Advanced ELAR /Reading 7th Grade Midterm

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Choose the correct sentence: Some penguins would try to groom themselves because they swallowed the toxic oil and died. Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who swallowed the toxic oil and died. While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died. Some penguins would try to groom themselves, they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

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While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died.

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What is the most effective way to combine these sentences: Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions. So students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

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Since the schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

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Text structure that describes a problem and explains one or more solutions is: cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, order and sequence.

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problem and solution

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What is the best change we can make to this sentence: When I opened my present I let out a yell.

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Insert a comma after present.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly: We went to their house because there hosting a party. They're having a party at there house this weekend. We went to their house because they're hosting a party. There having a party at their house this weekend.

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We went to their house because they're hosting a party.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses, usually joined by a conjunction.

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Define 'subject' in a sentence.

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.

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What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

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A thesis statement presents the main idea or argument of a piece of writing, guiding the reader on what to expect.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.