DIRECTIONS Some of the following groups of words are sentence fragments.
◼ Draw a line under each fragment, and make it part of a complete sentence,
changing punctuation and capitals where necessary.
◼ When you find a complete sentence, write C on the line provided.
EXAMPLE The ones you find on the beach are usually dead Washed onto the sand

and stranded.

______ 1. There are about 1,800 kinds of starfish. Which in fact are not fish because

they have no backbone.

______ 2. Starfish live at the bottom of the sea. Usually have arms surrounding a disk.

And average eight to twelve inches across.

______ 3. Many starfish have suction-tube feet. Which help them move or hold on to

steep surfaces.

______ 4. Most starfish feed on tiny organic matter. Although some eat clams.
______ 5. When eating a clam. A starfish uses its suction feet to open the shell, then

pushes its stomach out of its mouth and into the shell.

______ 6. Starfish typically have five hollow arms, but some have 19 or more arms.
______ 7. At the end of each starfish arm is a light-sensitive spot, a kind of simple

eye.

______ 8. If a starfish loses an arm. It grows a new one.
______ 9. Starfish move very slowly. And usually prey on even slower creatures.
______ 10. Because the big crown-of-thorns starfish eats coral polyps. Large numbers

of them can destroy coral reefs.

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Answer 1

Answer:

4,6,7 & 9 are complete sentences.

1,2,3,5,8,and 10 have been rectified.

The changes made have been underlined, joining the fragments to make complete sentences.

A sentence is a set of words conveying complete message, statement or meaning. It contains subject and predicate. It may contain fragment or fragments depending upon the meaning or idea conveyed whether it needs elaboration or not.

Explanation:

______ 1. There are about 1,800 kinds of starfish which in fact are not fish because they have no backbone.

(which is used as a conjunction here)

______ 2. Starfish live at the bottom of the sea, usually have arms surrounding a disk and average eight to twelve inches across.

(all the fragments are joined to the part containing the subject)

______ 3. Many starfish have suction-tube feet which help them move or hold on to steep surfaces.

(which is used as a conjunction here)

___C___ 4. Most starfish feed on tiny organic matter. Although some eat clams.

______ 5. When eating a clam a starfish uses its suction feet to open the shell, then pushes its stomach out of its mouth and into the shell.

(fragments were joined to convey complete meaning)

__C____ 6. Starfish typically have five hollow arms, but some have 19 or more arms.

__C____ 7. At the end of each starfish arm is a light-sensitive spot, a kind of simple eye.

______ 8. If a starfish loses an arm,it grows a new one.

(fragments were joined to convey complete meaning)

__C____ 9. Starfish move very slowly. And usually prey on even slower creatures.

______ 10. Because the big crown-of-thorns starfish eats coral polyps, large numbers of them can destroy coral reefs.

(fragments were joined to convey complete meaning)


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Answer:

1 & 6

Explanation:

this is the answer  because the first paragraph is explaining/telling what's going on and paragraph 6 is explaining/telling how or explaining why this happened.

What is the following claim? The hot springs and the buildings make Bath a wonderful place to see.
A. A questionable fact
B. A believable opinion
C. A believable fact

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Answer:

b

Explanation:

b is the right answer!!!!!!.

Answer: In my point of view, I think it's B.

Explanation: Because when they said that it makes it a wonderful place to see that means it's a believable opinion.

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Furious: full of anger or energy, violent or intense.

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Answer:

the impotance of no racism

Explanation:

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They break down dead organisms within the food chain.

Explanation:

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Answer:

Why

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Why

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How does the speaker telling his son "Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it" affect the meaning of the poem "If"?

It stresses the value and importance of material possessions.

It warns against becoming overly greedy or concerned with earthly things.

It communicates the importance of protecting oneself.

It emphasizes what can be gained by following the speaker's advice.

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Answer:

it is d answers ddd

Explanation:

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Answer:

It emphasizes what can be gained by following the speakers advice

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Refer to "The Laborious Ant."
Twain uses when he describes how the ant captures something "seven times
bigger than it ought to be (and) hunts out the awkwardest place to take hold of
it."
a. assonance
b.parallel syntax
c.allusion
d.rhetorical questions
e.hyperbole

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Answer: a

Explanation: cuz i know

Which of these is most likely to be the subject of a narrative essay?
OA.
a memorable evening at a zoo
OB
an argument against consuming alcohol
ос.
a comparison of two industrial processes
OD.
thematic elements in Gulliver's Travels

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

I think you likely should answer A, but D is a pretty interesting choice. It depends on what you have been told about narrative essays. They tell a story of some kind.  And while D does that, but thematic elements are the main concern of Gulliver's Travels. Swift always concerns himself with the elements of a story do. I think A is the better choice.

