Pretest (5.3B/5.11C

Which of the following answers is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?  (Make sure you keep the meaning of the sentences in the answer you select.)
Kyle likes to play football.  Kyle likes to play baseball.

• Kyle likes to play football he also likes to play baseball.
• Kyle likes to play both football and baseball.
• Since Kyle likes to play football he likes to play baseball.
• Kyle likes to play football Kyle likes to play baseball.

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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 correct way to fix a comma splice?

• Use a colon to join the two independent clauses.

• Remove the comma and leave the two independent clauses as separate sentences.

• Use a comma to separate the two independent clauses.

• Use one of the following methods: 1. Use a period to separate the two independent clauses into separate sentences. 2. Use a semicolon to join the two independent clauses. 3. Use a coordinating conjunction after the comma to connect the two independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?

In the morning coffee mom drinks.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?

The game for John practices.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too.

What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• can you help me

• her father walked in

• sounding annoyed, too

• relaxing with a magazine

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

• easily noticed
• beautiful
• sleeping

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.

• skilled
• beginner
• professional

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over 

• inspiring
• disgusting
• boring
• dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4