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Skyler likes brownies.
Mattias likes cookies.
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A) Skyler likes brownies, so Mattias likes cookies.
B) Skyler likes brownies, but Mattias likes cookies.
C) Skyler likes brownies Mattias likes cookies.
D) Skyler likes brownies and Mattias likes cookies.
B) Skyler likes brownies, but Mattias likes cookies.
I mopped the floor.
After I spilled my milk.
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A) I mopped the floor, after I spilled my milk.
B) I mopped the floor, after I spilled, my milk.
C) I mopped the floor after, I spilled my milk.
D) I mopped the floor after I spilled my milk.
D) I mopped the floor after I spilled my milk.
Gold is a shade of yellow.
Orange is a shade of yellow.
Bronze is a shade of yellow.
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A) Gold is a shade of Yellow, orange is a shade of Yellow, bronze is a shade of Yellow.
B) Gold and Orange, and Bronze are a shade, of Yellow.
C) Gold, Orange, and Bronze are a shade of Yellow.
D) Gold is a shade of Yellow. Orange, and Bronze are a shade of Yellow.
C) Gold, Orange, and Bronze are a shade of Yellow.
(1) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. (2) Jack fell down, he broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.
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What transition word should start off sentence 2?
A) Now
B) Before
C) When
D) Finally
C) When
What is another word for conclusion?
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A) Exposition
B) Climax
C) Moral
D) Resolution
D) Resolution
Mya doesn't like watermelon.
Mya likes honeydew melon.
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A) Mya doesn't like watermelon, or Mya likes honeydew melon.
B) Mya doesn't like watermelon, but likes honeydew melon.
C) Mya doesn't like watermelon, but she likes honeydew melon.
D) Mya doesn't like watermelon she likes honeydew melon.
C) Mya doesn't like watermelon, but she likes honeydew melon.
After I spilled my milk.
I mopped the floor.
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A) After I spilled my milk, I mopped the floor.
B) After I spilled my milk I mopped the floor.
C) After, I spilled my milk I mopped the floor.
D) After I spilled my milk I mopped, the floor.
A) After I spilled my milk, I mopped the floor.
I used to watch the Smurfs.
I used to watch the Gummy Bears.
I used to watch Captain Planet.
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A) I used to watch the Smurfs, the Gummy Bears, and Captain Planet too.
B) I used to watch the Smurfs, I used to watch the Gummy Bears and Captain Planet.
C) I used to watch the Smurfs I used to watch the Gummy Bears, and Captain Planet.
D) I used to watch the Smurfs and the Gummy Bears I used to watch Captain Planet too.
A) I used to watch the Smurfs, the Gummy Bears, and Captain Planet too.
(1) Everyone at the park began packing up quickly. (2) The skies seemed to open up and drench everyone with rain.
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What transition word should appear before sentence #2?
A) However
B) Suddenly
C) Slowly
D) Next
B) Suddenly
What is the best conclusion?
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A) The end.
B) Thank you for reading my story.
C) Everyone was tired from a fun day at the park.
D) And that's my story.
C) Everyone was tired from a fun day at the park.
Brian plays soccer in the spring.
Brian plays football in the fall.
Brian plays basketball in the fall.
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A) Brian plays soccer in the spring, and he plays football in the fall and he plays basketball in the fall.
B) Brian plays soccer in the spring, and he plays football and basketball in the fall.
C) Brian plays soccer in the spring and basketball in the fall. He plays football in the fall too.
D) Brian plays soccer in the spring, but he plays basketball. And he plays football in the fall too.
B) Brian plays soccer in the spring, and he plays football and basketball in the fall.
We have to pick up a cake.
Today is Jonah's birthday.
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A) We have to pick up a cake, because today is Jonah's birthday.
B) We have to pick up a cake since today is Jonah's birthday.
C) We have to, pick up a cake as today is Jonah's birthday.
D) We have to pick up a cake after today, is Jonah's birthday.
B) We have to pick up a cake since today is Jonah's birthday.
Fresh orange juice is healthy for you.
It is healthy but water is healthier.
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A) Fresh orange juice is healthy for you and water is healthier.
B) Fresh orange juice is healthy for you, but water is healthier.
C) Fresh orange juice is healthy for you but water is healthier than orange juice.
D) Fresh orange juice is healthier for you but water is healthy too.
B) Fresh orange juice is healthy for you, but water is healthier.
(1) When the power went out, all the computers went down. (2) It took a lot of time and effort for the electricians to get everything back up and running. (3) The students could finish their Writable assignments.
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What transition word/s would best be added before sentence 3?
A) Finally
B) Yesterday
C) All of the sudden
D) Before
A) Finally
It is important that you recycle when you can. There are a lot of plastics and glass being thrown into the oceans, and this is dangerous for fish and other sea creatures. When you recycle, people can reuse these items or even create art out of them which keeps them out of the oceans. Recycling is good.
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What is a better conclusion for this paragraph?
A) Art is pretty.
B) Some recycled goods can become playgrounds.
C) Recycling is helpful to the planet.
D) Sea creatures eat plastics which can kill them.
C) Recycling is helpful to the planet.
Rebekah's birthday is in March.
