Sentence Structure
(22) The Frio River Treetop is closer to home it is located near Leakey, Texas.
What is the correct way to write sentence 22?
F The Frio River Treetop is closer. To home, it is located near Leakey, Texas.
G The Frio River Treetop is closer to home. It is located near Leakey, Texas.
H The Frio River Treetop is closer to home as a result it is located, near Leakey, Texas.
J No change is needed.
G The Frio River Treetop is closer to home. It is located near Leakey, Texas.
(11) Many Scientists have filmed and photographed dolphins playing with bubble rings.
How should sentence 11 be changed?
A Change Scientists to scientists
B Insert a comma after filmed
C Change playing to play
D Change rings to ring
A Change Scientists to scientists
(3) Leaves brush against your windows and the chirps of birds echo through your room.
What change should be made in sentence 3?
A Change Leaves to Leafes
B Change brush to brushes
C Insert a comma after windows
D Change through to threw
C Insert a comma after windows
(18) In Sweden their is a tree house hotel that is shaped like a bird’s nest.
What change should be made to sentence 18?
A Change their to there
B Insert a comma after hotel
C Change shaped to shape
D Change bird’s to birds
A Change their to there
(28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients.
How should sentence 28 be changed?
A Change your to you’re
B Change attention to atention
C Change ingredients to ingredient’s
D Sentence 28 should not be changed.
A Change your to you’re
(10) One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
What is the correct way to write sentence 10?
F One kind of an air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring. Happening to be the perfect sea toy.
G One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, and called a bubble ring. Then it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
H One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
J One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle. It is called a bubble ring, and it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
J One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle. It is called a bubble ring, and it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
(3) I was so bad that I figured the Coach wouldn’t care if I got bored at practice and lay down in the outfield.
How should sentence 3 be changed?
A Change Coach to coach
B Change bored to borred
C Insert a comma after practice
D Sentence 3 should not be changed.
A Change Coach to coach
(33) Mom’s birthday present didn’t turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 33?
A Insert a comma after planned
B Delete but
C Change she knew to they knew
D No change should be made in sentence 33.
A Insert a comma after planned
(28) You may prefer just to climb in a traditionul backyard tree house.
What change is needed in sentence 28?
F Change prefer to prefers
G Change climb to climbing
H Change traditionul to traditional
J No change needs to be made.
H Change traditionul to traditional
(1) Jay Shafer lives in a house that is smaller then some people’s closets.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
A Change lives to live
B Change then to than
C Change closets to closet’s
D No change should be made in sentence 1.
B Change then to than
(29) Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound, then the waves carried her away again.
What is the correct way to write sentence 29?
F Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound. Then the waves carried her away again.
G Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound. Before the waves carried her away again.
H Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound, and then the waves carrying her away again.
J Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound before the waves carried her away again.
J Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound before the waves carried her away again.
(17) The world’s narrowest house is in brazil.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?
F Change world’s to worlds
G Insert most before narrowest
H Change brazil to Brazil
J Make no change
H Change brazil to Brazil
(25) I kept the glove on my right hand, and picked up a ball with my left.
How should sentence 25 be changed?
A Change kept to keeped
B Delete the comma after hand
C Change and to I
D Change picked to pick
B Delete the comma after hand
(26) This makes it a greatest spot for someone who is looking for a more active setting.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 26?
A Change makes to make
B Change greatest to great
C Insert a comma after spot
D No change needs to be made in this sentence.
B Change greatest to great
(22) Many people say that a big house is better, but there are other people all over the world who disagree.
What is the correct way to write sentence 22?
F Many people say that a big house is better, there are other people all over the world who disagree.
G While many people say that a big house is better. There are other people all over the world who disagree.
H Many people say that a big house is better, but there are other people all over the world. Who disagree.
J Sentence 22 is written correctly in the paper.
J Sentence 22 is written correctly in the paper.
(11) While the people went upstairs. (12) Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
What is the correct way to write sentences 11 and 12?
A While the people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
B The people went upstairs, and Oliver was left. To sleep downstairs in the basement.
C The people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
D Sentences 11 and 12 are written correctly in the story.
A While the people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.
(13) Marcos’s friend Robert asked, “How many have you found.
What change should be made in sentence 13?
A Change friend to freind
B Delete the comma after asked
C Change the period after found to a question mark
D Make no change
C Change the period after found to a question mark
(34) Within a few weeks I had moved from the outfield to first base and finally to the pitchers mound.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 34?
F Change I had moved to moving
G Change finally to finely
H Change pitchers to pitcher’s
J Sentence 34 does not need to be changed.
H Change pitchers to pitcher’s
(4) When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?
F Delete the comma
G Change grabed to grabbed
H Change that to it
J No change should be made.
G Change grabed to grabbed
(4) The river looked like a tiny snake slithering threw the rock.
What change should be made in sentence 4?
F Change looked to look
G Change tiny to tiney
H Change threw to through
J Change the period to a question mark
H Change threw to through
(29) Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners. (30) And proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
What is the correct way to write sentences 29 and 30?
A Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
B Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved. That they are heroic, loyal companions.
C Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners, they have proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
D Sentences 29 and 30 are written correctly in the paper.
A Over and over, cats have come to the aid of their owners and proved that they are heroic, loyal companions.
(33) The shrimp swam after the clown fish, the coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
What is the correct way to write sentence 33?
F The shrimp swam after the clown fish. The coral cheering and waving its arms wildly.
G The shrimp swam after the clown fish, and the coral cheered, it waved its arms wildly.
H The shrimp swam after the clown fish, and the coral cheered. Waving its arms wildly.
J The shrimp swam after the clown fish. The coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
J The shrimp swam after the clown fish. The coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
(16) One sphere-shaped house in Canada hang’s in the trees, and the only way its owner can get to it is by climbing a long set of winding stairs.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 16?
A Change hang’s to hangs
B Delete the comma
C Change its to it’s
D No change needs to be made.
A Change hang’s to hangs
(13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?
A Change Grinning to Grining
B Change brought to brung
C Change are to our
D No change should be made in sentence 13.
C Change are to our
(38) Marcos grined shyly, happy to have earned the title Junior Park Ranger.
What change should be made in sentence 38?
F Change grined to grinned
G Change shyly to shy
H Change earned to earn
J No change needs to be made in this sentence.
F Change grined to grinned