1) identify the correct sentence.

a.
for a person to get a good summer job, you have to apply early.
b.
to get a good summer job, you have to apply early.
c.
for a person to get a good summer job.
d.
to get a good summer job and early.
2)identify the correct sentence.

a.
jane's mother said she was going to the grocery store.
b.
jane's mother said she to the grocery store.
c.
jane's mother said she going.
d.
jane's mother said, "i'm going to the grocery store."

Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a. m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

At least 10 sentences. topic: pranks have you ever pranked a friend? have you ever been pranked? do you like pranks? can pranks go too far?

Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase? a) camping by the lakeside, the cries of geese kept me awake. b) after brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete. c) peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant. d) kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal.