Sentence Structure
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 30?
A. Tablets make learning interactive, easy, and fun!
B. Tablets make interactive learning easy and fun!
C. Tablets make learning interactive, easy, and make learning fun!
D. Tablets make learning interactive, make learning easy, and make learning fun!
What transition can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 23?
A. For example
B. Instead
C. Of course
D. On the other hand
Joan did not choose the most effective words in this sentence. What is the best change for her to make in this sentence?
A. Change La Salle to He
B. Change wanted to claimed
C. Change basin to land
D. Change name to kingdom
(28) The ship was excavated using a cofferdam. (29) A cofferdam is a temporary enclosure built in the water.
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
A. The ship was excavated using a cofferdam and a temporary enclosure built in the water.
B. The ship was excavated using a cofferdam, this is a temporary enclosure built in the water.
C. The ship was excavated using a cofferdam, which is a temporary enclosure built in the water.
D. The ship was excavated using a cofferdam, built in the water, which is a temporary enclosure.
What is C: The ship was excavated using a cofferdam, which is a temporary enclosure built in the water.
Which sentence could Joan add after sentence 2 to strengthen the introduction to her paper?
A. This paper will tell you all about this important discovery.
B. The discovery gives us a remarkable look into Texas's past.
C. Hundreds of ships have sunk off the Texas coast.
D. I visited Matagorda Bay last summer and learned all about this ship.
What is the best way to revise this sentence?
A. In the Americas, the Mexican free-tailed bat is believed to be the most plentiful mammal.
B. It is believed that the Mexican free-tailed bat is considered to be the most plentiful mammal in the Americas.
C. The Mexican free-tailed bat is believed to be the most plentiful mammal in the Americas.
D. Where it is believed in the Americas, the Mexican free-tailed bat is the most plentiful mammal.
What transition can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 32?
A. Of course
B. For example
C. Afterward
D. As a result
A. change Problems to Incorrect maps
B. change miss to long for
C. change target to goal
D. change nearly to more than
What is the best way to combine sentences 6 and 7?
A. Texas actually has three state mammals, which were all designated in 1995.
B. All of Texas's state mammals were designated in 1995.
C. Texas actually has three state mammals, all three were designated in 1995.
D. Texas actually has three state mammals; however, all three were designated in 1995.
What is A: Texas actually has three state mammals, which were all designated in 1995.
Joan would like to add a sentence to support the idea she presented in sentence 33. Which of these could BEST follow and support sentence 33?
A. The Texas Historical Commission is the state agency for historical preservation.
B. The wreck shows the supplies needed to establish a 17th-century colony in the New World.
C. Another important shipwreck is the USS Hatteras, the only U.S. warship sunk at sea in the gulf.
D. Archeologists even discovered the skeletal remains of a sailor lying over a coil of anchor rope.
What is D: Archeologists even discovered the skeletal remains of a sailor lying over a coil of anchor rope?
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 4?
A. Other Hispanic singers helped to call attention to Tejano music.
B. But before Selena, other female Hispanic singers helped call attention to Tejano music, in Texas and around the world.
C. Other female Hispanic singers helped call attention to the music made by Tejano artists in the state of Texas and far and wide around the world, but before the singer Selena made her career.
D. But before the singer Selena made her career in the state of Texas and far and wide around the world, other female Hispanic singers helped call attention to the music made by Tejano artists.
What transition can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 20?
A. Meanwhile
B. For example
C. However
D. In addition
A. change They to Schools
B. change need to want
C. change build to construct
D. change them to teachers
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
A. In 1922, she was born in Brownsville, Texas, but she was the oldest of seven children.
B. In 1922, she was born in Brownsville, Texas, the oldest of seven children.
C. In 1922, she was born in Brownsville, Texas; the oldest of seven children.
D. In 1922, oldest of seven children, she was born in Brownsville, Texas.
What is B: In 1922, she was born in Brownsville, Texas, the oldest of seven children.
Rosalie would like to add a sentence to support the idea she has presented in sentence 15. Which of these could BEST follow and support sentence 15?
