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1Mandy loved to ride horses. 2Her best friend Madison did too. 3They rode their horses together most every Saturday. 4The girls liked to work their horses in the show area, teaching them when to run and when to jump. 5Afterwards, the girls liked to roam into the pastures. 6The horses liked it too. 7It seemed that everyone loved Saturdays. Which two sentences would be the best to combine using a compound subject? A. Sentences 2 and 3 B. Sentences 3 and 4 C. Sentences 4 and 5 D. Sentences 5 and 6
What is D. Sentences 5 and 6
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Which sentence has a comma error? A. Jonathan where did you put the new pencils I just bought? B. I asked you to tell me, Jonathan, where you put the new pencils I just bought. C. Do you know where the brand new pencils are, Jonathan? D. I asked Jonathan to tell me where he put the brand new pencils.
What is A. Jonathan where did you put the new pencils I just bought?
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5. Choose the sentence in which every word is spelled correctly. A. Mom may let me go to the fare when it’s in town. B. The deer was eating our rose bush. C. Due you like to go skateboarding? D. I can’t fined my new game system!
What is B. The deer was eating our rose bush.
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Identify the sentence that contains a conjunction. A. I have several chores that must be done every day. B. Regardless of the menu, lunchtime is always an adventure. C. There is no such thing as a typical day in our classroom. D. We asked for new computers, but we received new desks.
What is D. We asked for new computers, but we received new desks.
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The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most celebrated events in the history of the United States. It changed life, not only for travelers, but also for almost everyone in the country. The railroad gave birth to many of the West's largest cities. By providing a safe means of travel, the railroad speeded up the settlement of the western states. The passage above is an example of A. a persuasive essay. B. a narrative. C. a newspaper article. D. a summary.
What is D. a summary.
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I am going home, and I intend to stay there. The text above is an example of A. a complex sentence. B. a compound sentence. C. a simple sentence. D. a run-on sentence.
What is B. a compound sentence.
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1Do you know Matt Yocum, the television reporter. 2He has a very special job. 3He reports on car races for the TNT television network. 4When he reports on a NASCAR race, he is watching the race from the pit where the racecar drivers’ crews are working. 5He is in the middle of the racetrack. 6What a great view! Which sentence needs to be edited for punctuation? A. sentence 5 B. sentence 4 C. sentence 3 D. sentence 1
What is D. sentence 1
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Which sentence uses past correctly? A. I took the test over again, and this time I past. B. It was past my bedtime when the movie ended. C. A big helicopter past over my school the other day. D. Mom was driving so fast that she past a police car!
What is B. It was past my bedtime when the movie ended.
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My mom is full of information about teacups and saucers. In the sentence above, the underlined word is a A. noun. B. linking verb. C. direct object. D. preposition.
What is B. linking verb.
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Be sure that you have a list of important phone numbers. You must be able to contact the parent, doctor, and a helpful neighbor. Be sure you know when mealtimes are. Does the food need to be heated or kept cool? Can you do that in a safe way? Find out about bedtime or naps. When the parent leaves, lock all doors and check to see that windows are safe. Then you can get out some of the books or toys you brought with you to keep the baby happy. Who is the most likely audience for this writing? A. a doctor B. a teenager C. a toy maker D. a teacher
What is B. a teenager
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Traffic roared by the little cabin. It wound its way into the city. Which answer choice combines the sentences using a compound predicate? A. Traffic roared by the little cabin and into the city. B. Traffic roared by the little cabin, winding its way into the city. C. Traffic roared by the little cabin and wound its way into the city. D. Traffic roared by the little cabin, and it wound its way into the city.
What is C. Traffic roared by the little cabin and wound its way into the city.
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1“John, are you ever coming inside?” called Mama in a tired voice. 2John had been doing the spring planting for weeks now ever since Papa had been sick. 3The work had to be done, but John didn’t want to be disrespectful. 4How hard they both worked now. 5Without Papa’s help, it was everything he and Mama could do to keep the farm going. Which sentence contains an end punctuation error? A. Sentence 2 B. Sentence 3 C. Sentence 4 D. Sentence 5
What is C. Sentence 4
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Which sentence correctly follows capitalization rules? A. If Trudy wins the contest, she will go to san Francisco this Summer. B. Randy and i will visit sen. Trilby when we go to washington d.c. in july. C. Mrs. Ford asked, “does anyone know who left these sketchers in the hall?” D. Explorers from Spain first came to Arkansas and traveled on the Ouachita River.
