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English 30 Public

English II STAAR

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How should this sentence be changed? As the young man read old newspaper articles that were published decades before, his eyes was opened to what life was like in the 19th century.

D Change his to they

C Change eyes to eye’s

A Change was opened to were opened

B Change read to red

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In a "to persuade" essay, you are expected to not only address an argument the other side might present, but you also have to _________________ it, or turn it back to your own claim.

Counterargument

Rebut

Inform

Concede

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Which of the following is NOT a transition word or phrase that you might use to begin a sentence that conflicts with previous information?

But,

In contrast,

However,

On the other hand,

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In a "to persuade" essay, you are expected to provide a claim that the opposing side would make. This is called a.....

Counterargument

Concession

Refutation

Rebuttal

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In a "to inform" essay, instead of a thesis statement or claim, you have a _____________ idea in your introduction.

controlling

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Revise this sentence: At my previous school, where I was captain of the varsity football team I learned a lot about what it means to lead by example.

Delete where

Change a lot to alot

Insert a comma after team

Change means to should meant

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Which of the following transition words would you use if you were going to add additional information to what you have already written?

Finally,

For example,

Futhermore,

However,

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What punctuation typically shows ownership?

apostrophe

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Which punctuation is appropriate in the following sentence: He quickly discovered his greatest weakness procrastination.

semicolon ;

colon :

comma ,

parentheses ( )

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Which punctuation is appropriate for the following sentence? Tomorrow is the EOC I hope you charge your Chromebook tonight.

colon :

semicolon ;

comma ,

quotation marks " "

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How would you correct the punctuation in the following sentence? The stores customers thought the Black Friday deals were amazing.

The stores customer's

The store's customers

The stores' customers

The store's customers'

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Which url extension would provide the LEAST credible information?

.org

.gov

.edu

.com

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Which of the following sentences has the correct pronoun usage?

Even though I went to bed earlier than her, I slept less.

Even though I went to bed earlier than she, I slept less.

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Which of the following uses correct pronouns?

Gigi bought presents for all the kids and I.

Gigi bought presents for all the kids and me.

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Which of the following sentences is correctly written?

When I opened the leather woman's purse, I found the keys.

When I opened the woman's leather purse, I found the keys.

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

I wanted to sleep; but I knew I had to study.

I wanted to sleep, but I knew I had to study.

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