A. There are many different kinds of Tejano music, including boleros.
B. This does not mean that Chelo Silva was a real queen; she was a singer.
C. A bolero is a type of song with very romantic and sentimental lyrics.
D. Bolero songs are the most popular form of Tejano music throughout Texas and Mexico, but cumbia songs are also popular.
What is C: A bolero is a type of song with very romantic and sentimental lyrics.
(9) If a person can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, they will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
What is the best way to revise sentence 9?
A. If a person can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, you will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
B. If people can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, they will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
C. If they can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, they will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
D. If people can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, the school board will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
What is B: If people can look beyond the bad words, the violent acts, and the terrible situations detailed in the novels, they will see that Mr. Myers's books are about change and hope.
What transition can be added to this sentence?
A. Subsequently
B. Nevertheless
C. For instance
D. Without a doubt
Some of the wording Tyrell used in this sentence is inappropriate. What is the BEST change for him to make in this sentence?
A. change opinion to viewpoint
B. change supposedly to probably
C. change popular with to despised by
D. change peers to friends
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
A. However, you'll move from one part of the country to another when you'll be handed off from one regional control center to another.
B. As you move from one part of the country to another, you'll be handed off from one regional control center to another.
C. You'll move from one part of the country to another you'll be handed off from one regional control center to another.
D. You'll move from one part of the country to another after you'll be handed off from one regional control center to another.
What is B: As you move from one part of the country to another, you'll be handed off from one regional control center to another?
Rosalie wants to end her paper with an interesting closing thought. Which of these sentences could BEST replace this sentence and most effectively close her paper?
A. Although she was born in Texas, Chelo Silva was famous throughout the American Southwest and Mexico.
B. But no matter her title, Chelo Silva will always be one of the great heroes of Tejano culture to me.
C. Selena will always be the Queen of Tejano, but Chelo Silva is much more deserving of that title.
D. Chelo Silva has a star on the South Texas Walk of Fame in downtown Corpus Christie, Texas.
What is A: Although she was born in Texas, Chelo Silva was famous throughout the American Southwest and Mexico.
Lydia wants to improve her introduction. How can she rewrite sentence 3 to provide more detail and imagery?
A. Texas is the second-largest state in the country, so of course we have a bunch of symbols!
B. The obvious symbols, like the bird and flower, are well known to even the smallest child in school, who has seen pictures in books and magazines.
C. Everyone has heard the call of our state bird, the mockingbird, or seen the fields of bright bluebonnets, the state flower.
D. Stepping outside, one is greeted by the many sights and sounds, some of which are state symbols.
(22) Tablets also require a lot of bandwidth. (23) According to the FCC, students need broadband access at home to be able to do Internet-based homework.
Tyrell would like to add a transition word or phrase to help readers move from the first paragraph to the second. Which of these is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 22?
A. However
B. Lastly
C. In conclusion
D. For that reason
Lydia needs to clarify the meaning of this sentence. What is the most effective way to do this?
A. change Students to They
B. change subject to topic
C. change them to their findings
D. change representative to legislator
What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?
A. In the 1870's, some immigrants came to Texas, who came from Germany and from Ireland.
B. In the 1870's, some immigrants came to Texas from Germany also from Ireland.
C. In the 1870's, some immigrants came to Texas from Germany and Ireland.
D. In the 1870's, some immigrants to Texas came because of Germany and from Ireland.
What is C: In the 1870's, some immigrants came to Texas from Germany and Ireland?
Marcus needs more support for the idea he is presenting in this paragraph. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 5 and help develop the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Myers drew inspiration from the buildings of Renaissance Italy using a style known as Renaissance Revival.
B. The buildings of Renaissance Italy influenced the building of the Capitol, a style seen in many different public buildings.
C. Renaissance Italy provided the design of the Texas State Capitol as part of Renaissance Revival.
D. Myers drew his designs on the buildings of Renaissance Italy to create the Renaissance Revival style for the Capitol.
What is A: Myers drew inspiration from the buildings of Renaissance Italy using a style known as Renaissance Revival.