Stringy Sentences

1. I went to the store to buy some milk and eggs, but then I realized I forgot my wallet, so I had to go back home, and when I got there, I found my wallet on the table, but then I noticed I was out of gas, so I had to walk back to the store.

• Stringy

• Not stringy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

• I woke up early and got ready for school and packed my bag and ate breakfast and then I caught the bus and talked to my friend and finally got to class.

• Stringy

• Not stringy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

• We watch animals other than birds, and one Saturday, Uncle Raymond spotted a chipmunk, and another time, I noticed a doe and her fawn behind a tree, and we always see a lot of butterflies and moths.

• Stringy

• Not stringy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

1. Last time I saw baby robins in their nest, and there were four babies, and an adult bird was feeding them.

• • a. Last time I saw baby robins in their nest, and there were four babies. An adult bird was feeding them.

• • b. Last time, I saw baby robins in their nest. There were four babies; therefore, an adult bird was feeding them.

• • c. Last time, I saw baby robins in their nest. There were four babies, and an adult bird was feeding them.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

1. Which among the sentences is the appropriate  revision of this stringy sentence:

After our walk, Uncle Raymond and I go to my house, and we look up each bird in a guide, and we show my parents pictures of the birds we saw.

• • After our walk, Uncle Raymond and I go to my house, and we look up each bird in a guide. Hence, we show my parents pictures of the birds we saw.

• • After our walk, Uncle Raymond and I go to my house. We look up each bird in a guide. We show my parents pictures of the birds we saw.

• • After our walk, Uncle Raymond and I go to my house. We look up each bird in a guide, and show my parents pictures of the birds we saw.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

1. Which is the best of the sentences below:

• • Lightning is one of the most beautiful and spectacular events in nature

• • Lightning is beautiful, and lightning is a spectacular event in nature, and it is so memorable leaving marks every where.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

1. Select the best phrased sentence below:

• • Benjamin Franklin used a kite to help prove that lightning was made of electricity, but his experiment was very dangerous, and Franklin was lucky that he was not killed

• • Benjamin Franklin used a kite to help prove that lightning was made of electricity. Franklin was lucky that he was not killed during the experiment.

• • When Benjamin Franklin used a kite to help prove that lightning was made of electricity, he was lucky that he was not killed.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

1. Choose the sentence that needs corrections

• • The safest place to be during an electrical storm is inside a building or a car, but be careful not to touch any of the metal car parts.

• • The safest place to be during an electrical storm is inside a building, or you can also take shelter inside a car, but be careful not to touch any of the metal parts

• • The safest place to be during an electrical storm is inside.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

1. Select the best phrasing of this sentence

• • Hair can be changed with a snip of the scissors, curling, straightening, or dyeing.

• • Hair can be changed with a snip of the scissors. Hair can also be changed by curling, straightening, or dyeing

• • Hair can be changed with a snip of the scissors, and hair can also be changed by curling, straightening, or dyeing

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

1. Choose the sentence that needs corrections

• • We feel more confident to face the world, when we think our hair looks good.

• • We think our hair looks good, and we feel more confident, and we feel able to face the world.

• • If we think our hair looks good, we feel more confident and able to face the world.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B