Writing SOL Review

To begin with pets allow people to feel less stressed.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage:

• To begin, with pets allow people to feel less stressed.

• To begin with, pets allow people to feel less stressed.

• To begin with pets allow people, to feel, less stressed.

Teachers do in fact change lives.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage:

• Teachers, do in fact, change lives.

• Teachers, do in fact change lives.

• Teachers do, in fact, change lives.

If Ciara is hungry she will eat her snacks.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage:

• If, Ciara is hungry she will eat her snacks.

• If, Ciara, is hungry she will eat her snacks.

• If Ciara is hungry, she will eat her snacks.

Life is like a box of chocolates said Forest you never know what you are going to get.

Choose the sentence with the correct commas and quotation marks:

• "Life is like a box of chocolates," said Forest, "you never know what you are going to get."

• "Life is like a box of chocolates said Forest "you never know what you are going to get."

"For thousands of years people have used gourds. People have used them in many different ways."

How are these sentences best combined?

• For thousands of years people have used gourds in many different ways.

• Using them in many different ways, for thousands of years, people have used gourds.

• Even though they have been used in many different ways, people have used gourds for thoughts of years.

______ tongue turned blue after he ate the popsicle.

Choose the correct word to fit in this sentence:

• Samuels

• Samuel's

• Samuels'

Each _______ plot from the last season was disorganized.

• episode's

• episodes

• episodes'

"The students pored into the hall to head for second period."

How is students pored correctly written?

• student's pored

• students' poured

• students poured

Malik was having _____ much fun playing with the bouncy ball.

Which word fits in the box: to, too, two

Austin and Jierre are excited to play with ______ new video game.

Type the correct word into the blank: there, their, they're