You're a STAAR Grammar Quiz

We where trying to understand the question, but it was very difficult.

• Delete the comma after "question"

• Change "trying" to tried

• Change "where" to "were"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

The young boy had to many options to choose from when it came to his ice cream cone.

• Change "to" to "too"

• Change "choose" to "chews"

• Change "came" to "comes"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

It is better to try then to not try at all; my mother always tells me that.

• Change to semi colon (;) to a comma

• Capitalize "mother"

• Change "then" to "than"

• Make no change

Your brother has a very good since of humor, but lately he's not been as funny with his jokes.

• Change "Your" to "You're"

• Delete the comma (,) after "humor"

• Change "since" to "sense"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Whether you believe it or not, the weather has been quite beautiful lately, and I can't wait to go outside today.

• Change weather to "whether"

• Delete the comma after "not"

• Change "quite" to "quiet"

• Make no change

The small baby, my new nephew was placed in my arms.

• Change "nephew" to "Nephew"

• Change "new" to "knew"

• Add a comma after "nephew"

• Make no change

I know Samantha the professional tennis player.

• Change "know" to "knew"

• Add a comma after "Samantha"

• Add a comma after "know"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

The Houston Astros, our baseball team, is going to win the World Series again this year.

• Change "team" to "Team"

• Change "win" to "when"

• Delete the comma after "Astros"

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

The chicken were the best I've ever had; it was even better than my grandma's recipe.

• Change "were" to "was"

• Delete the semi colon (;)

• Change "than" to "then"

• Change "grandma's" to "Grandma's"

If I was you, I would make sure to take my time, and I would look over each answer choice carefully.

• Change "carefully" to "carefuly"

• Change "was" to "were"

• Delete the comma after "time"

• Make no change