Adjectives
She heard the loud voice from across the hall.
loud
Kate looked longingly into Jason's bright blue eyes.
longingly
Jude leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident.
Needs to be fixed
Judy leads a charmed life. She never seems to have serious accident.
combine the two sentences using the correct conjunction (FANBOYS)
working adults are independent /they have a lot of responsibilities
Working adults are independent, but they have a lot of responsibilities.
Read these sentences from a passage
"I could pick some good parts in the plays for myself and make sure the plays were spectacular. Everyone would be so impressed."
What does spectacular mean?
A. on time
B. wonderful
C. affordable
D. fail
B.
The colorful flowers sat on a the table.
colorful
Sara beautifully plays the violin.
beautifully
Is this correct or does it need to be fixed (and if so how do you fix it)?
The airport is about to shut down due to the snow and if the plan doesn't land soon we will have to go to Boston.
Needs to be fixed
The airport is about to shut down due to the snow, and if the plan doesn't land soon we will have to go to Boston.
combine these sentences with a conjunction (FANBOYS)
both of my parents work / they make money to support our family
Both of my parents work, and (so) they make money to support our family.
Read these lines from a poem.
"The gurgle and thump of the pump is part of me, like the rush of my own blood and the beat of my heart."
In these lines, the speaker compares the pump to:
A. a well
B. her home
C. her own heart
D. a plastic jug
C
The boy put on his favorite red jacket.
red
I quickly cleaned up the apartment.
quickly
Is this correct or does it need to be fixed (and if so how do you fix it)?
The little boy's toy car was yellow, his sister had a red and white toy truck.
Needs to be fixed
The little boy's toy car was yellow. His sister had a red and white toy truck.
combine both of these sentences using a conjunction (FANBOYS)
Matt dropped out of school/he has to pay his own bills
Matt dropped out of school, and he has to pay his own bills.
Read these lines from a poem.
"Graceful lines of women parading under the hot sun, water jars decorating their heads."
Which word or phrase could replace the word decorating in these lines and have about the same meaning?
A. tilting
B. spinning
C. breaking
D. resting on
D
He tasted the sour lemon for the first time.
sour
The team played brilliantly.
brillantly
Is this correct or needs to be fixed (and if so how do you fix it)?
She won the spelling contest. She will go to the regional level next month.
correct
combine these sentences using a conjunction (FANBOYS)
would you rather be working full time/would you rather focus on school
Would you rather be working full time, or would you rather focus on school?
Read these sentences from a passage.
"A person could read these letters by feeling the dots on the backside of the paper. Louis had invented a way for blind people to read and write that is still used today."
What tone is created by the author's word choices in these sentences?
A. critical
B. admiring
C. discouraged
D. surprised
B
The salty popcorn made me very thirsty.
salty
The dog growled angrily at the mailman.
angrily
Is this correct or does it need to be fixed (and if so how do you fix it)?
Pedro goes to the store, and fills out an application. His manager notices his extensive experience.
correct
combine these sentences using a conjunction (FANBOYS)
I might be busy Friday night/I don't know if I'll be able to join you
I might be busy Friday night, so I don't know if I'll be able to join you.
Read this sentence from a passage.
"Louis was very interested in the army captain’s ingenious code."
What does the word ingenious mean?
A. secret
B. goofy
C. clever
D. military
C