2017 ELA GA Milestone Practice Expanding, Combining Or Reducing Sentences Question Preview (ID: 38421)
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Which sentence below is a fragment?
a) Good game of tennis.
b) I was looking on the television for a good game of tennis.
c) We played a good game of tennis.
d) Good games of tennis are often on television.
It rained yesterday. The soccer game was cancelled. Which is the BEST way to combine the sentences?
a) The soccer game was cancelled yesterday because of the rain.
b) It rained yesterday and the soccer game was cancelled.
c) It rained yesterday, the soccer game was cancelled.
d) The rain yesterday cancelled the soccer game.
Which sentence below is a fragment?
a) Let's go to the beach.
b) Mom and I went to the beach.
c) Went to the beach.
d) Mom and I went yesterday.
The kitten has yellow fur. The kitten has blue eyes. Which is the BEST way to combine the sentences?
a) The kitten has yellow fur and blue eyes.
b) The kitten is yellow furred and blue eyed.
c) The kitten has yellow fur, blue eyes.
d) The kitten has yellow fur, the kitten has blue eyes.
My mom loves flowers. She especially loves tulips. Which is the BEST way to combine the sentences?
a) My moms loves flowers, and she loves tulips.
b) My mom loves flowers and tulips.
c) My mom loves tulips.
d) My mom loves flowers, especially tulips.
They only made 100 of them. Those cards were worth thousands of dollars. What is the BEST way to combine these simple sentences into one compound sentence?
a) They only made 100 of them and those cards were worth thousands of dollars.
b) They only made 100 of them worth thousands of dollars.
c) They only made 100 of them those cards were worth thousands of dollars.
d) They only made 100 of them, and those cards were worth thousands of dollars.
he baseball card company only made a few of these cards, and the people that made the card messed up the facts on this particular card. Which shows the BEST way to change this compound sentence into two sentences?
a) The baseball card company only made a few. Of these cards and the people that made the card messed up the facts on this parti
b) The baseball card company. Only made a few of these cards, and the people that made the card messed up the facts on this part
c) The baseball card company only made a few of these cards. The people that made the card messed up the facts on this particula
d) The baseball card company only made a few of these cards, and the people that made the card. Messed up the facts on this part
Nobody wanted to go near the beehive. Everyone was still fascinated. Which of the following shows the BEST way to change this from two simple sentences into one compound sentence?
a) Nobody wanted to go near the beehive everyone was still fascinated.
b) Nobody wanted to go near, but the beehive but everyone was still fascinated.
c) Nobody wanted to go near the beehive, but everyone was still fascinated.
d) Nobody wanted to go near the beehive but still fascinated.
When Janet panicked her dog Hercules could sense something was wrong he began to growl. What is the BEST way to divide this sentence?
a) When Janet panicked, her dog Hercules could sense something was wrong. He began to growl.
b) When Janet panicked her dog Hercules. Could sense something was wrong he began to growl.
c) When Janet panicked her dog Hercules, could sense. Something was wrong he began to growl.
d) When Janet panicked. Her dog Hercules could sense something was wrong, and he began to growl.
Which of the sentences is written correctly?
a) Everyone took out their book and started to study when the teacher said there would be a test on Monday.
b) Everyone took out his or her book and they started to study when the teacher said there would be a test on Monday.
c) Everyone took out his or her book and started to study when the teacher said there would be a test on Monday.
d) Everyone took out book and started to study when the teacher said there would be a test on Monday.
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