Form, Structure, and Sense

When they were first introduced to western Europe from Byzantium in the eleventh century, table forks were met with much resistance. The Bishop of Ostia, St. Peter Damian, condemned the eating utensils because he considered ______ dangerous and unnecessary luxury items.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• them

• this

• that

• it

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Each night in Gijón, Spain, a section of the city’s marina is bathed in a soft green glow. The source of the glow is the Árbol de la Sidra, a large sculpture made up of 3,200 recycled glass bottles. A lamp inside the tree-shaped structure ______ the green glass.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• will be illuminating

•  illuminates

• would illuminate

• illuminated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

On April 5, 1977, Kitty Cone and 150 other disability rights activists entered a San Francisco federal building. After pleading for years—to no effect—for the passage of key anti discrimination legislation, ______ until their demands were addressed. Finally, on April 28, the legislation was signed.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• pressure on lawmakers increased when the activists staged a sit-in protest

• a sit-in protest staged by the activists increased pressure on lawmakers

• lawmakers came under increased pressure when the activists staged a sit-in protest

• the activists increased pressure on lawmakers by staging a sit-in protest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Professional American football player Fred Cox invented one of the world’s most popular toys. In the 1970s, he came up with the idea for the Nerf football, which ______ of the harder and heavier regulation football.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• were a smaller, foam version

• are smaller, foam versions

• were smaller, foam versions

• is a smaller, foam version

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Despite being cheap, versatile, and easy to produce, ______ they are made from nonrenewable petroleum, and most do not biodegrade in landfills.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• there are two problems associated with commercial plastics:

• two problems are associated with commercial plastics:

• commercial plastics’ two associated problems are that

• commercial plastics have two associated problems:

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B