name read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. then choose the best answer…

name read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. then choose the best answer to each question. (1) my friends and i have a lot in common. (2) we have different hobbies. (3) i like to read fiction. (4) i like to write fiction. (5) liam knits and crochets scarves. (6) hed like to teach this craft to others someday. (7) marisa collects rocks and minerals. (8) her twin sister aria collects seashells. (9) tariq is equally passionate about two pastimes. (10) if you need him, check the tennis courts. (11) scan the surfers at the beach. 1. what is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2? a my friends and i have a lot in common, we have different hobbies. b my friends and i have a lot in common and we have different hobbies. c my friends and i have a lot in common, or different hobbies. d my friends and i have a lot in common, but we have different hobbies. 2. what is the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4? f i like to read fiction; i like to write fiction. g i like to read fiction, but i like to write fiction. h i like to read and write fiction. j i like to read fiction or i like to write fiction. 3. what is the best way to combine sentences 5 and 6? a liam knits and crochets scarves; hed like to teach this craft to others someday. b liam knits and crochets scarves, hed like to teach this craft to others someday. c liam knits and crochets scarves hed like to teach this craft to others someday. d liam knits, crochets scarves and hed like to teach this craft to others someday. 4. what is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8? f marisa and her twin sister aria collect rocks, minerals, and seashells. g marisa collects rocks and minerals, and her twin sister aria collects seashells. h marisa collects rocks and minerals: her twin sister aria collects seashells. j marisa collects rocks and minerals, her twin sister aria collects seashells. 5. what is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11? a if you need him, check the tennis courts, scan the surfers at the beach. b if you need him, check the tennis courts but scan the surfers at the beach. c if you need him, check the tennis courts scan the surfers at the beach. d if you need him, check the tennis courts, or scan the surfers at the beach.

name read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. then choose the best answer to each question. (1) my friends and i have a lot in common. (2) we have different hobbies. (3) i like to read fiction. (4) i like to write fiction. (5) liam knits and crochets scarves. (6) hed like to teach this craft to others someday. (7) marisa collects rocks and minerals. (8) her twin sister aria collects seashells. (9) tariq is equally passionate about two pastimes. (10) if you need him, check the tennis courts. (11) scan the surfers at the beach. 1. what is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2? a my friends and i have a lot in common, we have different hobbies. b my friends and i have a lot in common and we have different hobbies. c my friends and i have a lot in common, or different hobbies. d my friends and i have a lot in common, but we have different hobbies. 2. what is the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4? f i like to read fiction; i like to write fiction. g i like to read fiction, but i like to write fiction. h i like to read and write fiction. j i like to read fiction or i like to write fiction. 3. what is the best way to combine sentences 5 and 6? a liam knits and crochets scarves; hed like to teach this craft to others someday. b liam knits and crochets scarves, hed like to teach this craft to others someday. c liam knits and crochets scarves hed like to teach this craft to others someday. d liam knits, crochets scarves and hed like to teach this craft to others someday. 4. what is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8? f marisa and her twin sister aria collect rocks, minerals, and seashells. g marisa collects rocks and minerals, and her twin sister aria collects seashells. h marisa collects rocks and minerals: her twin sister aria collects seashells. j marisa collects rocks and minerals, her twin sister aria collects seashells. 5. what is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11? a if you need him, check the tennis courts, scan the surfers at the beach. b if you need him, check the tennis courts but scan the surfers at the beach. c if you need him, check the tennis courts scan the surfers at the beach. d if you need him, check the tennis courts, or scan the surfers at the beach.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. "but" is the appropriate conjunction to show contrast between having things in common and different hobbies.
  2. "I like to read and write fiction" is the most concise and natural - sounding way to combine the two sentences about reading and writing fiction.
  3. A semi - colon is used to separate two related independent clauses about Liam's activities and his future intention.
  4. A colon is used to separate two related independent clauses about Marisa and Aria's different collections.
  5. "or" is used to present two alternative places to look for "him".

Answer:

  1. D. My friends and I have a lot in common, but we have different hobbies.
  2. H. I like to read and write fiction.
  3. A. Liam knits and crochets scarves; he'd like to teach this craft to others someday.
  4. H. Marisa collects rocks and minerals: her twin sister Aria collects seashells.
  5. D. If you need him, check the tennis courts, or scan the surfers at the beach.