Question

read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. there are six underlined words or phrases in the passage to show which words or phrases may be incorrect.
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it was a time of big changes in my life. i was a new student at duncan heights middle school. my family had moved over the summer, when we were all looking forward to getting a fresh start in a new community. i always get a little nervous on the first day of school, but this year i felt more excited than nervous. one reason my parents had decided to move was that they had heard that my school had really good teachers. i had a feeling 7th grade was going to be great.
science has always been my favorite subject. this year, i decided i wanted a challenge, so i signed up for the advanced science course. to accomplish my goal, of getting an a in the course i took notes carefully and studied hard. even with all my hard work toward the end of my first semester of 7th grade i had still only earned a b+ in the course. so, one day i asked my teacher, mr. davis, if i could do anything for extra credit.
mr. davis was really nice, and he had a way of making learning really fun. i bet he is one of the teachers my parents had heard about. he gave me an assignment to do for extra credit, but he warned me that it would have to be turned in by the due date. trying to improve my grade, the assignment was not accepted by mr. davis, because i was too late. although i was disappointed, mr. davis said he was sure i could improve next semester, as long as i kept putting in the effort. i made up my mind to keep working toward my goal.
there is one blank in the sentence below. for this blank, click the phrase that is correct.
trying to improve my grade,
dropdown options: the assignment was turned in too late; i turned in the assignment, but i missed the deadline; mr. davis did not accept the assignment when i missed the deadline; the assignment was not accepted by mr. davis, because i was too late

Explanation:

We need to choose the phrase that logically and grammatically fits the context of "Trying to improve my grade,". The original sentence in the passage has a passive and less clear construction. Let's analyze each option:

• "the assignment was turned in too late": This is a passive construction and doesn't show the subject's (I) action related to improving the grade.
• "I turned in the assignment, but I missed the deadline": This shows the subject's (I) action of turning in the assignment and the result (missing the deadline), which is relevant to trying to improve the grade (by doing the assignment but still missing the deadline, leading to the need for extra credit etc.).
• "Mr. Davis did not accept the assignment when I missed the deadline": This focuses on Mr. Davis' action, not the subject's action related to improving the grade.
• "the assignment was not accepted by Mr. Davis, because I was too late": This is a passive construction and focuses on the assignment not being accepted, not the subject's attempt to improve the grade through their action.

So the best option is "I turned in the assignment, but I missed the deadline" as it shows the subject's (I) action of trying to improve the grade (by turning in the assignment) and the obstacle (missing the deadline).

Answer:

I turned in the assignment, but I missed the deadline