Which sentence repeats the same time information?

• The twins arrived together at the same time.
• The twins arrived just before the evening film started.
• My brother met the twins beside the crowded bus stop.

A writer changed 'The wind howled. The shutters banged.' into 'When the wind howled, the shutters banged.' Which move is that?

• Expanding a plain sentence with extra detail.
• Reducing a sentence by cutting repeated words.
• Combining two short sentences into one.

Which sentence combines two ideas using subordination?

• The rain fell. The game stopped.
• Because the rain fell, the game stopped.
• The rain fell, the game stopped, and everyone left.

Reducing a wordy sentence means removing words that repeat the same meaning, while keeping the sentence's meaning the same.

'The final ending of the story was a happy and cheerful ending.' Which move removes repeated wording while keeping both descriptions?

• Reduce it by cutting repeated references to its ending.
• Expand it because it does not say whether the ending was happy.
• Combine it because it already contains two separate sentences.

Reduce 'The tiny little mouse ran quickly and fast under the door' by removing repeated descriptions while keeping its size, speed and destination.

• The mouse ran under the door.
• The tiny mouse ran quickly and fast under the door.
• The tiny mouse ran quickly under the door.

Which phrase is an appositive that renames my neighbor? 'My neighbor, ___, waters my plants when I'm away.'

• a friendly retired teacher
• who teaches at the local school
• when the weather is very dry

Which version expands 'The gate opened.' with real detail instead of just more words?

• The gate opened, and it was a gate that opened.
• The gate opened slowly, with a long metal groan.
• The gate, which was a gate, did indeed open.

Revise 'The house was old. It had a red door. The house creaked.' Which version avoids repeating the house and keeps all three facts?

• The old house had a red door and creaked.
• The old house had a red door and was silent.
• The old house had a red door that creaked.

Everyone cheered when the lights went out and the music stopped. Which version puts both timing details in an opening when clause and makes the cheering the main clause?

• The lights went out, and the music stopped, and everyone cheered.
• The lights went out the music stopped everyone cheered.
• When the lights went out and the music stopped, everyone cheered.