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2.) when pony boy describes the sunset while sitting on the back step of the abandoned church

3.) When ponyboy is looking at the sunset he describes it so beautifully

4.) a beautiful pond that they had to pass on the way to the abandoned church

5.) this would be a good addition because when ponyboy and Johnny see the sunset if there was a pond that they could describe the sunsets reflection off of it would make a better imagery

Why did the narrator take a disliking to his face at the end of the story? *
A. He was jealous of the others in town
B. He had always thought Rhinos majestic creatures
C. He was inspired by the process of transformation
D. He no longer bore a likeness of the majority around him

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Answer:

D

Explanation:

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Read the excerpt from Monster.

PETROCELLI
So you’re acquainted with everyone involved in this robbery, is that –

BRIGGS
Objection! She knows better than that! She knows better than that!

JUDGE
Sustained. The jury will disregard the last question. There is no one who was involved in this affair until the jury makes that decision. And yes, Miss Petrocelli, you do know better.

What can be determined from this dialogue?

Miss Petrocelli has proven something.
The judge respects Miss Petrocelli.
Miss Petrocelli is willing to use improper tactics to win her case.
The judge thinks that Briggs is a better lawyer than Petrocelli is.

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Answer:

C. Miss Petrocelli is willing to use improper tactics to win her case.

Explanation:

EDGE 2020

/// 5TH GRADE ENGLISH ///
Read the sentence:

I made dinner after I got home.

Select the independent clause from the sentence.

after I got home
I got home
I made dinner
made dinner

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Answer:

i made dinner

Explanation:

it can be a sentence on its own

Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood

Where knelt the vanquished foe,

When winds were hurrying o’er the flood

And waves were white below,

No more shall feel the victor’s tread,

Or know the conquered knee;—

The harpies of the shore shall pluck

The eagle of the sea!


According to the speaker, what would be the more appropriate end than being plucked by the "harpies" of the shore (going to a ship graveyard to rot)?

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This was such a good idea to see what I would do for you though because you were not trying to be mean so I just wanted you know you didn’t know how you were really going on to me and you know what you were doing and you know what you mean I know I am ok with your family and you do your best to me and I do not know how you feel about me I just don’t know how to do anything either because you know it’s ok I just don’t know how you feel about you I just don’t know what to say I don’t want you to be so ugly you know you don’t know how you feel like I do

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Directions: Read the text in each problem set below and determine the narrator’s point of view.

1. “Do you love candy?” I asked my friend Roxis. I always make friends with other people.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

2. To Make French Toast: First, take out a skillet to cook and turn the stove on low. Second, you will melt the butter in the pan and stir it with a spatula. Third, beat the eggs. Fourth, lay the bread, white or wheat, on both sides in the eggs. Fifth, sit the bread on top of butter for 30 seconds and then turn over. Now you have a slice of French toast, repeat.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

3. Jessie had felt sad all day. Jessie thought and thought about his situation and he thought to himself, I need to get myself together. Maria came in the door and asked what was wrong. He told her. Maria frowned. She felt as if she were being abandoned by everyone.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

4. We are not as close as we once were, at least not since the thing happened. We were sitting in science class when I decided to look at her notebook. I noticed that she wasn’t taking notes.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

5. Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate squirrels,” but really she loved them. Carol said, “They smell,” but really, she loved them too. Both of them thought that squirrels were pretty cute.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

6. How to Properly Clean Your Disc: First, buy a CD buffer from your neighborhood Gamestop store. If you want to clean your CD for free instead, get a Q-tip or soft cloth. Use alcohol or window cleaner and wipe up and down applying light pressure as needed.
a) First-Person
b) Second-Person
c) Third-Person

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Answer:

1. First person

2. Second person

3. Third person

4. First person

5. Third person

6. Second person

Explanation:

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Pollen is _______________.

A
the male reprocuctive cell in plants

B
food for plants

C
the female reproductive cell in plants

D
not necessary for plant reproduction

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Answer:

a. the male reproductive cell in plants

Explanation:

Answer:

A. "the male reprocuctive cell in plants" would be the correct answer.

Explanation:

A. would be ur answer because pollen is a fine powdery substance produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants, consisting of numerous fine grains containing the male gametes.

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figurative language is language that

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Answer:

isnt literal.

Explanation:

for example: im so hungry i could eat a horse.

I dont actually mean I can eat a horse its just an exaggeration of how hungry i am.

EXERCISES - SIMPLE PAST DIRECT SPEECH 1) " I bought a new car." 2)"Tony did it", she said. REPORTED SPEECH 1)Hesaidhe .............Anew car. 2) Shesaid Tony ...........It. 3)Peter said that he............In 3) Peter : "I worked in the garden." the garden. 4) She asked me , " Did you study English yesterday?" 5)"I lived here in 2002." Sheaskedmeiff........... English the day before. 5)She said that she. here in 2002. 6)He told his wife that they 6) He said to his wife, "We didn't clean the kitchen properly this morning." 7) She asked, "Did you buy the lap top for me?" 8)" Why did you tell a lie?" .. The kitchen properly that morning. Sheaskedmeiff........... the lap top for her. 8) I askedhim why..... .Alie. 9)Hesaidhe ........Agood 9)" I saw a good film yesterday." ilm the daybefore. 10) " I enjoyed my holiday in 10) Hesaidthathe.......His the States", David said. holiday in the States.

