Read the passage.

(1) our community museum and school district enjoyed an exercise in teamwork last year. (2) museum staff members, students, and teachers all worked together to create a history exhibit about the jazz age, or the 1920s. (3) students in american history classes especially enjoyed the project because they were studying the 1920s during the time in which they prepare the exhibit. (4) both the museum and the school district were with the results of their collaboration. (5) they have agreed to work together in the future to create other exhibits.

which is the most effective way to vary the sentences in the passage?

combine sentences 1 and 2.
lengthen sentence 3 by adding detail to it.
begin sentences with different parts of speech.
invert sentences by putting verbs before subjects.

read the passage.

(1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california.

which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3?

attach the fragment to sentence 4.
insert the verb had before the verb appeared.
attach the fragment to sentence 2.
insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment.

read the passage.
(1) most americans know that “uncle sam” is a nickname for the united states; however, few americans know how the name originated. (2) some historians believe the name comes from a nineteenth-century businessman from new york. (3) his real name was samuel wilson. (4) his neighbors called him uncle sam. (5) during the war of 1812, he won a government contract. (6) he was to supply beef to u. s. soldiers. (7) the beef was packed in barrels labeled “u. s.” to show that they belonged to the u. s. government. (8) soldiers from new york saw the barrels. (9) they jokingly said “u. s.” stood for uncle sam wilson. (10) the joke spread. (11) soon, soldiers began using the nickname uncle sam to refer to the united states. (12) civilians also began using the nickname uncle sam to refer to the united states. (13) in 1961, congress passed a resolution. (14) the resolution recognized samuel wilson as the original uncle sam.

which is the most effective way to combine sentences (13) and (14)?

congress, in 1961, passing a resolution recognized samuel wilson as the original uncle sam.
in 1961, congress passed a resolution recognizing samuel wilson as the original uncle sam.
recognizing samuel wilson as the original uncle sam in 1961, congress passed a resolution.