The sentence that correctly shows how the apostrophe is used to form a contraction is:
Fred noted it's a poor time to plant spring flowers until after the last frost.
In this sentence, "it's" is the contraction of "it is."
8. Which sentence correctly shows how the apostrophe is used to form a contraction?(1 point)
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Molly's options for courses to study next semester are unlimited.
Molly's options for courses to study next semester are unlimited.
The storm's arrival on Friday will bring much-needed rain.
The storm's arrival on Friday will bring much-needed rain.
The missing notebook contained all of the teacher's information for the field trip.
The missing notebook contained all of the teacher's information for the field trip.
Fred noted it's a poor time to plant spring flowers until after the last frost.
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Which punctuation mark should be used to offset speech tags in a quotation?(1 point)
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comma
comma
semicolon
semicolon
period
period
dash
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comma
comma
semicolon
semicolon
period
period
dash
The punctuation mark that should be used to offset speech tags in a quotation is a comma.
For example: "I am going to the store," she said.
Which sentence contains coordinate adjectives?(1 point)
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Mr. Tanner is an inspiring, smart, energetic science teacher.
Mr. Tanner is an inspiring, smart, energetic science teacher.
Mr. Tanner is a new science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is a new science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is my sister's seventh-grade science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is my sister's seventh-grade science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is an amazing seventh-grade science teacher.
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Mr. Tanner is an inspiring, smart, energetic science teacher.
Mr. Tanner is an inspiring, smart, energetic science teacher.
Mr. Tanner is a new science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is a new science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is my sister's seventh-grade science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is my sister's seventh-grade science teacher at Windsor Middle School.
Mr. Tanner is an amazing seventh-grade science teacher.
The sentence that contains coordinate adjectives is:
Mr. Tanner is an inspiring, smart, energetic science teacher.
In this sentence, "inspiring," "smart," and "energetic" are coordinate adjectives that describe the noun "teacher." They can be separated by "and" and still make sense.
Use this sentence to answer the question:
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
(1 point)
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Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom, asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom, asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner, beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner, beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
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Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom, asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom, asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner, beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner, beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
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The correct placement of a colon to clarify the list of items needed for the taco dinner is in the following option:
Michael's mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
This placement effectively introduces the list of items following the phrase "for their taco dinner."
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Tonya mailed her brother a postcard from Australia.
Which word is the direct object ot the sentence?
(1 point)
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Australia
Australia
brother
brother
postcard
postcard
Tonya
Tonya mailed her brother a postcard from Australia.
Which word is the direct object ot the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
Australia
Australia
brother
brother
postcard
postcard
Tonya
The direct object of the sentence "Tonya mailed her brother a postcard from Australia" is:
postcard.
The direct object receives the action of the verb (in this case, what Tonya mailed).
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Sophia gave the club's sponsor a copy of her speech.
Which word is the indirect object in the sentence?
(1 point)
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sponsor
sponsor
Sophia
Sophia
copy
copy
speech
Sophia gave the club's sponsor a copy of her speech.
Which word is the indirect object in the sentence?
(1 point)
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sponsor
sponsor
Sophia
Sophia
copy
copy
speech
The indirect object in the sentence "Sophia gave the club's sponsor a copy of her speech" is:
sponsor.
The indirect object answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done (in this case, to the sponsor).
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