write Practice (page 7 of Unit 8 Lesson 4) - Write your answers to the practice below.
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make it 7th grade wordy
Please complete the following practice exercises:
1. Rewrite the following sentence using a strong verb: "The dog ran quickly across the field."
Answer: The dog sprinted across the field.
2. Edit the following sentence to remove the redundancy: "She grabbed hold of the handle and opened the door."
Answer: She grasped the handle and opened the door.
3. Write a compound sentence using the coordinating conjunction "but": "I wanted to go to the party. I had too much homework."
Answer: I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework.
4. Combine the following sentences using the subordinating conjunction "although": "She was tired. She kept studying for the test."
Answer: Although she was tired, she kept studying for the test.
5. Rewrite the following sentence using an adjective clause: "The car that was parked on the street was red."
Answer: The red car that was parked on the street.
6. Edit the following sentence to correct the subject-verb agreement: "The group of students were going on a field trip."
Answer: The group of students was going on a field trip.
7. Write a complex sentence using the subordinating conjunction "since": "I didn't eat breakfast. I was running late."
Answer: Since I was running late, I didn't eat breakfast.
8. Combine the following sentences using a coordinating conjunction: "He loves playing basketball. He enjoys swimming."
Answer: He loves playing basketball, and he enjoys swimming.
9. Rewrite the following sentence using an adverb clause: "She studied hard because she wanted to get good grades."
Answer: She studied hard to get good grades.
10. Edit the following sentence to correct the verb tense: "I will go to the store yesterday."
Answer: I went to the store yesterday.