1. yesterday, erica went two a pumpkin patch with her family to pick a pumpkin.\n a. to\n b. too\n c. to,\n…

1. yesterday, erica went two a pumpkin patch with her family to pick a pumpkin.\n a. to\n b. too\n c. to,\n d. no change\n2. she picked out a huge, orange pumpkin to take home.\n a. huge-orange\n b. huge orange\n c. huge, orange,\n d. no change\n3. it weighed over fifteen pounds erica stumbled as she carried it to the car.\n a. pounds so erica\n b. pounds and so erica\n c. pounds, so erica\n d. no change\n4. because it was too heavy she dropped the pumpkin.\n a. heavy; she\n b. heavy, she\n c. heavy, but she\n d. no change\n5. when she dropped her pumpkin, its guts splattered all over the ground.\n a. its\n b. its\n c. itss\n d. no change\n6. the authors purpose in writing this paragraph called \pumpkin patch visit\ is to\n a. entertain/tell a story\n b. persuade\n c. inform/teach\n d. humiliate

1. yesterday, erica went two a pumpkin patch with her family to pick a pumpkin.\n a. to\n b. too\n c. to,\n d. no change\n2. she picked out a huge, orange pumpkin to take home.\n a. huge-orange\n b. huge orange\n c. huge, orange,\n d. no change\n3. it weighed over fifteen pounds erica stumbled as she carried it to the car.\n a. pounds so erica\n b. pounds and so erica\n c. pounds, so erica\n d. no change\n4. because it was too heavy she dropped the pumpkin.\n a. heavy; she\n b. heavy, she\n c. heavy, but she\n d. no change\n5. when she dropped her pumpkin, its guts splattered all over the ground.\n a. its\n b. its\n c. itss\n d. no change\n6. the authors purpose in writing this paragraph called \pumpkin patch visit\ is to\n a. entertain/tell a story\n b. persuade\n c. inform/teach\n d. humiliate

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. For question 1:
    • "two" is incorrect. "To" is the correct preposition for direction. "Too" means also.
  2. For question 2:
    • "huge" and "orange" are coordinate adjectives (both describe the pumpkin and can be reversed in order like "orange, huge pumpkin"). So, a comma is correct.
  3. For question 3:
    • "It weighed over fifteen pounds" and "Erica stumbled..." are two independent clauses. A comma + "so" (coordinating conjunction) is needed to connect them.
  4. For question 4:
    • "Because it was too heavy" is a dependent clause. A comma is used to separate it from the independent clause "she dropped the pumpkin".
  5. For question 5:
    • "It's" is a contraction for "it is". "Its" is the possessive form (showing the pumpkin's guts).
  6. For question 6:
    • The text is telling a story about Erica's pumpkin - picking experience. It's not trying to persuade (like to buy something), inform (like give facts in a textbook - style), or humiliate (put someone down).

Answer:

  1. A. to
  2. D. no change
  3. C. pounds, so Erica
  4. B. heavy, she
  5. B. its
  6. A. Entertain/Tell a Story