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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.
The chocolate icing is creamy or the vanilla icing is too stiff.
The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff.
The chocolate icing is creamy, the vanilla icing is too stiff.
The chocolate icing is creamy bu the vanilla icing is too stiff.
Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.
At the zoo, I saw a giraffe. I also saw an elephant. Finally, I saw a bear.
At the zoo, I saw a giraffe an elephant, and a bear.
At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear.
At the zoo I saw a giraffe, and elephant, and a bear.
Combine the short sentences by using items in a series.
Charlie plays basketball. He also plays baseball. He plays soccer as well.
Charlie plays basketball and baseball, and also soccer.
Charlie plays basketball and baseball, and soccer.
Charlie plays basketball, baseball, and soccer.
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.
The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.
The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.
The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.
The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.
What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
Ted searched for his jacket. It was nowhere to be found.
Ted searched for his jacket, or it was nowhere to be found.
Ted searched for his jacket, and it was nowhere to be found.
Ted searched for his jacket, but it was nowhere to be found.
Ted searched for his jacket, it was nowhere to be found.
Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Use a conjunction, such as and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.
The phone was ringing. Joseph answered it.
The phone was ringing, so Joseph answered it.
The phone was ringing, for Joseph answered it.
The phone was ringing, yet Joseph answered it.
What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a simple sentence?
Brianna is a sixth grader.
She attends Ware County Middle School.
Brianna is a sixth grader at Ware County Middle School.
Brianna is at Ware County Middle School as a sixth grader.
A sixth grader, Brianna attends Ware County Middle School.
At Ware County Middle School Brianna is a sixth grader.
1) Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars.
2) Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director.
Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director.
1) I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council.
2) Something must have happened.
1) I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try.
2) It is very frustrating.
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,
, was also an inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci,
, the great Renaissance painter,
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
, one of the most popular movies ever made,
, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made,
In It's a Wonderful Life,
What is the nonrestrictive element (or nonessential piece of information) in this sentence?
Pearls which are expensive aren't something I buy very often.
which are expensive
pearls
aren't something I buy very often
There is no nonrestrictive element in this sentence.
Which answer choice correctly uses commas?
Europa one of Jupiter's moons is covered in ice.
Europa, one of Jupiter's moons is covered, in ice.
Europa one of Jupiter's, moons, is covered in ice.
Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, is covered in ice.
Which answer choice correctly uses commas?
Costa Rica a small Central American country is a major coffee grower.
Costa Rica a small, Central American, country is a major coffee grower.
Costa Rica, a small Central American country, is a major coffee grower.
Costa Rica, a small Central American, country is a major coffee grower.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Exercising immediately, after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.
Exercising immediately after a heavy meal is, I think, asking for trouble.
Exercising, immediately after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness.
The moral of the story is, that people should always, as a result treat one another with kindness.
The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat one another with kindness.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Flossing every day in the opinion of most dentists decreases, the chances of, getting gum disease.
Flossing, every day, in the opinion of most dentists decreases the chances of getting gum disease.
Flossing every day, in the opinion of most dentists, decreases the chances of getting gum disease.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
We will have, an early spring, I expect, this year.
We will have, an early spring, I expect this year.
We will have an early spring, I expect, this year.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.
Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.
Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
If we don't cut up our credit cards right now, she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.
If we don't, cut up our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.
If we don't cut up, our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
No one, I believe, should ever be homeless in this country.
No one I believe, should ever be homeless, in this country.
No one I believe should ever be, homeless, in this country.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
One toothpaste according to experts is, generally, the same as another.
One toothpaste, according to experts, is generally the same as another.
One toothpaste, according to experts is generally the same, as another.