What is D. Explorers from Spain first came to Arkansas and traveled on the Ouachita River.
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1In the last one hundred years, artists have experimented with many new styles of painting on canvas. 2Sometimes the paintings they created didn’t look like things in real life. 3Sometimes they dribbled, threw, or splashed different colored paints onto canvases. 4They thought more about how they painted than about what they painted. What is the prepositional phrase in sentence 3? A. sometimes they dribbled B. or splashed C. different colored paints D. onto canvases
What is D. onto canvases
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First crack four large eggs into a bowl. Beat them with a fork until they are smooth. Add a handful of shredded cheese. Slowly pour in two tablespoons of milk. Stir gently. The passage is most likely written to A. describe. B. entertain. C. persuade. D. instruct.
What is D. instruct.
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Identify the compound sentence. A. Clowns often work in circuses, but you may see them at birthday parties. B. Elephants and monkeys live in zoos or work in circuses. C. The lion tamer in the circus trains lions and may also work with tigers. D. I like to go to the circus when my aunt and uncle take my sister and me.
What is A. Clowns often work in circuses, but you may see them at birthday parties.
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Which sentence needs to be edited for punctuation? A. Julie wants to visit Bermuda for a vacation. B. Many people go to Hot Springs for a vacation. C. Aunt Brenda went to New York for her summer vacation. D. I took care of Shannons gold fish for her while she was on vacation.
What is D. I took care of Shannons gold fish for her while she was on vacation.
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1Woolly Hollow State Park is an Arkansas park in Faulkner County. 2When it was created in 1935, it included lake Bennett and several picnic and camping areas. 3There are lots of activities for children and all those who enjoy water sports. 4A hiking trail follows the perimeter of the lake. Which sentence needs to be edited for capitalization? A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4
What is B. Sentence 2
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As we walked along, he told me to look for fallen leaves. In the sentence above, the word fallen is a/an A. verb B. adjective C. noun D. adverb
What is B. adjective
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Which audience would most likely be interested in reading about a new video game arcade? A. math teachers B. government workers C. school-aged students D. people in a retirement home
What is C. school-aged students
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1Molly prepared the sweet mixture and placed it in the pan. 2The oven was warming up, and the thought of chocolate cake made her happy! 3As soon as the oven was hot enough, she placed the pan inside. 4After that, she could only wait for the familiar aroma of the chocolate melting and baking into a delicious dessert. Sentence 1 is an example of what kind of sentence? A. compound sentence B. sentence fragment C. complex sentence D. simple sentence
What is D. simple sentence
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1Thousands of years ago, humans in Arkansas followed trails created by mastodons and bison. 2The trails connected sources of water and grazing areas for the animals. 3Humans also needed the water and the grazing areas provided animals the humans hunted for food. 4The most important trail is now called the Southwest Trail. 5It ran along the edge of the Ozark Mountains, to the area where Little Rock is now, and on to Texas. 6Another trail followed the western border of Arkansas, and a third followed Crowley’s Ridge in eastern Arkansas. 7Scientists can still find traces of the trails after more than 10,000 years. Which sentence needs to be edited for punctuation? A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4
What is C. Sentence 3
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1George and Ira Gershwin were talented brothers who teamed up to write some of the most important songs in the early 1900s. 2Ira wrote the words, and George wrote the Music. 3Not only did they write individual songs, they also wrote whole musical plays. 4They won many awards and were celebrities in their day. Which sentence needs to be edited for capitalization? A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4
What is B. Sentence 2
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The baseball team rented the new movie The Outfielders yesterday. Identify the adverb in the sentence above. A. baseball B. yesterday C. movie D. rented
What is B. yesterday
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1Imagine a day filled with roller coaster rides and mouth-watering food. 2That’s how Jonah celebrated his tenth birthday. 3One hazy, hot, summer day, Jonah went with three of his friends to the amusement park to celebrate. 4The boys rode every roller coaster. 5The boys rode every water ride, not only because they were fun, but also because they helped them cool off. 6They ate hot dogs. 7They ate cotton candy and nachos with cheese. 8They drank cherry slushes and soft drinks. 9All the boys, especially Jonah, had a blast! 10It was definitely the best birthday he had ever had. The passage was written to A. inform. B. instruct. C. entertain. D. persuade.
What is C. entertain.