Combine each of the following groups of short, choppy,
repetitive sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence.
You should NOT use all the words. You should punctuate
correctly.
EXAMPLE:
a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.
b) He is the class clown.
c) He clucks like a chicken
Chuckie, the class clown, bounces wildly in his desk,
clucking like a chicken. OR...
The class clown Chuckie, clucking like a chicken, bounces
wildly in his desk. OR...
As he clucks like a chicken, the class clown Chuckie,
bounces wildly in his desk. OR...
1a) Johnny stretched out on his back.
1b) I stretched out on my back.
1c) I looked at the stars.
1d) Johnny looked at the stars.
2a) There was a crowd.
2b) It was at the front of the church.
2c) It was mostly little kids.
2d) I wondered.
2e) How did they get there so quickly?
3a) Dally cussed.
3b) It was under his breath.
3c) He nearly tore out the transmission.
3d) The transmission was in the T-bird.
3e) We roared out of the Dairy queen.
Spelling Pretest #6. ROOTS!
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