Sentence Skills Answers 2

Sentence Skills Part 2 - Free Exercises for Sentence Construction Shift

1. We were exhausted from our long journey and decided to go straight to bed.

Rewrite, beginning with

Exhausted

Your new sentence will include:

A. as we were

B. we decided

C. we were deciding

D. we decided and went

The correct answer is B. The new sentence is: Exhausted from our long jurney, we decided to go straight to bed.

2. In the southern United States, many indigenous native tribes still perform traditional rites and ceremonies.

Rewrite, beginning with

Traditional rites and ceremonies

The next words will be:

A. do still perform

B. they still perform

C. are still performed

D. were still performed

The correct answer is C. The new sentence is: Traditional rites and ceremonies are still performed by many indigineous native tribes in the southern United States.

3. Sarah arrived at the party, and the fun finally started.

Rewrite, beginning with

The fun finally started

The next words will be:

A. although Sarah arrived

B. when Sarah arrived

C. after Sarah arrived

D. and Sarah arrived

The correct answer is B. The new sentence is: The fun finally started when Sarah arrived at the party.

4. Robert studied hard for his exam, but the same cannot be said of Thomas.

Rewrite, beginning with

Unlike Thomas,

The next words will be

A. studying hard

B. for Robert

C. for Robert studying hard

D. Robert studied hard

The correct answer is D. The new sentence is: Unlike Thomas, Robert studied hard for his exam.

5. If he had the money, he would travel around the world.

Rewrite, beginning with

He cannot travel around the world

The next words will be:

A. because he

B. in spite of him

C. although he

D. instead of

The correct answer is A. The new sentence is: He cannot travel around the world because he does not have enough money.

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