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Stretch practice choosing pronoun case, clearing up unclear pronouns, and punctuating extra information.
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Choose the words that fit the blank: ___ went to the store together after school.
Choose the word that fits the blank: Ms. Alvarez handed the permission slips to Devon and ___.
The coach announced the two runners she had picked for the relay team. Which version uses the correct pronouns after the verb?
Choose the word that fits the blank: The students ___ finished early helped clean up the lab.
A student wrote, "Jenna told Mia that she needed to hurry." It's unclear who needed to hurry. Which rewrite fixes the unclear pronoun?
A student wrote, "They say it will rain before Friday." Which rewrite makes clear who is speaking?
A student wrote, "On the school website, it says the field trip is on Tuesday." Which rewrite fixes the unclear pronoun?
Kara has only one brother, so the fact that he lives in Ohio is extra information. Which version punctuates that extra information correctly?
The sentence adds that the trip was the first one taken together, as extra information dropped into the middle of the sentence. Which version sets off that extra information correctly with dashes?
Read this sentence: The museum's newest exhibit -- a room of glowing jellyfish -- opened on Saturday. What job do the two dashes do here?
In the sentence "Our neighbor, Mr. Hale, coaches the swim team," the commas correctly set off the added name.
Between you and ___, the surprise party is still a secret.
Choose the word that fits the blank: The coach thanked Owen and ___ for stacking the mats after practice.
Choose the word that fits the blank in formal English: My sister reads faster than ___ do.
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun: ___ fifth graders organized the whole assembly ourselves.
Choose the word that fits the blank: The principal saved the front row for ___ fifth graders.
Choose the word that fits the blank in formal English: ___ did the class elect as its representative?
Read this sentence: Mr. Ruiz drove Talia and me to the rehearsal. What job does the word "me" do in it?
Which version uses the pronoun correctly?
Choose the word that fits the blank: Let ___ carry the heavy box for you.
Which version uses the pronoun correctly before the verb "finished"?
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun: Aunt Rosa baked cupcakes for my cousins and ___.
Which version is correct in formal writing?
Choose the word that fits the blank: The two finalists, Priya and ___, waited backstage.
A student wrote, "When Ana met Rosa, she was carrying a heavy box." What makes this sentence unclear?
A student wrote, "The bikes leaned against the trash cans, and they were rusty." Which rewrite makes the meaning clear?
A student wrote, "We recycled cans and planted trees. This made our school greener." Which rewrite makes "this" clear?
A student wrote, "At the museum, you cannot take photographs." Which rewrite names who the rule applies to?
Which version contains an unclear pronoun?
In the sentence "The dog chased the cat until it climbed a tree," the word "it" could stand for either animal, so the sentence is unclear.
A student wrote, "They are fixing the bridge on Elm Street." Which rewrite tells the reader who is doing the work?
A student wrote, "Mr. Diaz told Owen that his bike was blocking the door." Which rewrite fixes the unclear pronoun?
The added name drops into the middle of the sentence as extra information. Which version punctuates it correctly?
Read this sentence: The hike (nearly four miles long) took us all morning. What job do the parentheses do here?
A writer wants to drop the aside "Leo, Marisol, and I" into the middle of a sentence. Because the aside already has commas inside it, which marks set it off most clearly?
In the sentence "Our cabin (the one with the red door sits at the end of the road," the parentheses correctly set off the extra information at both ends.
The words "who wrote the winning essay" tell which student is meant, so they are needed. Which version is punctuated correctly?
Read this sentence: Our bus driver, a former race-car driver, never speeds. What job do the words between the commas do?
The words "our last stop of the day" are extra information dropped into the middle of the sentence. Which version punctuates that extra information correctly?
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun: My grandmother, ___ taught me chess, visits every spring.
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