Growing a Garden

What's the most effective way to revise sentence 4?

• Mom answered, "Well, you know how much this family love fresh vegetable, right?

• Mom, answered, "Well, you know how much these family love fresh vegetables, right?

• Mom answered, "Well, you know how much this family loves fresh vegetables, right?"

• Mom, answered, "Well, you knows how much this family loves fresh vegetables, right?

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6.10D.i

What would be the correct way to revise sentence 8?

• Helping Mom with the vegetable garden would be a good way for me, to keep busy help Mom and be outside.

• Helping Mom with the vegetable garden would be a good way for me to keep busy, help Mom, and be outside.

• Helping Mom, with the vegetable garden, would be a good way for me to keep busy help Mom, and be outside.

• Helping Mom, with the vegetable garden, would be a good way for me to keep busy help Mom, and be outside.

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6.10D.i

What would be the correct way to revise sentences 10 and 11?

• I decided I would put my research skills working to learn about vegetable gardening.

• I decided I would put my research skills, to work to learn about vegetable gardening.

• I decided I would put my research skills to work to learn about vegetable gardening.

• I decided I would put my research skills to work; to learn about vegetable gardening.

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6.10D.i

Which revision corrects the error in verb tenses in sentence 15?

• Change found to founded

• Change found to find

• Change needed to need

• Change needed to needing

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6.10D.ii

Which revision corrects the prepositional error in sentence 17?

• The garden would get plenty of sun, after some shade in the afternoon too.

• The garden would get plenty of sun, with some shade in the afternoon too.

• The garden would get plenty of sun, from some shade in the afternoon too.

• The garden would get plenty of sun, above some shade in the afternoon too.

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6.10D.iv

Jamal wants to improve the transition in sentence 18. How could he revise the sentence to provide a more effective transition?

• Then we measured out an area that would be large enough for a first garden; consequently, you can bet we made sure our measurements were accurate.

• Then we measured out an area that would be large enough for a first garden; meanwhile, you can bet we made sure our measurements were accurate.

• Then we measured out an area that would be large enough for a first garden; indeed, you can bet we made sure our measurements were accurate.

• Then we measured out an area that would be large enough for a first garden; therefore, you can bet we made sure our measurements were accurate.

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6.10D.iii

Which revision BEST corrects sentence 22?

• My mom also suggested that we plant certain flowers, such as sunflowers, which help keep insects away.

• My mom also suggested that we plant certain flowers, such as a sunflower, which help keeps insects away.

• My mom also suggested that we plants certain flowers, such as a sunflower, which help keep insects away.

• My mom also suggested that we plant certain flower, such as sunflowers, which help keeping insects away.

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6.10C

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 24?

• I also asked if we could plant some gourds, which would be good for eating and for making birdhouses.

• I also asked if we could plant some gourds, whose would be good for eating and for making birdhouses.

• I also asked if we could plant some gourds, whom would be good for eating and for making birdhouses.

• I also asked if we could plant some gourds, who would be good for eating and for making birdhouses.

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6.10D.v

Which of the following revisions corrects Jamal's comma mistake in sentence 25?

• It took some time and a lot of hard work but by mid-summer things were hopping in the garden!

• It took some time and a lot of hard work but, by mid-summer, things were hopping in the garden!

• It took some time, and a lot of hard work, but by mid-summer things were hopping in the garden!

• It took some time and a lot of hard work, but by mid-summer things were hopping, in the garden!

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6.10D.vii

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 26?

• Home-grown tomatoes, green beans, peas, and carrots make their way to our dinner table, but also some tasty rhubarb made its way into a pie, not only vegetables.

• Green beans, peas, and carrots not only make their way to our dinner table, but also some tasty rhubarb made its way into a pie, and especially home-grown tomatoes.

• Not only did home-grown tomatoes, green beans, peas, and carrots make their way to our dinner table, but also some tasty rhubarb made its way into a pie.

• Green beans, peas, and carrots make their way to our dinner table, but also some tasty rhubarb made its way into a pie, not only home-grown tomatoes.

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6.10D.vi