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Title: Complete sentences

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S1-L1

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe.
2	Clue	A complete sentence has a subject and predicate forming a complete thought.
3	Hint	A punctuation mark connects sentences, causing a pause between two logically relatable sentences.
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe. It uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses. Using a semicolon in this context is appropriate because the two clauses are closely related, and there is a logical and thematic connection between the crowdedness of the original cafe and the decision to go to a different one. The semicolon helps to convey this relationship effectively.	No change
6	Choice.B	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers-we decided to go to a different cafe. The sentence "The cafe was busy and crowded with customers-we decided to go to a different cafe." is a run-on sentence, as it combines two independent clauses with inappropriate punctuation. You can use a semicolon or separate the clauses into two sentences using a period to correct it.	customers-we
7	Choice.C	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers' we decided to go to a different cafe. The sentence is incorrect due to the use of an apostrophe after customers. The correct form would be to use a period, semicolon, or conjunction to properly separate the two independent clauses.	customers' we
8	Choice.D	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers! we decided to go to a different cafe. The sentence is grammatically correct, but the use of an exclamation mark after "customers" might be considered a bit unconventional. Typically, an exclamation mark is used to convey strong emotion, surprise, or emphasis, and in this context, it might not be necessary.	customers! we
9	Step:	Correct sentence	The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe.
10	Answer	Option	A
11	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe.

Clue

A complete sentence has a subject and predicate forming a complete thought.

Hint

A punctuation mark connects sentences, causing a pause between two logically relatable sentences.

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe.

It uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses. Using a semicolon in this context is appropriate because the two clauses are closely related, and there is a logical and thematic connection between the crowdedness of the original cafe and the decision to go to a different one. The semicolon helps to convey this relationship effectively.

No change

Choice.B

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers-we decided to go to a different cafe.

The sentence "The cafe was busy and crowded with customers-we decided to go to a different cafe." is a run-on sentence, as it combines two independent clauses with inappropriate punctuation. You can use a semicolon or separate the clauses into two sentences using a period to correct it.

customers-we

Choice.C

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers' we decided to go to a different cafe.

The sentence is incorrect due to the use of an apostrophe after customers. The correct form would be to use a period, semicolon, or conjunction to properly separate the two independent clauses.

customers' we

Choice.D

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers! we decided to go to a different cafe.

The sentence is grammatically correct, but the use of an exclamation mark after "customers" might be considered a bit unconventional. Typically, an exclamation mark is used to convey strong emotion, surprise, or emphasis, and in this context, it might not be necessary.

customers! we

Step:

Correct sentence

The cafe was busy and crowded with customers; we decided to go to a different cafe.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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