CUPS Editing
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Compound Sentences
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Structure
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100

He has took tennis lessons for three years.

A) has taken                   B) has taked

C) taking                        D) Make no change

A) has taken

100

Taylor and Esteban is my two best friends.

A) are                        B) was

C) be                         C) Make no change

A) are

100

What does FANBOYS stand for, and where are they placed in a compound sentence?

*For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

*FANBOYS are placed after the comma that combines the two sentences into one compound sentence.

Example: We are studying hard for our test, so we are sure to do well on it!

100

Which uses a transition word that shows a conclusion?

A) I was the last one to finish the math problem.

B) I have always liked working with numbers.

C) I finally understood how to multiply fractions.

C) I finally understood how to multiply fractions.

100

Which sentence is complete and written correctly?

A) Molding pinch pot out of clay.

B) Work on a good surface, the pot can be made easily.

C) After making a pinch pot, try making a coil pot.

C) After making a pinch pot, try making a coil pot.

100

They send a message telling ______ brain that you are spinning.


      your                     you're

your

200

Taylor and Esteban is my two best friends.

A) are                        B) was

C) be                         C) Make no change

A) are

200

He has took tennis lessons for three years.

A) has taken                   B) has taked

C) taking                        D) Make no change

A) has taken

200

How can the following sentences be combined into a compound sentence?


My mom and I took a trip to New York.  We went to visit my Aunt Betty.

My mom and I took a trip to New York and visited my Aunt Betty.

200

Which transition word shows location?

A) for example

B) below

C) then

B) below

200

Which sentence could be the central idea statement to begin this paragraph?

(1) She wrote a letter to her cousin in Mexico City. (2)Iliana has been studying different cultures, customs, and languages of Mexico. (3)Eventually, she will write a report about what she has learned.

(2) Iliana has been studying different cultures, customs, and languages of Mexico.

200

I like gluten-free cookies.  Me, _____!


                  to         two         too

too

300

She wrote a letter to her cousin in mexico city.


What change, if any, is needed in this sentence?

Change mexico city to Mexico City.

300

Where is the best place to add this sentence?

A tour guide told us the history of Sturgis.

(1) Last weekend, my family and I visited a pretzel factory. (2) It was the first commercial pretzel factory in the U.S.A. (3) In 1850, a man named Julius Sturgis began creating a recipe for a hard pretzel.

After sentence 1

300

How would you combine these sentences?


She made a vase out of clay.  The clay was red.

She made a vase out of red clay.

300

Which transition word clarifies?

A) first

B) besides

C) in other words

C) in other words

300

I think my parents should let me get a pet snake.  Snakes can make good pets because they are easy to care for and fascinating to watch.  Snakes need relatively little special care or attention. Some snakes catch live mice to eat.  If I am allowed to get a pet snake, the house won't have a mouse problem, any more!

**What kind of paragraph is this?**

Persuasive

300

I can ________ the beat with the music.


                  here                 hear

hear

400

Which is a declarative sentence that should end with a period?

A) Where did Dr. Leakey dig up the fossils

B) How old these fossils must be

C) He found fossils of ape-like animals that lived 14 million years ago

C) He found fossils of ape-like animals that lived 14 million years ago

400

Which trophy word can replace the underlined word?

I hate doing laundry and washing dishes!

A) adore                    B) abhor

C) restore                  C) clean

B) abhor

400

Taylor put ice on my sting, but it soon stopped hurting.

A) if                              B) and

C) or                             D) Make no change

B) and

400

Which transition word adds information?

A) in addition

B) over

C) earlier

A) in addition

400

What are at least two things you could include in an well-written conclusion for a personal narrative?

*Hope

*Lesson learned

*Feeling

*Update

*Rephrase your opening/main idea

400

Thank you for the Starbucks coffee.  _______ welcome!

               your              you're

You're

500

My mom says its okay for me to sing in your group.

A) it's

B) its'

C) its's

D) Make no change

A) it's

(it is)

500

Which trophy word can replace the underlined word?

I am excited to see how well all of you do on your test, tomorrow.

A) terrified                   B) lethargic

C) thrilled                     D) regretful

C) thrilled

500

How can you combine these sentences?

Darrel likes to go fishing.

He also likes to go swimming.

Darrel likes to go fishing and swimming.

500

Write the transition word.


I was anxious to leave. However, we had to wait until Uncle Pete arrived.

However

500

Label the two main parts of the sentence:


Miss Letts and Ms. Davila took Finley to the park.

Subject: Miss Letts and Ms. Davila

Predicate: took Finley to the park.

500

_______ dog's name is Fido.


                  There          Their

Their

600

I herd that you are looking for young singers for your summer concert.


**For both words, correct the spelling (if needed) or say, "no change needed."**

*heard

*concert - No change needed

600

Which two sentences should be switched?

(1)Snakes need relatively little special care or attention. (2)They are basically nocturnal, which means they sleep most of the day. (3)Many snakes eat mice and other small rodents. (4)However, they don't need darkness in order to sleep, so you don't need to keep a room dark all day. (5)Some snakes eat frozen, pre-killed mice.

sentences 3 and 4

600

What is the best way to combine these sentences?


It is called the Sturgis Pretzel House. It is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

It is called the Sturgis Pretzel House, and it is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

600

Which transition word shows time?

A) between

B) in other words

C) later

C) later

600

Label the nouns, verbs and adjectives:


The hungry caterpillar ate the big watermelon.

nouns: caterpillar, watermelon

verb: ate

adjectives: hungry, big

600

Oh, ______ is my hair brush?


     were       ware         wear       where

where

700

I feed the birds sum Caterpillars, yesterday?


**Edit the sentence.**

I fed the birds some caterpillars, yesterday.
700

Which is a run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

A) My mother was born on a houseboat, she lived there for two years.

B) When we need something, we can walk to a store in town.

C) We can catch fish, clean them, and cook them all in one place.

A) My mother was born on a houseboat, she lived there for two years.

700

We could go to the park tomorrow, ___ we could go to the movies.


**Choose the right FANBOYS to complete the sentence.**

or

700

Which transition word compares and contrasts?

A) earlier

B) besides

C) otherwise

C) otherwise

700

What can you include in the introduction of a personal narrative to make a good hook?  (Name two strategies)

*Sound (onomatopoeia)

*Question

*Dialogue (talking)

*Setting

700

I dug a ________ in the ground.


                 hole           whole

hole