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Use the drop-down menus to complete each sentence so the subject and verb agree.

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The box of marbles .:has spilled on the floor
The chess club .:is meeting after school on Monday
The red pants .:are in the laundry
The computer or the phone .:is plugged into the charger
Jaylen and Micah .:are best friends
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Choose the pronoun that can replace the underlined word(s) in each sentence.

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Mr. Ruiz gave the students some homework.:them
The check arrived in the mail today.:It
Devon is saving money so that Devon can buy a new video game.:he
Everyone is excited that anyone’s name could be drawn in the raffle.:his or her
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As you read each sentence, consider what the underlined word or phrase is modifying. Then, choose a description of the modified object from the drop-down menu.

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The snack bar almost sold all of the drinks during the day.:The modified object is unclear.
The snack bar sold almost all of the drinks during the day.:The modified object is clear.
Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the bicycle tire was flat.:The modified object is missing.
Disappointed about not being able to ride in the park, the boy noticed his bicycle tire was flat.:The modified object is clear.
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Decide whether the underlined part of each sentence is a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause.

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Selection 1:restrictive
Selection 2:nonrestrictive
Selection 3:nonrestrictive
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence, and then use the drop-down menu to identify what type of phrase it is.

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Charles looked guilty, his hand dangling from the cookie jar.:absolute
Selection 2:appositive
Her confidence shaken, Sheryl spelled the word again.:absolute
I’m going to talk to Charlotte, the editor of the school paper.:appositive
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Which sentences combine these two sentences to express the same ideas? Check all that apply.Blake organized the successful fundraiser. Blake raised money for a local food bank.Blake organized the successful fundraiser, and he raised money for a local food bank.In order to have a successful fundraiser, Blake needed money for a local food bank.Blake organized the fundraiser, a successful event, to raise money for a local food bank.Blake organized the food bank to raise money with a successful fundraiser.A successful event, Blake’s fundraiser raised money for a local food bank.

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Blake organized the successful fundraiser, and he raised money for a local food bank.
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In order to have a successful fundraiser, Blake needed money for a local food bank.
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Blake organized the fundraiser, a successful event, to raise money for a local food bank.
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Blake organized the food bank to raise money with a successful fundraiser.
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A successful event, Blake’s fundraiser raised money for a local food bank.
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Decide whether each sentence is more appropriate for an informed audience or a general audience.

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Robert Frost crafts his poem using a controlling metaphor.:informed audience
In his poem, Robert Frost compares two ideas and then continues to use the comparison throughout the rest of the poem.:general audience
Because an outbreak of Ebola Zaire is so deadly, those who contract Ebola must be quarantined in a biocontainment zone.:informed audience
Ebola, a highly contagious virus, is so deadly that people who test positive for the virus must be kept away from healthy people.:general audience
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What change is made to add variety in the revision?

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A restrictive clause is added to clarify what the landscape was like.
B
The word beautiful is changed to landscape to be more specific.
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Two simple sentences are turned into a compound sentence.

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