Commas
The three types of rocks are igneous sedimentary and metamorphic.
The three types of rocks are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
The text states The discovery of seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges was a turning point in geology.
The text states, "The discovery of seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges was a turning point in geology."
Adjectives: office, brick, new, tall
We climbed up the stairs of the ______, ______, ______, ______ building.
We climbed up the stairs of the tall, new, brick, office building.
She did not mean to forget her homework; it was purely _____ that she forgot.
(accidental, accidentally, careful, carefully)
She did not mean to forget her homework; it was purely accidental that she forgot.
The classroom _____ in laughter as a student read a funny story.
(erupted, disrupted)
The classroom erupted in laughter as a student read a funny story.
Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Drive
Chicago IL 60606
Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
I wonder he said if we’ll get to play outside today.
"I wonder," he said, "if we’ll get to play outside today."
Adjectives: American, long, huge, crowded
We boarded a _____, _____, _____, _____ airplane.
We boarded a crowded, huge, long, American airplane.
Mountain building is not a ______ process; it takes many years for mountains to form.
(speedy, speedily, loud, loudly)
Mountain building is not a speedy process; it takes many years for mountains to form.
Mid-ocean ridges form an almost _____ chain of underwater mountains around the earth.
(abrupt, uninterrupted)
Mid-ocean ridges form an almost uninterrupted chain of underwater mountains around the earth.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest on May 29 1953.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
You’re out! shouted the umpire to the baseball player.
"You’re out!" shouted the umpire to the baseball player.
Adjectives: enormous, Italian, attractive, ancient
It was an _____, _____, _____, _____ city.
It was an attractive, enormous, ancient, Italian city.
My cat only weighs 7 pounds, so I can _____ pick him up and carry him around with me.
(temporary, temporarily, easy, easily)
My cat only weighs 7 pounds, so I can easily pick him up and carry him around with me.
My father had to go to the hospital because of a ______ in a blood vessel.
(rupture, eruption)
My father had to go to the hospital because of a rupture in a blood vessel.
We visited New Orleans Louisiana on our trip.
We visited New Orleans, Louisiana on our trip.
What do you think she asked about seeing a movie this weekend?
"What do you think," she asked, "about seeing a movie this weekend?"
the fluffy, little, German dog
little, the German fluffy dog
the German, little, fluffy dog
the fluffy, little, German dog
In looking at a world map, it’s pretty _____ to see how the eastern edge of South America fits into the western edge of Africa like pieces of a puzzle.
(easy, easily, loud, loudly)
In looking at a world map, it’s pretty easy to see how the eastern edge of South America fits into the western edge of Africa like pieces of a puzzle.
It was clear my brother was studying for an assessment, so I tried not to _____ his concentration.
(abrupt, disrupt)
It was clear my brother was studying for an assessment, so I tried not to disrupt his concentration.
My favorite fruits are apples peaches and blackberries.
My favorite fruits are apples, peaches, and blackberries.
A volcano according to the text is a hill or mountain that forms over a crack in Earth’s crust from which lava erupts.
"A volcano," according to the text, "is a hill or mountain that forms over a crack in Earth’s crust from which lava erupts."
a blue, long fishing boat
a long, blue, fishing boat
a fishing, long, blue boat
a long, blue, fishing boat
He _____ walked across the room thanks to his squeaky shoes.
(speedy, speedily, loud, loudly)
He loudly walked across the room thanks to his squeaky shoes.
If a nearby volcano begins to _____, people who live around the Bay of Naples are encouraged to evacuate.
(erupt, eruption)
If a nearby volcano begins to erupt, people who live around the Bay of Naples are encouraged to evacuate.