Dog of the Sea Waves Grammar

Which conjunction BEST completes the sentence below?

Lucy was late to school__________she couldn't find her book bag.

• because

• that

• unless

• while

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which conjunction BEST completes the sentence below?

I was angry with my brother__________he said he was sorry.

• because

• once

• until

• whenever

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which conjunction BEST completes the sentence below?

__________you finish your homework, you may watch TV.

• That

• After

• Unless

• In order to

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3F

Which conjunction BEST completes the sentence below?

The dog rolled over__________I offered him a treat.

• when

• whereas

• as far as

• in order that

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

I set the table. Dad cooked supper.

• I set the table while Dad cooked supper.

• I set the table wherever Dad cooked supper.

• I set the table as long as Dad cooked supper.

• I set the table rather than Dad cooked supper.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

I've always loved playing basketball. I'm the shortest in the family.

• I've always loved playing basketball as if I'm the shortest in my family.

• I'm the shortest in my family because I've always loved playing basketball.

• Now that I'm the shortest in my family, I've always loved playing basketball.

• Even though I'm the shortest in my family, I've always loved playing basketball.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

The baby cried. The boy yelled loudly.

• Still the boy yelled, the baby cried.

• The baby cried because the boy yelled loudly.

• The baby cried wherever the boy yelled loudly.

• The boy yelled loudly rather than the baby cried.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

I was not watching. The kettle boiled over.

• While I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.

• If only I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.

• Whereas I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.

• Wherever I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

She lost the game. She didn't seem to mind.

• Whatsoever she lost the game, she didn't seem to mind.

• Although she lost the game, she didn't seem to mind.

• She lost the game because she didn't seem to mind.

• As if she lost the game, she didn't seem to mind.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?

I learned to play the piano. The director asked me to play for the senior center.

• As though I learned to play the piano well, the director asked me to play for the senior center.

• So that I learned to play the piano well, the director asked me to play for the senior center.

• Although I learn to play the piano well, the director asked me to play for the senior center.

• After I learned to play the piano well, the director asked me to play for the senior center.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I