Sentence Structure make-up

Read this paragraph:

Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter. Her parents were born in Albania. She was born in the United States. She moved around the United States to pursue a music career. Max signed with Atlantic Records in 2016. She released the song "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018. It became her breakthrough single. It was a number one hit in 22 countries. Max released the song "Kings & Queens.” It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. She released a studio album called Heaven & Hell in September 2020. Some people say that Ava Max is too much like Lady Gaga. She says that her look is unique. She embraces her culture as an Albanian.

Check all answers that apply to you.

• I like Ava Max.

• I have no opinion about Ava Max.

• I don't like Ava Max.

• I understand the paragraph.

What would probably be the best way to combine the first two sentences?

• Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter, but her parents were born in Albania.

• Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter her parents were born in Albania.

• Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter, her parents were born in Albania.

• Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter, because her parents were born in Albania.

What would probably be the best way to combine the second and third sentences of this paragraphs.

• Because her parents were born in Albania she was born in the United States.

• Her parents were born in Albania, but she was born in the United States.

• Her parents were born in Albania, although she was born in the United States.

• Her parents were born in Albania, she was born in the United States.

Which attempt to combine two sentences would be "correct," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• She moved around the United States to pursue a music career, Max signed with Atlantic Records in 2016.

• Because she moved around the United States to pursue a music career Max signed with Atlantic Records in 2016.

• She moved around the United States to pursue a music career and signed with Atlantic Records in 2016.

• Even though she moved around the United States to pursue a music career Max didn't sign with Atlantic Records until 2016.

Which sentence is written according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• But it became her breakthrough song when she released "Sweet but Psycho."

• After she released the song "Sweet but Psycho" it became her breakthrough song.

• She released the song "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018 and it became her breakthrough single.

• When she released the song "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018, It became her breakthrough single.

Which sentence is written "correctly," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• When Max released the song "Kings & Queens,” it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens" but it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens," because, it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens" and, it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

Which sentence is written "correctly," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• Some people say that Ava Max is too much like Lady Gaga but she says that her look is unique.

• Some people say that Ava Max is too much like Lady Gaga, she says that her look is unique.

• Some people say that Ava Max is too much like Lady Gaga, but she says that her look is unique.

• Some people say that Ava Max is too much like Lady Gaga and she says that her look is unique.

Which sentence is written "correctly," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• Although she was born in the United States, Ava Max embraces her culture as an Albanian..

• Because she was born in the United States Ava Max embraces her culture as an Albanian.

• She was born in the United States but Ava Max embraces her culture as an Albanian.

• She was born in the United States, since Ava Max embraces her culture as an Albanian.

Which sentence is written "correctly," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens," and it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens" and it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens," it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Max released the song "Kings & Queens" it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

Which sentence is written "correctly," according to the conventions of Standard Written English?

• She released the song "Sweet but Psycho" and it became her breakthrough single because it was a number one hit in 22 countries.

• She released the song "Sweet but Psycho," and it became her breakthrough single but it was a number one hit in 22 countries.

• After she released the song "Sweet but Psycho," it became her breakthrough single, and it was a number one hit in 22 countries.

• She released the song "Sweet but Psycho" and it became her breakthrough single, it was a number one hit in 22 countries.