Week 4: Thomas' Paper & Yuri's Paper

Thomas would like to make his introduction more exciting. Which of the following sentences would BEST replace sentence 1?

• I couldn't believe my eyes when the genie popped out of the lamp.

• A genie suddenly popped out of a lamp in front of my eyes.

• Suddenly, there was a genie.

• I couldn't believe it, what I was seeing!

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11Bi

Thomas wants to use a better word than do in sentence 18. What word should replace do in sentence 18?

• Grant

• Get

• Make

• Have

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11C

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 26 and 27?

• "I don't give away toys or trampolines," he said, "or cars or houses."

• "I don't give away toys, trampolines, cars, or houses," he said.

• "I don't give away toys or trampolines or cars or houses," he said.

• "I don't give away toys or trampolines, or cars or houses," he said.

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11C

What is the BEST revision for sentence 32?

• The wishes they must be shared.

• My wishes of mine, they must be shared.

• My wishes they must also be shared.

• My wishes must be shared.

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11C

Sentence 36 repeats information. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 36 in a way that avoids repetition.

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11C

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Capitalize galveston

• Change were to we're

• Change on to of

• Change We to Us

Answer explanation

Galveston is a proper noun. It is the name of a place and must be capitalized.

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11Dix

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 5?

• Change didn't to did'nt

• Change I to i

• Change had to have

• Change to to too

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11Dix

What change is necessary in sentence 7?

• I tried to call for help no one heard me.

• I tried to call for help, but no one heard me.

• I tried to call for help, so no one heard me.

• I tried to call for help but no one heard me.

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11Dviii

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change Then to Than

• Change Ivan to ivan

• Change swims to swam

• Change save to safe

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11Dii

What change is needed in sentence 15?

• Change at to to

• Change beach to beech

• Change and to but

• Change built to builded

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11Dvi