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Read the sentences.The concert attendees roared their approval. The band played a new song.

A
The concert attendees roared their approval; meanwhile, the band played a new song.
B
The concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song.
C
The concert attendees roared their approval, so the band played a new song.
D
The concert attendees roared their approval and the band played a new song.
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Read the phrase.meanwhile, with the golden and yellow

A
by adding a subject and a verb
B
by deleting the coordinating conjunction
C
by changing the conjunctive adverb
D
by replacing the adjectives
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Read the sentences.The night was cold and windy. We stayed outside to study the constellations.

A
Our breath frosted the night air; nevertheless, we lingered outside to study the constellations.
B
Our breath frosted the night air, yet we lingered outside to study the constellations.
C
Our breath frosted the night air; but, we lingered outside to study the constellations.
D
Our breath frosted the night air, however we lingered outside to study the constellations.
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Read the sentence.Then, like fluffy bits of cotton candy, the pink clouds floated away until they disappeared from view when they passed the horizon.

A
like fluffy bits of cotton candy
B
the pink clouds floated away
C
until they disappeared from view
D
when they passed the horizon
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Which is a compound sentence?

A
While my brother takes his dance class, I go to soccer practice.
B
We can watch the movie after we’ve finished the book.
C
I painted my bedroom beige, but my sister painted her room blue.
D
They like to borrow our telescope when it’s clear enough to see the moon.
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Read the passage.The panther paused to sniff the humid night air. It heard noises up ahead, but it did not recognize the sounds. The strange noises continued, and the panther became frightened. The panther crept into a cave because it was afraid.

A
The panther paused to sniff the humid night air.
B
It heard noises up ahead, but it did not recognize the sounds.
C
The strange noises continued, and the panther became frightened.
D
The panther crept into a cave because it was afraid.
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Read the passage.Recently, in the waning dark hours just before dawn, the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree, where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk. The next evening, she moved into the tree with her two cubs.

A
in the waning dark hours just before dawn
B
the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree
C
where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk
D
she moved into the tree with her two cubs
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A
adjective
B
adverb
C
coordinating conjunction
D
subordinating conjunction
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Read the sentences.The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem. She discovered an ingenious solution.

A
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem until she discovered an ingenious solution.
B
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem; however, she discovered an ingenious solution.
C
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem, but she discovered an ingenious solution.
D
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem before she discovered an ingenious solution.
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Which is an example of a dependent clause?

A
generally she prefers baseball to soccer
B
the game resumed later that afternoon
C
as the storm approaches from the north
D
comfortable uniforms were necessary

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