Use the paragraph to complete the activity.

Deavan and Marcus sat upright in their desks, staring down the slow-ticking clock. The countdown had begun early that morning as they got ready for the day. When the bell rang, they bounded out of their seats and raced to the field for tryouts.

Drag the words to the collect locations.
The paragraph is __________ and __________.

upright, sitting in their desks, staring down, the slow-ticking clock, countdown had begun, early that morning, the bell rang, bounded out of their seats, raced to the field, for tryouts

Why did you add commas to the sentence?

I apologize for the confusion. Here is the correct version without the commas:

The paragraph is upright and sitting in their desks staring down the slow-ticking clock The countdown had begun early that morning the bell rang they bounded out of their seats and raced to the field for tryouts