My birthday is in April.
Jakob's birthday is in June.
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A) Rebekah's birthday is in March, but mine is in April, and Jakob's is in June.
B) Rebekah's birthday is in March, my birthday is in April, Jakob's birthday is in June.
C) Rebekah's birthday is in March, so my birthday is in April, but Jakob's birthday is in June.
D) Rebekah's birthday is in March. My birthday is in April, and Jakob's birthday. Is in June.
A) Rebekah's birthday is in March, but mine is in April, and Jakob's is in June.
Dad mowed the lawn.
Mom trimmed the bushes.
I watered the flowers.
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A) Dad mowed the lawn while Mom trimmed the bushes, and I watered the flowers.
B) Dad mowed the lawn while Mom trimmed the bushes and while I watered the flowers.
C) Dad mowed the lawn, while Mom trimmed the bushes, I watered the flowers.
D) Dad mowed the lawn, while Mom trimmed the bushes, and I watered the flowers.
A) Dad mowed the lawn while Mom trimmed the bushes, and I watered the flowers.
I went to San Antonio this weekend.
It was Easter.
We hunted for Easter eggs with my cousins.
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A) When I went to San Antonio this weekend, it was Easter, but hunted for Easter eggs with my cousins.
B) When I went to San Antonio this weekend, it was Easter, so we hunted for Easter eggs with my cousins.
C) When I went to San Antonio this weekend it was Easter and we hunted for Easter eggs with my cousins.
D) I went to San Antonio this weekend because it was Easter, since we hunted for Easter eggs with, my cousins.
B) When I went to San Antonio this weekend, it was Easter, so we hunted for Easter eggs with my cousins.
(1) Travis and Kelly were playing Name that Cloud. (2) They had one hour left before they could leave. (3) They could finally go to the ice cream parlor.
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What would be the best transition word to add before sentence 3?
A) Before
B) Lastly
C) Then
D) Tomorrow
C) Then
Janet went to the orange grove with her grandfather every summer when she visited his home in Florida. They would bring tons of the fresh fruit home for her grandmother to make delicious orange sherbet while she and her grandfather made fresh squeezed orange juice. Some summers, there were enough oranges to make orange marmalade and even orange muffins. It was fun.
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What sentence is best to replace the conclusion?
A) Janet always looked forward to summers with her grandparents, filled with sweet orange recipes.
B) Florida produces 3.5 to 5.5 billion oranges per year.
C) Marmalade is like jelly.
D) Apples are always fun to pick too, and they make good juice and muffins as well.
A) Janet always looked forward to summers with her grandparents, filled with sweet orange recipes.
Roses are some of my favorite flowers.
Tulips are some of my favorite flowers.
I don't really like Sunflowers.
Lillis are some of my favorite flowers.
I don't like Carnations.
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A) Roses and Tulips are some of my favorite flowers, but I don't really like Carnations or Sunflowers, I like Lillis too.
B) Roses and Tulips and Lillis are some of my favorite flowers but I don't like Carnations. I don't like Sunflowers either.
C) Roses, Tulips, and Lillis are some of my favorite flowers, so I don't like Sunflowers, or Carnations.
D) Roses, Tulips, and Lillis are some of my favorite flowers, but I don't like Sunflowers or Carnations.
D) Roses, Tulips, and Lillis are some of my favorite flowers, but I don't like Sunflowers or Carnations.
Eden and Edith have the same last name.
Eden and Edith are not sisters.
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A) Eden and Edith have the same last name although they are not sisters.
B) Eden and Edith have the same last name, although they are not sisters.
C) Eden and Edith have the same last name although, they are not sisters.
D) Eden and Edith have the same last name, although, they are not, sisters.
A) Eden and Edith have the same last name although they are not sisters.
I can't wait until summer vacation.
We are going to Disneyland for summer vacation.
This summer vacation, we are going to the beach.
I am so excited for summer vacation.
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A) I can't wait until summer vacation, we are going to Disneyland and the beach so I'm so excited.
B) I'm so excited for Disneyland and the beach I am going to both, when it is summer vacation.
C) I can't wait until summer vacation until I am excited to go to Disneyland, and the beach.
D) I am so excited and cannot wait until summer vacation because we are going to Disneyland and the beach.
D) I am so excited and cannot wait until summer vacation because we are going to Disneyland and the beach.
(1) Annie was finally getting the puppy she wanted. (2) She had been saving for her first puppy since she was seven years old. (3) Today that she was eight, she finally had enough money to afford a little Toy Poodle. (4) He was going to be apricot, and Annie would name him Peaches.
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What would be the best transition word to replace the word Today in sentence 3?
A) Now
B) Later
C) Eventually
D) However
A) Now
Luna the little cat was afraid of the dark. Every night, she hid under the bed when the lights went out. One night, she peeked outside and saw tiny glowing bugs dancing in the air. They weren’t scary—they were fireflies. Luna stepped out, watched them sparkle, and smiled.
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A) Luna was happy.
B) The fireflies looked like little stars twinkling in the night sky.
C) The dark wasn’t so scary after all.
D) Not all cats are afraid of the dark.
C) The dark wasn’t so scary after all.