CH 16 REVIEW SENTENCES

In this sentence fragment what is missing?
The children eagerly around the cafeteria.

• subject
• verb
• subject & verb
• direct object

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the best way to combine the following sentences?
1. The fishermen are preparing their gear.
2. They are preparing their gear in the boat.  

• The fishermen are preparing their gear, and they are in the boat.
• The fishermen are preparing their gear, but they are in the boat.
• The fishermen, in the boat, preparing their gear.
• The fishermen are preparing their gear in the boat.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the best way to combine the following sentences?
1. Last night we watched television. 
2. The show was thrilling.

• Last night we watched a thrilling television show.
• Last night we watched television, and it was a thrill.
• Last night we watched television, or it was a thrill.
• Last night we watched television, but it was a thrill.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the best way to combine the following sentence?  
Next month Mrs. Moe will teach us.  About nouns and verbs.

• Mrs. Moe will teach us, but next month, about nouns and verbs.
• Next month Mrs. Moe will teach us about nouns and verbs.
• Mrs. Moe will next month teach us, and about nouns and verbs.
• Next month Mrs. Moe will teach us, and about nouns and verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Why does this need to be revised?
Walked and walked until sundown.

• It has no subject.
• It has no verb.
• It is a stringy sentence.
• It is a run-on sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the best way to combine the following sentences?  
1.  The sunflowers are blooming.
2.  The roses are blooming.

• The sunflowers are blooming, and roses are blooming.
• The sunflowers are blooming, but roses are blooming.
• The sunflowers and roses blooming.
• The sunflowers and roses are blooming.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the best way to combine the following sentences?  
1.  Our school raised some money.
2.  We were unable to purchase new uniforms.

• with a comma and the conjunction AND
• With a comma and the conjunction BUT
• remove the period after money
• With a comma and the conjunction OR

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

To combine the sentences, what word from the second sentence should be inserted into the first sentence?
1. Mr. Gabos looked at the storm clouds and frowned.  
2. His frown was fierce.

• scowl + ing
• fierce + ing
• fierce + ly
• scowl + ly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

What kind of word group is this?
Our landlord washed the walls, and our landlord had the carpets cleaned, and he even washed all the windows.

• stringy
• fragment
• run-on
• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the best word to use to combine the following sentences?
1.  I am very interested in trees.
2.  I don't know much about them.

• After
• Until
• Whose
• Although

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A