3/3-Exit Ticket: Grade 6 RLA English Conventions - Practice #1

Group 1

• The trees were so thick that it seemed like another world.

• The thick trees made the trail hard to see.

• They were stepping into another world because of the thick trees.

• It was like stepping into a different world with trees everywhere.

• Mark said they should go left while Lisa argued that they came from another direction.

• "I think we should go left," said Mark, but Lisa argued, "No, we came from the other direction."

• Mark thought they should go left, however, Lisa argued the other direction.

• "I think we should go left," said Mark pointing, however, Lisa disagreed.

• Later on

• Suddenly

• After a moment

• Meanwhile

• Sentence 24

• Sentence 25

• Sentence 26

• Sentence 29

• Change "deer" to "deers"

• Change "onto the trail" to "into the trail"

• Change "ran away" to "runs away"

• Change "quick" to "quickly"

Group 2

• Change "a eruption" to "an eruption"

• Change "baking" to "baken"

• Change "mixed" to "mixing"

• No change is needed.

• Therefore

• But

• Instead

• Although

• Change "When" to "when"

• Insert a comma after "lava"

• Change "looked" to "looking"

• No change is needed.

• Maria felt a little disappointed but still proud of her work.

• Maria felt disappointed, still proud of her work, but a little.

• A little disappointed Maria felt, but still proud of her work.

• Still proud of her work, Maria felt disappointed but only a little.