Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

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Example Question #3 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Jenn follows directions. 

Jeanette follows directions. 

Possible Answers:

Jenn and Jeanette follows directions. 

Jenn follows directions Jeanette follows directions. 

Jenn and Jeanette follow directions. 

Correct answer:

Jenn and Jeanette follow directions. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate. The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "follow". 

Jenn and Jeanette follow directions. 

Example Question #4 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Katie walks to school. 

Sadie walks to school. 

Possible Answers:

Katie walks to school Sadie walks to school. 

Katie and Sadie walk to school. 

Katie and Sadies walks to school. 

Correct answer:

Katie and Sadie walk to school. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "walk".

Katie and Sadie walk to school. 

Example Question #3 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Megan likes pizza. 

Joe likes pizza. 

Possible Answers:

Megan and Joe like pizza. 

Megan likes pizza Joe likes pizza. 

Megan and Joe likes pizzas. 

Correct answer:

Megan and Joe like pizza. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "like".

Megan and Joe like pizza. 

Example Question #4 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence:

Jake runs fast. 

Alison runs fast. 

Possible Answers:

Jake runs fast Alison runs fast. 

Jake and Alisons runs fasts. 

Jake and Alison run fast. 

Correct answer:

Jake and Alison run fast. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "run".

Jake and Alison run fast. 

Example Question #7 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Charlie plays soccer. 

Melissa plays soccer. 

Possible Answers:

Melissa and Charlie play soccer. 

Melissa plays soccer Charlie plays soccer. 

Melissa and Charlie plays soccer. 

Correct answer:

Melissa and Charlie play soccer. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "play".

Melissa and Charlie play soccer. 

Example Question #1 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Adley eats fruit. 

Lindsey eats fruit. 

Possible Answers:

Adley and Lindsey eat fruit. 

Adley and Lindsey eats fruit. 

Adley eats fruit Lindsey eats fruit. 

Correct answer:

Adley and Lindsey eat fruit. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "eat".

Adley and Lindsey eat fruit. 

Example Question #61 : Language

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Wrigley is a dog. 

Anya is a dog. 

Possible Answers:

Wrigley is Anya are dogs. 

Wrigley and Anya are dogs. 

Wrigley is a dog Anya is a dog. 

Correct answer:

Wrigley and Anya are dogs. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "are".

Wrigley and Anya are dogs. 

Example Question #62 : Language

Select the answer that combines the two sentences below into one sentence: 

Brian talks a lot. 

Blin talks a lot. 

Possible Answers:

Brian and Blin talks a lot. 

Brian talks a lot Blin talks a lot.

Brian and Blin talk a lot. 

Correct answer:

Brian and Blin talk a lot. 

Explanation:

When you write, you can sometimes combine two short sentences together to make one, longer sentence. A complete sentence will have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells the reader who or what is doing something. The predicate tells what the subject is doing. When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine them. Use the word "and" to join the subjects.

To combine these types of sentences, you join the two subjects with the word "and". Then, add the predicate.  The new sentence talks about two subjects, so we need to use the plural verb "talk".

Brian and Blin talk a lot. 

Example Question #1 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A

Select the word that should always be capitalized. 

Possible Answers:

tell

rug

christmas

hand

Correct answer:

christmas

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Christmas" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Hand", "tell", and "rug" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence. 

Example Question #2 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A

Select the word that should always be capitalized. 

Possible Answers:

umbrella

soccer

dog

easter

Correct answer:

easter

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Easter" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Soccer", "umbrella", and "dog" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence. 

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