Writing MC SOL

Renee's teacher told her that she needed to add elaboration to this paragraph? What does Renee have to do?

• She needs to add transition words.

• She needs to add details so readers will clearly understand what happened.

• She needs to add some new words.

• She needs to add punctuation.

In sentence 6, how is specially correctly written?

• expecially

• especially

• specialy

• as iti s

Renee's peer editor tald her she needed to put in some transition words to make the sequence of events clearer. Which transition is the best one for her to include?

• She should add for instance to the beginning of sentence 5.

• She should add although to the beginning of sentence 3.

• She should add afterward to the beginning of sentence 4.

• She should add then to the beginning of sentence 6.

In sentence 2, how is pool and he sank correctly written?

• pool, and he sank

• pool, but he sank

• pool; and he sank

• as it is

In sentence 2, how is more easy correctly written?

• more easily

• easily

• easier

• as it is

In sentence 5, how is teachers' nerves correctly written?

• teachers' nerves'

• teachers nerves"

• teacher's nerves

• as it is

Answer explanation

There is more than one teacher-- and the teachers possessive their nerves = teachers' nerves

In sentence 6, how is you are correctly written?

• you is

• I am

• you were

• as it is

Answer explanation

This is a point of view question. You need to keep the I consistent throughout the paragraph.

In sentence 10, how is don't correctly written?

• dont

• does not

• dont'

• as it is

Answer explanation

Do not use contractions in an essay.

Ben wants to combine sentences 3 and 4 so he doesn't have so many short, choppy sentences. Which word should he use between the two sentences to combine them?

• and

• however

• even though

• besides

In sentence 5, how is much louder and more annoying correctly written?

• loudest and most annoying

• more louder and more annoying

• much louder and annoying

• as it is