What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence: After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.

After ten hours, my dog gave birth to eight brown and white puppies.

After what seemed like forever, my dog gave birth to tons of puppies.

My dog gave birth to so man puppies after quite a few hours.

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY? The waves came into the shore.

The waves crashed and danced along the shore, moving up and down in a graceful and gentle rhythm like they were dancing.

All day long, the blue waves crashed into the sand.

The waves came into the shore with a great whooshing sound.

What is the BEST way to write this sentence: He was really late to his English class due to the fact that he had to finish his math test.

He was really late to his English class because he had to finish his math test.

Due to the fact that he had to finish a math test, he was really late to his English class.

He was really late to his English class as a result of the fact that he had to finish his math test.

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY? The dogs fur was really soft and it was black and very shiny.

The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.

The dogs fur was as smooth as silk, and it shined under the sunlight.

The dogs fur was so black that it absorbed the sunlight and reflected it.

What is the best way to write this sentence: In order to prove that he could hold his own on the track team, Gordo had to train hard like the old runners.

To prove that he could hold his own on the track team, Gordo had to train hard like the older runners.

Gordo had to train hard like the old runners in order to prove hat he could hold his own on the track team.

Training hard like the old runners, Gordo had to prove that he could hold his own on the track team.

What is the MOST PRECISE way to rewrite this sentence: The boy pulled a large fish out of the river.

The young boy pulled an eight pound fish out of the six foot wide river.

The boy pulled a large fish out of the wide river.

The boy pulled an eight pound fish out of the river.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Today I have an English quiz, and I must turn in the outline for my project.

simple sentence

compound sentence

complex sentence

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.

simple sentence

complex sentence

compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We could eat a salad for lunch, or we could eat a hamburger and fries.

simple sentence

complex sentence

compound sentence

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The teens in the bowling alley.

sentence

fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Goes to the movies every weekend.

sentence

fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which below is a fragment?

After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work herself.

Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her furniture.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the BEST way to write this sentence:

There is a desire on the part of many of us to maintain a spring break for the purpose of getting away from the demands of our school work.

Many of us want to maintain spring break to get away from our studies.

There is a desire from many of us to maintain spring break due to the fact that we want to get away from the demands of our studies.

Because we want to get away from the demands of our school work, many of us desire to maintain a spring break.

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CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

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Pretest: Sentence Variation

Today I have an English quiz, and I must turn in the outline for my project.

I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.

We could eat a salad for lunch, or we could eat a hamburger and fries.

The teens in the bowling alley.

Goes to the movies every weekend.

Which below is a fragment?

What is the BEST way to write this sentence:There is a desire on the part of many of us to maintain a spring break for the purpose of getting away from the demands of our school work.

What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence:After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY?The waves came into the shore.

What is the BEST way to write this sentence:He was really late to his English class due to the fact that he had to finish his math test.

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What is the BEST way to write this sentence:

There is a desire on the part of many of us to maintain a spring break for the purpose of getting away from the demands of our school work.

What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence:
After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY?

The waves came into the shore.

What is the BEST way to write this sentence:
He was really late to his English class due to the fact that he had to finish his math test.