Giraffes Can't Dance

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?

• Music is everywhere, but if you just take a minute to stop to listen.

• Music is everywhere if you just take a minute to stop to listen.

• Music is everywhere, if you just take a minute to stop to listen.

• Music is everywhere, yet if you just take a minute to stop to listen.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• His neck was gently swaying while his tail swished around.

• His neck was gently swaying, and while his tail swished around.

• His neck was gently swaying, while his tail swished around.

• His neck was gently swaying but his tail swished around.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 13?

• Change their to they're

• Change their to there

• Change by to buy

• Change quite to quiet

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Re-read sentence 14. The word said should be replaced with ______ to make the sentence clear.

• whispered

• questioned

• shouted

• mumbled

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 21 and 22?

• We all can dance, when we find music that we love.

• We all can dance when we find music that we love.

• We all can dance. When we are finding music that we love.

• We all can dance, but when we find music that we love.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The story ends abruptly. Which sentence can be added after sentence 22 to bring this paper to a more effective close?

• Gerald loved to dance.

• I hoped you liked reading my story about giraffes.

• What a sweet story. Gerald lived happily ever after. The end.

• From that day on, Gerland danced in the moonlight with joy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6