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In the book The Outsiders the greasers, a group of kids from the tough side of town, battle against the wealthy Socs.

What change should be made?

• remove comma after greasers

• add comma after book

• remove comma after town

• add comma after Outsiders

Sodapop and Darry, his two older brothers, hold down jobs in order to support Pony, after their parents died.

What part of this sentence has the error?

• the appositive phrase

• the independent clause

• the dependent clause

• the relative clause

They seek help from Dally a rough and tumble greaser, who has plenty of experience being on the wrong side of the law.

Select TWO answers.

• add a comma after Dally

• remove the comma after greaser

• add a comma after experience

• only make one change

The poem states “nothing gold can stay,” and Ponyboy has always wondered what that meant.

What kind of quote should this be?

• comma

• colon

• flow

• split

The book reminds Johnny of Dally who has always been his hero, because he thinks he is gallant like the soldiers.

What part of this sentence has the error?

• the appositive phrase

• the independent clause

• the dependent clause

• the relative clause

A few days later, the church that they were hiding in burns down, and Johnny, Pony, and Dally become unlikely heroes when they save some kids who had gone inside it to play.

This sentence has all the following except:

• compound

• prepositional intro phrase

• complex

• appositive

• relative clause

The drama culminates at the rumble, and the greasers come out on top, but the celebration is cut short by Dally whose anxiety and anger about Johnny’s condition are palpable.

• remove comma 1

• remove comma 2

• add a comma after short

• add a comma after Dally

Dally and Pony barely make it to the hospital, where Johnny gives his haunting, “stay gold” goodbye and dies.

What kind of quote is this?

• comma

• flow

• colon

• split

Which quote is CORRECT?

• "This was definitely the saddest chapter," said Gabby of chapter 10, "because Dally's death was awful."

• "This was definitely the saddest chapter," said Gabby of chapter 10: "Because Dally's death was awful."

• "This was definitely the saddest chapter" said Gabby of chapter 10, "because Dally's death was awful."

• "This was definitely the saddest chapter." Said Gabby of chapter 10, "Because Dally's death was awful."

Which is CORRECT?

• "Is Darry sad I'm sick," asked Pony?

• "No rough stuff, little buddy" advised Darry.

• “You get tough like me," said Dally, "And you don't get hurt."

• In chapters 10 and 11, Pony is constantly trying not to think about "who died gallant" as he grieves.