Combine, Reduce, & Expand Sentences

Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?

• I was tired because I worked all day.
• I was tired, because I worked all day.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

I have three favorite foods. One is pizza. One is steak. One is brussel sprouts.

• My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts.
• One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts.
• Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak.
• My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts.

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

The student was in the 5th grade.

The student wouldn't stop talking.

The student's behavior disturbed the other students.

Choose the sentence that BEST combines these details.

• The student in the 5th grade wouldn't stop talking and disturbed the other students.

• The 5th grader wouldn't stop talking and the talking disturbed the other students.

• Since the 5th grader wouldn't stop talking, he disturbed the other students.

• The 5th grader wouldn't stop talking because he disturbed the other students.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11.D.I 5.11.D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

The old man doesn’t have much money _____ he always asks his daughters for help.

• and
• or
• for
• nor

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CCSS.L.5.1A

I am smarter than my brother, _____ he still got a higher grade on the test.

• and
• for
• or
• yet

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CCSS.L.5.1A

The test was hard. The test was in math class.

• The test was a hard math test.
• The test in math class was hard math.
• The test that was in math class was hard.
• The math test was hard.

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CCSS.W.5.4

Landon's book bag is heavy. His back hurts.

• Landon's book bag is heavy because his back hurts.

• Landon's book bag is heavy and his back hurts.

• Landon's book bag is heavy so his back hurts.

• Landon's book bag is heavy yet his back hurts.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

I am getting eye surgery. It is going to be in December.

• Eye surgery is going to be in December.
• I am getting eye surgery on my eye and it is going to be in December.
• I am getting eye surgery in December.
• December is going to be the month I get eye surgery.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

Yesterday I ate chicken nuggets for lunch. Alan ate chicken nuggets at lunch too.

• At lunch yesterday, Alan ate chicken nuggets and I ate chicken nuggets.
• Yesterday at lunch, I ate chicken nuggets.  Alan did too.
• Yesterday at lunch, Alan and I ate chicken nuggets.
• Alan and I ate chicken nuggets.

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

I wanted to go to the movies tonight. I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

• I wanted to go to the movies tonight, but I got in trouble so I couldn't go.
• I wanted to go to the movies tonight, so I got in trouble so I couldn't go.
• I wanted to go to the movies tonight and I got in trouble and I couldn't go.
• I wanted to go to the movies tonight because I got in trouble so I couldn't go.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I