Completing the Sentence

When I write an essay, I review what I have written to see how I can improve it. One way that I may ________ the essay is to get rid of any repetitions.

• modify

• enhance

• delete

• ignore

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) Because I want to keep the reader's attention, I try to keep my sentences clear and brief. Therefore, I look for more ________ ways to make my points.

• economical

• expensive

• complicated

• lengthy

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) For example, if I am writing about two people, I may want to use the plural pronoun they instead of ________ pronouns such as he and she.

• singular

• plural

• possessive

• reflexive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) Captain William Bligh, an English admiral, ________ over his ship, the Bounty, as if he were its king.

• reigned

• sailed

• commanded

• navigated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

His harsh treatment and mean-spirited rules aroused ________ feelings among crew members. Few viewed the captain in a favorable light.

• negative

• positive

• neutral

• supportive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In a secret but ________ discussion, the sailors plotted to take over the ship.

• frank

• covert

• silent

• open

A ship’s officer named Fletcher Christian seized control of the Bounty on April 28, 1789. This daring ________ has been the subject of several movies.

• mutiny

• voyage

• adventure

• journey

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) Soon after my uncle opened a checking account at a new bank, he was the victim of a bank machine ________.

• swindle

• robbery

• fraud

• theft

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) A woman posing as a banker and her ________ advised my uncle to get $200 from the ATM to test his bank card. The crooks then ran off with the money.

• confederate

• accomplice

• partner

• associate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Using the descriptions given by my uncle and a witness, the police ________ the two thieves on foot, catching up to them a few blocks away.

• pursued

• ignored

• released

• questioned

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6