Advanced Paragraph Correction 1

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. question?”

• B. question”?

• C. question.”

• D. question”.

• E. question,”

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. well known

• B. well-known

• C. widely-known

• D. Correct as is

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. it is

• B. its

• C. a

• D. the

• E. Correct as is

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. from? What

• B. from or what

• C. from, what

• D. from? And what

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. first of these questions can be answered fairly easily:...

• B. first interrogative can be answered fairly easily:...

• C. primary can be answered fairly easily:...

• D. first one can be answered fairly easily:...

• E. Correct as is

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. As for the former question,

• B. As for the latter question,

• C. As for the second one of the two,

• D. Correct as is

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. in-depth

• B. deeper

• C. extended

• D. serious

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CCSS.L.3.1G

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“To be, or not to be…that is the 1) question” This 2) wellknown utterance has been the source of both mystery and wonderment for students around the world since the turn of the 16th century—arguably the zenith of Shakespeare’s creative output. However, the mere ubiquity of this phrase fails to answer some basic questions about 3) it’s rather context. Where did it come 4) from what does it mean? The 5) first of these questions (where does it come from?) can be answered fairly easily: from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. 6) As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more 7) deep 8) look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• A. conversation on

• B. investigation of

• C. thought about

• D. talk about

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which part of this sentence is a subordinate clause (dependent clause)?

As for the last of the two questions, a complete answer would require a more in-depth look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• a complete answer would require a more in-depth look at Shakespearean culture and nuance.

• As for the last of the two questions,

• None of these

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which example of signaling in-text would best fits the opening of this paragraph?

• According to Shakespeare, "To be, or not to be…that is the question.”

• Shakespeare once wrote, "To be, or not to be…that is the question.”

• As Shakespeare indicated many years ago, "To be, or not to be…that is the question.”

• Shakespeare argued that, "To be, or not to be…that is the question.”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D