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Which strategy would help you determine how to best combine two clauses?
a) SPEC
b) Captain Hook purposely makes very dumb parrot sounds.
c) 4ID Chart
d) Nothing would help

Organic farms help people by reducing their exposure to harmful chemicals. The word their is not clear in this sentence. Which word should replace their?
a) Exposures'
b) Chemicals'
c) Farms'
d) People's

Today, scientists think that DDT could lead to developmental disorders diabetes, and even cancer. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a) Change scientists to scientests
b) Replace to with too
c) Add a comma after disorders
d) Change cancer to Cancer

Runners cannot simply quit just because they are in pain, they must stick to their running schedule. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a) Replace the comma with a semicolon
b) Replace the comma with a colon
c) Remove the comma
d) Make no change

Some groups, like the american medical association, recommend limiting exposure to pesticides. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a) Add a colon after limiting
b) Change recommend to recomend
c) Change american medical association to American Medical Association
d) No change should be made

New buses who run on electricity instead of diesel will help the environment, be cheaper to operate, and set an example for other schools across the state. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a) Change who to that
b) Change instead to insted
c) delete the comma after environment
d) change state to State

Both uncle Robert and I enjoyed this remarkable dish while getting comfortable in our chairs. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a) Change enjoyed to will enjoy
b) Capitalize uncle
c) Change remarkable to remarkible
d) Make no change

To demonstrate their ability to fly, pilots have to complete many simulated and real takeoffs and landings to demonstrate that they can fly. What is the best way to revise this sentence?
a) Demonstrating their ability to fly, pilots have to complete many simulated and real takeoffs and landings.
b) To demonstrate their ability to fly, pilots have to complete many simulated takeoffs and landings and complete real ones.
c) To demonstrate their ability to fly, pilots have to complete many simulated and real takeoffs and landings.
d) To demonstrate their ability to fly and complete many simluated and real takeoffs and landings, pilots have to fly.

You are my favorite person/because you always listen to me What is the correct way to combine these two clauses?
a) You are my favorite person, because you always listen to me.
b) You are my favorite person - because you always listen to me.
c) You are my favorite person because you always listen to me.
d) You are my favorite person; because you always listen to me.

What can a dictionary help you with on the day of the STAAR test?
a) Choosing a more interesting word for your essays.
b) Tell you the meaning of a word
c) How to correctly spell a word
d) All of the above!

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