CA 2 Review -- Writing

Question 1

A beautiful new Baseball Stadium, paid for by the taxpayers, sat empty all season.

Accepted Answer

Change Baseball Stadium to baseball stadium

Question 2

Even though the work was hard my brother and I did our best to finish.

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after hard

Question 3

My dog ran away. He is a white poodle.

Accepted Answer

My dog, a white poodle, ran away.

Question 4

They said the course, a pathway of ropes and wires allows participants to cross an area above the ground and trees.

Accepted Answer

Insert a comma after wires

Question 5

After we cooked dinner, Dad and I had run out of wood, so we had to hunt for more.

Accepted Answer

Make no change

Question 6

Jake waved at Mrs. Smith. She was his neighbor. (What's the BEST way to combine them?)

Accepted Answer

Jake waved at Mrs. Smith, his neighbor.

Question 7

My worst subject science, had become even more difficult.

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after subject

Question 8

Last fall, my mom registered my entire family for a weekend retreat at a rustic Wilderness Campground near the lake.

Accepted Answer

Change Wilderness Campground to wilderness campground

Question 9

"You're going to be in big trouble," Mom shouted, "If you don't get in here now!

Accepted Answer

Change If to if

Question 10

His booming voice said, "Sarah Jones, my office -- now!" (What's a more effective word for "said"?)

Accepted Answer

roared

Question 11

After the math test had began, the fire alarm went off.

Accepted Answer

Change began to begun

Question 12

During our spring vacation, Mom took my sister and I to Italy.

Accepted Answer

Change I to me

Question 13

"We've discussed this often," said the coach, "so you're going to show up to practice or quit the team.

Accepted Answer

Add quotation marks after team

Question 14

Jerry loved Jill, she didn't love him back. (How should we correct that sentence?)

Accepted Answer

Jerry loved Jill. She didn't love him back.

Question 15

The boa constrictor is a snake who uses it's muscles to tighten around prey, which are animals it eats.

Accepted Answer

change it's to its

Question 16

We had ice cream. We went after the game. (BEST way to combine?)

Accepted Answer

After the game, we had ice cream.

Question 17

It snowed there often, I had to shovel the neighbor's driveway each morning.

Accepted Answer

Add so after the comma

Question 18

Inside a Water Park, many people put on sunscreen then get in the pool.

Accepted Answer

Change Water Park to water park

Question 19

"Well they're going to have to work hard to get their grades up," replied the teacher.

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after Well

Question 20

When I saw my crush Jacob, I thought, "There's the boy of my dreams!"

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after crush

Question 21

When my Dad saw me at the baseball game, he was furious because I was supposed to be at home!

Accepted Answer

Change Dad to dad

Question 22

My grandmother made my favorite pie, apple for my birthday.

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after apple

Question 23

We lived in Montreal a city in Canada, for years, but we moved to Texas last September.

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after Montreal

Question 24

"I don't know what to do," John sighed. "Everything in my classes overwhelm me."

Accepted Answer

Change overwhelm to overwhelms

Question 25

"I'm tired of all this foolishness," shouted Mom. "your room is never clean!"

Accepted Answer

Change your to Your

CA 2 Review -- Writing

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CA 2 Review -- Writing

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