Combining Sentences
(11) The fireworks made crackling noises. (12) And sparkled in the dark sky.
What is the best way to combine sentences 11 and 12?
A. The fireworks they made crackling noises, and sparkled in the dark sky.
B. The fireworks made crackling noises and sparkled in the sky.
C. The fireworks made crackling noises the fireworks sparkled in the sky too.
B. The fireworks made crackling noises and sparkled in the sky.
I can't wait to see ______ new puppy.
your or you're
your
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
My dad say I was born with a basketball in my hands, but I don't think so.
A. change dad to Dad
B. change born to borned
C. change say to says
D. make no change
C. change say to says
Worked very hard on all four papers.
Fragment
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
Jane rode with Sally and I to the park yesterday.
A. change park to Park
B. change I to me
C. change the period to a question mark
D. make no change
B. change I to me
(3) When the announcer called his name, the boy went on the stage. (4) When the boy got on the stage, he began to amaze everyone with his archery skills.
What is the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
A. When the announcer called his name. The boy went on stage. The boy was amazing everyone with his archery skills when he got on the stage.
B. When the announcer called his name, the boy went on stage. He amazed everyone with his archery skills.
C. The boy on stage went when the announcer called his name and the boy amazed everyone with his archery skills.
B. When the announcer called his name, the boy went on stage. He amazed everyone with his archery skills.
The cashier told me I still owed 27 more _____ .
sense or cents
cents
What change, if any, needs to be made to the sentence?
I brought my cousins basketball for good luck.
A. change brought to brung
B. change cousins to cousin's
C. add a comma after basketball
D. make no change
B. change cousins to cousin's
It was report card day at my school, I waited nervously in my seat.
Run-on
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
I heard the most funniest story about this kid who won the grand prize at a talent show.
A. change talent show to Talent Show
B. delete most
C. change heard to herd
D. make no change
B. delete most
(7) Our family likes to go on a vacation every summer. (8) Yellowstone National Park is where we like to go on vacation every summer.
What is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
A. Our family likes to go on vacation every summer to Yellowstone National Park.
B. Every summer our family goes to Yellowstone National Park to go on vacation.
C. Our family likes to go on vacation every summer, we go to Yellowstone National Park.
A. Our family likes to go on vacation every summer to Yellowstone National Park.
Big worms and caterpillars slide _____ the dirt.
threw or through
through
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
"Wow, I've always wanted a dog like that, I said.
A. change I've to Ive
B. delete the comma after that
C. add quotation marks after that
D. make no change
C. add quotation marks after that
I raced back home as fast as I could pedal, but I was too late.
Complete
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
The children raked the yard pulled weeds, and planted flowers.
A. change flowers to flours
B. add a comma after yard
C. change raked to racked
D. delete the comma after weeds
B. add a comma after yard
(13) He broke through the surface of the water. (14) Gasped for breath. (15) Began swimming towards the other end of the pool.
What is the best way to combine sentences 13-15?
A. He broke through the surface of the water while he was also gasping for breath, he began swimming towards the other end of the pool.
B. He broke through the surface of the water, gasped for breath, and began swimming towards the other end of the pool.
C. He gasped for breath after he broke through the surface of the water and he was swimming to the other end.
B. He broke through the surface of the water, gasped for breath, and began swimming towards the other end of the pool.
We traveled a long time to get to _____ basketball game.
their or they're
their
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
Last Summer we flew in an airplane for 6 hours.
A. change Summer to summer
B. change flew to flied
C. change hours to ours
D. change an to a
A. change Summer to summer
Waiting for me with her hands on her hips.
Fragment
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
Dad hollered, "please be careful!"
A. delete the exclamation mark
B. add quotation marks before Dad
C. change please to Please
D. delete the comma
C. change please to Please
(2) The Liberty Bell was cracked the first time it was used. (3) The Liberty Bell was then fixed after that.
What is the best way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
A. The Liberty Bell was cracked the first time it was used, but it was fixed.
B. The Liberty Bell cracked, and it was fixed after it was cracked.
C. After being fixed the Liberty Bell was then cracked and used.
A. The Liberty Bell was cracked the first time it was used, but it was fixed.
We ____ all of the answers to the questions he asked.
knew or new
knew
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
The beach they went to was in Destin Florida.
A. change to to too
B. change was to were
C. add a comma after Destin
D. make no change
C. add a comma after Destin
Each book had writing on it but we couldn't read it because it was written in another language.
Run-on
What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?
My friends and I was playing around in my front yard with some other neighborhood kids.
A. change I to me
B. change was to were
C. change some to sum
D. make no change
B. change was to were