Correct the sentences. more people go to city council meetings than to county commissioners court said joe “More people go to city council meetings than to county commissioners court,” said Joe. wynn noted meetings of commissioners court is usually shortest than an city council metings Wynn noted that meetings of commissioners court are usually shorter than city council meetings. Read the passage that follows. Then read each question and circle the correct answer. (1) Even children are expected to understand the basics of safe driving. (2) José learned this the hard way. (3) sitting in the back seat of his mother’s new sports car, he decided to play a practical joke on his mother. (4) He put both of his hands over his mother’s eyes while she was driving in heavy traffic. (5) This small prank was enough cause a serious crash. (6) If a driver takes their eyes off the road for just a second, itis dangerous. (7) Even children must be respectful of the driver and not district him or her. 1. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Change driving to driven Change are to is Change basics to basic Make no change 2. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2? Even children are expected to understand the basics of safe driving José learned this the hard way. Even children are expected to understand the basics of safe driving and José learned this the hard way. Even children are expected to understand the basics of safe driving then José learned this the hard way. Even children are expected to understand the basics of safe driving therefore José learned this the hard way. 3. What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 5? This small prank was enough to cause a serious crash. This prank was enough cause for a serious crash. This small prank was a serious crash. This prank enough to cause a serious crash. 4. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6? Change eyes to I’s Change itis to it’s Delete their Make no change 5. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7? Change of to with Change district to distract Change or to nor Make no change
(1) Sometimes when Isabelle goes shopping she leaves her two-year-old son Maximilian in the backseat of her station with the windows closed. (2) Normally when she returns Maximilian is O.K.? (3) But on one hot summer day when Isabelle returned to the car, Maximilian’s body overheated and he fainted. (4) The paramedics was able to rescue Maximilian and Isabelle learned an extremely valuable lesson. (5) It should not, however, have taken nearly losing her son to learn not to leave a child alone in the car. 1. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Change two-year-old to two-years-old Change Isabelle to Isabelle’s Change shopping to shop Make no change 2. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? Change Normally to Normal Change returns to returning Change the question mark to a period Make no change 3. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 3? But on one hot summer day when Isabelle returned to the car and Maximilian’s body overheated and he fainted. One hot summer day when Isabelle returned to the car, she found Maximilian’s body overheated and he fainted. But on one hot summer day, when Isabelle returned to the car, Maximilian’s body overheated, and he fainted. No revision is needed. 4. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4? Change paramedics to paramedic Change rescue to resque Change was to were Make no change 5. What sentence BEST be added after sentence 3? In 15 minutes a car can temperatures as high as 172˚F. Maximilian has many friends. Isabelle likes to go shopping on Tuesdays. Maximilian and Isabelle like going to the park together. Circle the word that comes first in alphabetical order. wheel wreck wagon which lock lane latch
center of the road and drove faster than normal. (4) As a result Cadence told her father not to drive after drinking wine. (5) Now Mr. Boswell never drinks and drives. (6) the father and daughter are much now safer when they ride home from parties. 1. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Change Mr. to Mister. Change partys to parties Delete to Make no change 2. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? Change while to whil Change father to Father Change hang to hung Make no change 3. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3? Change farther to father Change always to all ways Add a after ` Make no change 4. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 4 and 5? As a result Cadence told her father not to drive after drinking wine and now Mr. Boswell never drinks and drives. As a result Cadence told her father not to after drinking wine, now, Mr. Boswell never drinks and drives. As a result Cadence told her father not to drive after drinking wine now Mr. Boswell never drinks and drives. As a result Cadence told her father not to drive after drinking wine because now Mr. Boswell never drinks and drives. 5. What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 6? and the father and daughter much safer when they ride home from parties. The father and daughter are now much when they ride home from parties. father and daughter are much safer when they ride home from parties. father daughter are much safer when they ride home from parties. Are the following sentenses fact or opinion? Drinking alcohol can cause crashes. fact The drinking age should be raised to 25-years-old. opinion What is the present of the verb? I worked during the morning. work
(6) Jeremiah noticed that the driver’s body came crashing through the windshield while the passenger stayed in his seat. (7) It is because the passenger was wearing a seatbelt that he was not hurt in the wreck. 1. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Change rainie to rainy Change still to tills Delete for Make no change 2. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3? Change driver’s to drivers Insert a after seatbelt Delete not Make no change 3. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4? Change made to Change dificult to difficult Change it to its Make no change 4. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 5? As they were driving, Jeremiah cruised across the road and the driver was forced to hit the brakes. Jeremiah cruised across the road as they were driving, the driver was forced to hit the brakes. As they were driving Jeremiah cruised across the road, and the driver was forced to hit the brakes. No revision is needed. 5. Which sentence could BEST be added after sentence 7? As a result, Jeremiah understood why he should wear a seatbelt. The two workers were on their lunch break. Jeremiah got his new scooter for Christmas. Jeremiah’s friend likes to ride a bicycle as well. Are the following sentences a simile or not a simile? Riding a bike without a helmet is like diving into an empty swimming pool. simile Do not play along the railroad tracks. not a simile Is the underlined word an adverb or a verb? Breath or blood tests measure alcohol consumption. verb Correct the sentences. what time are curfew asked matt “What time is our curfew?” asked Matt.
Make no change 2. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3? Change be to being Change quickly to quick Change approaching to approach Make no change 3. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 5? The gate closed and crushed down on his car, his roof. The gate closed down on his car crushed his roof. The gate closed down on his car, crushes his roof. No revision is needed. 4. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7? Change railroad to railsroad Change lowered to lowers Change the question mark to a period Make no change 5. Which sentence could BEST be added after sentence 7? The train in my neighborhood is fifty cars long today. Sometimes I take the train to visit my grandmother. Some trains have passengers but others do not. School must always stop at railroad crossings to be safe. What part of a letter would this be found in? Dear Representative Ford, salutation Sincerely closing Circle the word that last in alphabetical order. representative representation demonstration presentation Correct the sentences. mother shouted us not going anywere untill you buckle youre seatbelt Mother shouted, “We are not going anywhere until you buckle your seatbelts.” mr ryan gived eliza the book to studied over the weakend Mr. Ryan gave the book to study over the weekend.
2. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? Change Sylvester’s to Sylvesters’ Change has to had Insert had after has Make no change 3. What sentence could BEST be added after sentence 3? On the way to the game Teddy was forced to hit the brakes in order to avoid an elderly lady walking on the sidewalk. Teddy and Sylvester have been friends since they were four-years-old. The Texas Rangers were playing the Houston Astros. The boys were hoping to catch a ball at the game. 4. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5? Change person to person Change carrie to carry Insert a after Teddy Make no change 5. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 6? The two friends did not make it to the Rangers game that afternoon. The two friends did not make it to the Rangers game. That afternoon. The two friends did not make it to the Rangers game afternoon. No revision is needed. Write down what you infer the person’s job to be. She put on her uniform, slid down the pole, and got on the red firefighter She picked up her gavel and said “The defendant is found guilty.” judge Is it a fact or fantasy? Superman flew over our nation’s Capitol and rescued the little boy. fantasy Correct the sentences. even though wed be late we decided to waits in the car for the rains to stop Even though we would be late, we decided to wait in the car for the rain to stop. we thinked that everyone in the room voted so we maked the decision We thought that everyone in the room voted so we made the decision.