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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
It was a cold night in December some days after Christmas.
Adding a semicolon
It is correct.
Breaking it into two sentences
Answer explanation
Adding a semicolon or breaking it into two sentences would enhance readability.
For example:
"It was a cold night in December; some days after Christmas."
or
"It was a cold night in December. Some days after Christmas."
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
The doors unlocked, but Michael was still in the park.And then this shadow took him away.
Punctuation
It is correct.
Space after period.
Answer explanation
The doors unlocked, but Michael was still in the park. And then, this shadow took him away.
Added a period after "the park" for a clear separation of ideas and a comma before "this" to improve the flow and clarity of the sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
Suddenly I saw a light the biggest light I had ever seen and that was the day that I died.
Add commas for clarity
It is correct.
Add dashes to create pauses
Answer explanation
Suddenly, I saw a light – the biggest light I had ever seen – and that was the day that I died.
Here, I added commas and dashes to create pauses and separate the phrases, making it easier to follow the sequence of events.
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2B
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
Surrounded with glittering skyscrapers high over the narrow and dark streets, anyone could notice that there was once a very clear line dividing these two ends of society.
Proper preposition use.
It is correct.
Run on sentence
Answer explanation
Surrounded by glittering skyscrapers high above the narrow and dark streets, anyone could notice that there was once a very clear line dividing these two ends of society."
-Adjusted "with" to "by" for proper preposition use
- Changed “over” for “above” to clarify the spatial relationship.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
Elara became an overnight sensation, her invention hailed as the greatest scientific achievement of the century.
Verb use: passive voice
It is correct.
Run on sentence
Answer explanation
While adding "was" before "hailed" is not strictly necessary, it could be used to provide a more explicit verb tense:
"Elara became an overnight sensation, her invention was hailed as the greatest scientific achievement of the century."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
Once two months, the king of the village chooses 3 rabbits to go into the city for 2 weeks and give lucky pennies to as many people as possible and the rabbit that gets more people gets to be the leader of the village for a week.
consistency
clarity
Sentence structure
Answer explanation
Every two months, the village king selects three rabbits to go into the city for two weeks, giving lucky pennies to as many people as possible. The rabbit who reaches the most people gets to be the leader of the village for a week.
-Changed "Once two months" to "Every two months" for clearer frequency.
-Altered "chooses 3 rabbits" to "selects three rabbits" for grammatical consistency.
-Rearranged the sentence structure to improve clarity and flow.
-Used parallel structure by repeating the "to go" and "to be" phrases for consistency.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What grammar rule(s) should be applied here?
The story starts with ben a famous scientist working under the police force he was in the mountains studying the rain when suddenly a lightning strikes and get knocked unconscious for 6 months
commas to separate clauses
Verb tense consistency
Capitalization
Answer explanation
The story starts with Ben, a famous scientist working under the police force. He was in the mountains studying the rain when suddenly lightning struck, knocking him unconscious for 6 months.
-Capitalize "Ben".
-Used commas to separate clauses and improve sentence structure.
-Ensured subject-verb agreement, such as changing "lightning strikes" to "lightning struck."
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
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