Combining Sentences
A zombie bit my arm. He spit it out because it had too much grease. How should the sentence be combined? a. A zombie bit my arm. He spit it out, because it had too much grease. b. A zombie bit my arm, and then he spit it out because it had too much grease. c. A zombie, bit my arm. He spit it out because it had too much grease.
What is b?
What punctuation needs to be added? The zombie grabbed our teacher Miss Smith by the ponytail.
What are commas? The zombie grabbed our teacher, Miss Smith, by the ponytail.
Fix the capitalization error. The Zombie ate Mrs. Gowing's cat for lunch.
What is Zombie? It should be zombie.
Choose the correct use of the word (s)? I love reading, but I also love writing (to, too).
What is too?
What does it mean to revise your paper? a. feeling or atmosphere the writer creates b. write a conclusion c. getting to the point d. change sentences for the reader to have a better understanding.
What is d?
How should the following sentence be combined? When your mom became a zombie we got super scared. But she still didn't look any different from when she was alive.
What is to delete the period after "scared" and add a comma and lower case B?
What punctuation needs to be added? I'm tired of hearing Miss Smith blow her whistle and say, Get to class!
What are quotation marks? I'm tired of hearing Miss Smith blow her whistle and say, "Get to class!"
Fix the capitalization error. I love Summer! We do not have to go to school.
What is Summer? It should be lower case summer. Seasons are lower case.
Choose the correct use of the word (s)? Sometimes, I think the world would be a better place if every school had great seventh grade English teachers like (ares, ours).
What is ours?
What are transitions? a. words that establish an order for the paper b. deleting words c. words/ sentences that link paragraphs d. combining sentences with commas.
What is c?
Combine the following sentences: Finally, we were ready for the zombie attack. Even though we had to agree upon our plan.
Finally, we were ready for the zombie attack even though we had to agree upon our plan.
What punctuation needs to be added? I believe school would be better if we didn't have a dress code I want to be able to wear what I want.
What is a period? I believe school would be better if we didn't have a dress code. I want to be able to wear what I want.
Fix the capitalization error. I always talk to my aunt Linda when I have problems with my boyfriend.
What is aunt? Aunt should be capitalized.
Other middle schools are jealous of us. (They're, Their, There) teacher is not as nice as ours.
What is their?
What does expository mean? a. to inform/explain b. persuade c. tell a story with fluff d. to be exact with directions
What is a?
Combine the following sentences. If zombies ruled the world. I wouldn't have to take any tests.
Add a comma. If zombies ruled the world, I would have to take any tests.
Add the correct punctuation. Miss Smith thinks the seventh graders are the best kids in the world she knows we can all write wonderful papers
What is a period? Miss Smith thinks the seventh graders are the best kids in the world. She knows we can all write wonderful papers.
Fix the capitalization error. My Grandpa always reminds me of his long walk to school during the cold winter months.
What is Grandpa? Grandpa should be grandpa. Explain the rule.
We must do well on the test. We have to prove we (know, no) more than the other seventh graders in the district.
What is know?
What is another word for "controlling idea? " a. details b. thesis c. mood d. transitions
What is b?
Combine the following sentences correctly: A zombie attack is not a matter of if but a matter of when.
They are already correct!
Add the correct punctuation. Clearly the world would be a different place if zombies took over.
What is a comma? Clearly, the world would be a different place if zombies took over.
Instead of calling my Mom, I asked the teacher to move me to the front of the room to prevent me from talking.
What is Mom? mom should be lower case
We need (new, knew) dress code rules.
What is new?