Conjunctions Quiz

(33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 33?

• Insert a comma after planned

• Delete but

• Change she knew to they knew

• No change should be made in sentence 33.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

(35) Besides, I don’t think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

What is the correct way to write sentences 35 and 36?

• Besides, I don’t think we would have laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.

• Besides, I don’t think. That we would have laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.

• Besides, I don’t think that we would have. Laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.

• Sentences 35 and 36 are written correctly in the story.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

(13) I wanted to take it off, my dad kept telling me that I would get used to it.

What is the correct way to write sentence 13?

• I wanted to take it off my dad. Who kept telling me that I would get used to it.

• I wanted to take it off, and my dad kept telling me. That I would get used to it.

• I wanted to take it off, but my dad kept telling me that I would get used to it.

• The sentence is written correctly in the paper.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

(22) Many people say that a big house is better, but there are other people all over the world who disagree.

What is the correct way to write sentence 22?

• Many people say that a big house is better, there are other people all over the world who disagree.

• While many people say that a big house is better. There are other people all over the world who disagree.

• Many people say that a big house is better, but there are other people all over the world. Who disagree.

• Sentence 22 is written correctly in the paper.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

(23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones.

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 23?

• Change pecked to peeked

• Delete the comma

• Change plucked to plucking

• No change needs to be made in sentence 23.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

(13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 13?

• Change Summer to summer

• Change had become to becoming

• Insert a comma after tree

• No change needs to be made.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

(11) My cat, on the other hand, is quite comfortable staying inside, and using her litter box.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 11?

• Change quite to quiet

• Delete the comma after inside

• Change and using to she uses

• Sentence 11 should not be changed.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

(11) While the people went upstairs. (12) Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.

What is the correct way to write sentences 11 and 12?

• While the people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.

• The people went upstairs, and Oliver was left. To sleep downstairs in the basement.

• The people went upstairs, Oliver was left to sleep downstairs in the basement.

• Sentences 11 and 12 are written correctly in the story.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E