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The Great Wall of China stretches for 3,915 miles and can be up to 26 feet tall in some places. It’s incredible ______________ (ⓐ.ⓑ? ⓒ! ⓓ,)
c) !
*Exclamation points are used to show strong feelings/emotions. Since the wall is enormous, an exclamation point should be used.
Some people believe that the Great Wall of China is so large that astronauts can see it from the moon, but this is not ______________ (ⓐtrue ⓑtru ⓒtrugh ⓓtroo).
a) true
One day, I want to visit ____________ (ⓐCalifornia ⓑcalifornia ⓒCaliforniA ⓓcAlifornia) to see the Redwood trees.
a) California
*The name of a state. Therefore, it must begin with a capital letter. Note: Capital letters should not be randomly within words.
In the past 500 years, Mount St. Helens has _______________ (ⓐerupt ⓑerupted ⓒerupting ⓓerupts) 4 times.
b) erupted
*The sentence is referring to past events. Therefore a past-tense verb is needed. The word ending in -ed.
The worst eruption of Mount St. Helens happened on _______________ (ⓐMay 18 1980 ⓑMay, 18 1980 ⓒMay 18, 1980 ⓓMay, 18, 1980).
c) May 18, 1980
*The month---space---date--comma--space--year. Note: The comma (,) should be right behind the date. Followed by a space; then the year (as it is written above in the answer).
Scientists will study the inside of the volcano to learn how to predict when _______________ (ⓐanother ⓑan other ⓒother ⓓanuther) eruption will occur.
a) another
*This is a sight word (an other is written as one word; an because other starts with a vowel sound).
_____________ (ⓐjupiter ⓑJupiTer ⓒJupiter ⓓjUpiter) is the fifth planet from the sun in our solar system.
c) Jupiter
*The name of a planet and it is the first word in the sentence. Therefore, it must begin with a capital letter for both reasons. Note: Capital letters should not be randomly within words.
The eruption was so ______________ (ⓐpowerful ⓑpowerless ⓒpowered ⓓpowerly) that it caused two months of earthquakes.
a) powerful
*Powerful = strong
The suffix -ful means full of strength. The word powerful best fits the sentence.
The formations were created by erosion, weather and cracks in the _______________ (ⓐearths ⓑearth’s ⓒEarths ⓓEarth’s) surface.
d) Earth's
* Earth is the name of the planet. Therefore, it must start with an uppercase E. The apostrophe (') shows ownership; the surface belongs to Earth.
The Great Wall of China was first built over 2,000 years ago and was made _______________ (ⓐuse ⓑuses ⓒuseing ⓓusing) stone and wood.
d) using
*The drop the final/silent -e when adding an ending.
On _______________, (ⓐthursDay ⓑThursday ⓒ thursdaY ⓓtHurday) my class will take a trip to the park.
b) Thursday
*The name of a day. Therefore, it must begin with a capital letter. Note: Capital letters should not be randomly within words.
While hiking, visitors may see wildlife _______________ (ⓐsince ⓑsuch as ⓒinstead of ⓓfor) beavers, foxes, deer, black bears and many others.
b) such as
*Such as indicates that examples are following.
Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first national park. Most of the park _______________ (ⓐlie ⓑlies ⓒlied ⓓlying) in the state of Wyoming.
b) lies
*The suffixes of -ing and -s indicate present tense. The best verb is lies (location).
The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever _______________ (ⓐbuild ⓑbuilded ⓒbuilds ⓓbuilt) by humans.
d) built
**Built is an irregular past tense spelling for build. It is irregular because with most past tense spelling you would just add an -ed.
The Everglades National Park is located in __________ (ⓐhomestead, fl ⓑHomestead FL ⓒHomestead, fl ⓓHomestead, FL).
d) Homestead, FL.
*City and states are names. Therefore, they should begin with capital letters. Reminder: City and states are separated by a comma right behind the city's name space then the state's name.
If a hiker is brave enough to climb this mountain, it _______________ (ⓐtake ⓑtakes ⓒtook ⓓtaken) 40 days to get to the top.
b) takes
*Sentence requires a singular present tense verb.
The Everglades National Park is located in __________ (ⓐhomestead, fl ⓑHomestead FL ⓒHomestead, fl ⓓHomestead, FL).
d) Homestead, FL.
*City and state names are separated by commas. Reminder: Cities and states are names and must begin with capital letters.
After _______________ (ⓐviewing ⓑveiwing ⓒvuing ⓓvouing) the eruption, visitors can hike or drive through the park to try to see a buffalo, bear or even a wolf.
a) viewing
*Sight word----Rule: i before e except after c.
Arches National Park is found in _______________ (ⓐmoab, utah ⓑMoab Utah ⓒMoab, Utah ⓓMoab, utah).
c) Moab, Utah
* Both city and state are names. Therefore, cities and states must begin with capital letters---and separate by a comma.
Today, scientists are using Mount St. Helens to learn more about volcanoes. _______________ (ⓐIt ⓑHe ⓒShe ⓓThey) will study the inside of the volcano to learn how to predict when eruptions will occur.
d) They
* Scientists is plural. Therefore, the pronoun must be a plural word also.