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What is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
a) Spring is my favorite season, yet it is a special time of year.
b) Spring is my favorite season, but it is a special time of year.
c) Spring is my favorite season because it is a special time of year.
d) Spring is my favorite season although it is a special time of year.

What is the correct way to write sentence 4?
a) One thing I love most about this season are the new pale green leaves on the trees.
b) One thing I love most about this season is the new pale green leaves on the trees.
c) One thing I love most about this season is the new pail green leaves on the trees.
d) The sentence is correct as written.

What would be a better choice of wording than spring is here in sentence 6?
a) spring is back
b) spring is gone
c) spring is coming
d) spring is awakening

What is the correct way to edit sentence 7?
a) I wake up in the morning, and I feel as fresh as the budding trees outside my window.
b) I wake up, in the morning and I feel as fresh as the budding trees outside my window.
c) I wake up in the morning and I feel as fresh as the budding trees, outside my window.
d) The sentence is correct as written.

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
a) This is the one time of the year that I’m happy to jump quick out of bed and get my day started.
b) This is the one time of the year that Im happy to jump quickly out of bed and get my day started.
c) This is the one time of the year that I’m happy to jump quickly out of bed and get my day started.
d) The sentence is correct as written.

Where would be the most logical place to add this sentence? Lying in my bed, while looking at new life, renews my energy.
a) after sentence 1
b) after sentence 3
c) after sentence 4
d) after sentence 7

Which sentence shifts focus by adding an irrelevant detail?
a) sentence 3
b) sentence 5
c) sentence 6
d) sentence 8

Which sentence would provide the best conclusion to the composition?
a) Spring is definitely the best season of the year
b) Now I have told you about what I think of spring.
c) There are so many things I can tell you about spring.
d) I must have spring fever because I am tired of winter.

The Ballet-What is the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
a) The graceful dancers wore different costumes.
b) The different costumes were on graceful dancers.
c) The dancers were graceful but wore different costumes.
d) The dancers were graceful and they wore different costumes.

What is the correct way to edit sentence 8?
a) The flat shoes are sturdy and help dancers stand on they’re toes.
b) The flat shoes are sturdy and help dancers stand on their toes.
c) The flat shoes is sturdy and help dancers stand on their toes
d) The sentence is correct as written.

Which sentence shifts focus by adding an irrelevant detail?
a) sentence 2
b) sentence 6
c) sentence 9
d) sentence 11

What is the correct way to write sentence 13?
a) The dancers music was on a CD.
b) The dancers’ music was on a CD.
c) The dancer’s music were on a CD.
d) The sentence is correct as written.

Which sentence, if added, would be best to conclude the second paragraph?
a) I thought the music was quite good.
b) The auditorium lights seemed very bright.
c) I applauded loudly at the end of the thrilling performance.
d) . One dancer almost lost her balance and fell off the stage.

What would be a more precise way of phrasing sentence 19?
a) We learned a great deal of information from the dancers
b) We learned many different things from what they said.
c) They had a bunch to tell us about dancing.
d) They told us lots of stuff about ballet

What would be the best way to begin sentence 20?
a) For example
b) Of course
c) Next
d) Last

Which sentence would make the best supporting detail for sentence 20?
a) Each dancer tries to be at practice on time.
b) At practice, they have to try on new costumes.
c) During practice, they must learn new routines for each show.
d) Sometimes dancers get sick and cannot practice for very long.

What would be the best way to combine sentences 22 and 23?
a) They realized early in life that a dancer must be in very good athletic condition when ballet is like a sport.
b) They realized early in life that a dancer must be in very good athletic condition because ballet is like a sport
c) They realized early in life that a dancer must be in very good athletic condition, but ballet is like a sport.
d) They realized early in life that a dancer must be in very good athletic condition, and ballet is like a sport.

Which transitional word would best introduce sentence 24?
a) First
b) Instead
c) However
d) Therefore

Which sentence shifts focus by adding an irrelevant detail?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 25
d) 26

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