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Answer:

1)He said he had bought a new car.

2) She said Tony had done it.

3)Peter said that he had worked in the garden.

4) She asked me if I had studied English the day before.

5)She said that she had lived here in 2002.

6)He told his wife that they hadn´t cleaned the kitchen properly that morning.

7) She asked me if I had bought the laptop for her.

8) I asked him why he had told a lie.

9)He said he had seen a good film the day before.

10) He said that he had enjoyed his holiday in the States.

Explanation:

The equivalent in reported speech for a phrase in simple past should be in past perfect. For example:

"I bought a new car" is a simple past direct speech sentence. to rephrase it as reported speech the verb "bought" should be changed to the past perfect conjugation:

He said he had bought a new car.

Since the accreditation survey showed that one of the school's
weaknesses was parent communication, the principal initiated a
program that required teachers to conference with each parent for at
least ten minutes a week.
Using context clues, determine which words have the same meaning
as the underlined word above. Select all that apply.
started
opposed
introduced
instituted
negated

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Answer:

Started, introduced, and instituted

Explanation:

The words which have the same meaning  as the underlined word above  are:

StartedIntroducedInstituted

The principal initiated the program where teachers has to inform the parents and to give the weekly report of their child to them so they have to send a message or mail to the parents.

The above words i.e. started, introduced and instituted are perfect words to define the underlined word that is initiated so in case of formal writing of letters or an email  teachers should use the impectful words which will build the trust amongst the parents as they will take the initiative actions regarding that.

As the underlined word is initiated so it means to start something or to introduce something new so according to the situation thewords which can replace initiate are start, introduce and instituted.

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Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the sentence.

Based on the description of Leonidas, the reader can infer that the people of Sparta valued:

A.) physical strength more than artistic talents

B.) philosophy more than discipline

C.) philosophy more than people of Athens

D.) friendship more than people of Athens

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Answer:

Its A

Explanation:

Which of these is not one of the questions you will ask yourself while using a
3-2-1 organizer?
A. What is one illustration or point that really caught my attention?
B. What are two things I will remember?
C. What are three reasons why something I learned is important?
D. Why did I read this passage?

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These is not one of the questions you will ask yourself while using a

3-2-1 organizer is  Why did I read this passage?

What is the purpose of using 3-2-1 organizer?

A 3-2-1 prompt helps learner structure their answers to a text, film, or lesson by asking them to describe three takeaways, two questions, and one thing they relished.

It feeds an easy way for teachers to check for learning and to measure students' claim in a topic.

Thus, option "D" is correct, Why did I read this passage?

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can someone help me im really confused of what my teachers asking me can i have some quote introductions for an essay


Golding reveals this when he writes, “Thas was a dirty trick” (72).
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Answer:

"Ralph becomes upset that he and Simon are doing all of the work, realizing that everyone else is “bathing, or eating, or playing.”  

Depends on how you wanna start it

"Piggy criticizes the others for letting the fire spread outside the fire-pit by asking, “How can [they] expect to be rescued if [they] don’t put first things first and act proper?”  This leads to a confrontation on the mountain between Jack and Piggy which Ralph must diffuse."

Explanation:

Answer:

Tips

Explanation:

1. Construct the Main Idea/Story – Decide what the essay is going to be about. Pick a subject that is unusual to keep the reader’s attention while also displaying adequate knowledge of the subject matter.

2. Opening Paragraph – This needs to be written after the body of the essay. Make sure to include a section that describes what the rest of the essay is about while also introducing the essay idea to the reader. Writing the opening paragraph at the end will ensure that the author includes all necessary information.

3. Title – This needs to be written after the entire essay has been constructed.

4. Keep the Focus – Do not wander off topic as you write. Keep to the main subject.

5. Spelling – Most essays are graded and should be checked and triple checked for spelling errors.

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yeth

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d

Explanation:

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True or false
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Answer:

true

Explanation:

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Answer:

John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.

The cast on his broken leg was a plaster shackle.

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Explanation:

Answer:

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Light was used to symbolize knowledge in the novel Frankenstein, which depicts how too much or too little knowledge can be dangerous. What
did lightning symbolize?
ОА.
brilliance
ов.
destruction
O c. ideas
OD
Ignorance

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Answer:

destruction

Explanation:

Lightning is mostly used as a symbol of destruction that is referred to often in the book.

Which two words are the closest synonyms?
Hint
A) industry and chemistry
introduced and consumed
C) creation and suggestion
D) focused and concentrated

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Answer:

d. focused and concentrated

Which word choice is used in the following example?

If water gets trapped under the hood, it can cause corrosion.
A technical
B figurative
C fantastical
D connotative

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Answer:

I think its B not sure tho

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