.
However, we put food in my cat’s bowl, and she eats whenever she’s hungry.
400
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 27? **** (27)As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. **** A)Change grew to grows B)Change spring up to sprung up C)Change them to it D)No change needs to be made in sentence 27.
C)Change them to it
500
Revise the sentence: The shoes quickly became popular because they were comfortable, and they were popular because they were easy to clean.
The shoes quickly became popular because they were comfortable and easy to clean.
500
What is the correct way to write the sentence? (HINT: Should we separate it?) **** The shrimp swam after the clown fish, the coral cheered, waving its arms wildly. ****
The shrimp swam after the clown fish. The coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
500
Combine the sentences. 1) We finished planting. 2) Then we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree.
After we finished planting, we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree.
500
What is the correct way to write sentences 29 and 30? (29)Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners. (30)And proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
500
What is the correct way to write sentences 6 and 7? (6)In the maze of charred trees. (7)A tiny seedling began to grow.
In the maze of charred trees, a tiny seedling began to grow.
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