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Choose from the list of formal expressions provided to replace the informal terms in the following passage.

Formal Expressions: fail; going to; received; am not; earned; because; accept; would like; make more effort; improve. Yesterday, I got my report card. I got a C in algebra. I ain’t happy with my grade, so I’m gonna try harder. I want to get better next semester, cause I can’t take it when I bomb. ---------------------------------- Choose the correct form (it's or its) for each sentence. Hurray! _____Saturday! _____time to go to the movies. I love this theater. _____seats are comfortable. This movie - ____supposed to be fantastic. _____long, though. I adore _____characters. _____credits will show who they are. _____great to go to the movies with friends. _____also fun to go out and talk about movies later. if _____plot is exciting, we’ll talk about a movie forever! -------------------------------------------------------- In the blanks, write "fewer" or "less," whichever is the correct form. I brought ____apples than John. I have _____work to do today. I have ____money than I would like. There are _____girls than boys in class. I have _____chores to do tomorrow. To lose weight, eat ____calories. I have ___homework today. Do we need more eggs or _____? When I am a senior, I will take ____classes. I would like to carry ____weight in my backpack. ----------------------------------------- In the blanks, write "than" or "then," whichever is the correct form. I am taller ____Sue. I'd rather go to the beach _____to the movies. First, I stretch and _____ I run. I would like to go shopping and ____to dinner. When I graduate, _____I will get a job. It's warmer today ____ yesterday. If we clean up, _____we can go out. Could you hand me that one, and _____the other? I like chocolate more _____vanilla. If you pass, _____you can take the summer off! ------------------------------------- In the blanks, write "to," "too," or "two," whichever is the correct form. I would like you _____ go _____the library _____ check out _____books each. I am going ____go _____, but I am going _____check out three, rather than____. Next week, we can go _____the computer lab _____. ------------------------------------- Carefully proofread this paragraph for spelling, correcting the errors you find. You will notice spellcheck has picked up some, but not all of the errors. Last weak, I when to the shoping mall with my friends. We wanted to by a lot of thinks but had not much money with us. Sew, we decided to come back an other day after we recieve our next paycheck. We wood like to by some close so we can ware them to our class party next weak. It will bee rally fun to go their and see our classmates. -------------------------------------------------- Revise the following paragraph, correcting punctuation (and capitalization of new sentences) as needed. It was a windy bone chilling day in fact it was the kind of day when everyone wanted to stay indoors to avoid the weather as I sat bored alone inside my house with nothing to do I had a sudden idea I would test my strength courage and endurance by going for a walk anyway so I bundled myself up in my jeans jacket boots scarf and mitts and stepped outside just as I realized I had left my keys and cell phone on the kitchen table the wind blew the door shut behind me crash i was locked out when my parents arrived home two hours later to find me shivering on the front porch they asked me what on earth are you doing out here in weather like this my blue lips were just too cold too explain but inside I realized that perhaps one should practice courage in warmer climates. ----------------------------------

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Hurray! __it's___Saturday! __its___time to go to the movies. I love this theater. ___its__seats are comfortable. This movie - __it's__supposed to be fantastic. __it's___long, though. I adore ___its__characters. __its___credits will show who they are. __it's___great to go to the movies with friends. __it's___also fun to go out and talk about movies later. if __its___plot is exciting, we’ll talk about a movie forever!

I brought __fewer__apples than John. I have __less___work to do today. I have __less__money than I would like. There are __fewer___girls than boys in class. I have __fewer___chores to do tomorrow. To lose weight, eat __less__calories. I have _less__homework today. Do we need more eggs or __less___? When I am a senior, I will take __fewer__classes. I would like to carry __less__weight in my backpack.

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Formal Expressions: Yesterday, I got my report card. I received a C in algebra. I am not happy with my grade, so I'm going to make more effort. I would like to improve next semester, because I can´t accept it when I fail.

Choose the correct form: (it´s or its) for each sentence.

Hurray! It´s Saturday! It´s time to go to the movies. I love this theater. Its seats are comfortable. This move - it's supposed to be fantastic. It´s long, though. I adore its characters. Its credits will show who they are. It's great to go to the movies with friends. It's also fun to go out and talk about movies later. If its plot is exciting, we´ll talk about a movie forever!

In the blanks, write "fewer" or "less", whichever is the correct form. I brought fewer apples than John. I have less work to do today. I have less money than I would like. There are fewer girls than boys in class. I have fewer chores to do tomorrow. To lose weight, eat fewer calories. I have less homework today. Do we need more eggs or fewer? When I am a senior, I will take fewer classes. I would like to carry less weight in my backpack.

In the blanks, write "than" or "then", whichever is the correct form. I am taller than Sue. I'd rather go to the beach than to the movies. First, I stretch and then I run. I would like to go shopping and then to dinner. When I graduate, then I will get a job. It's warmer today than yesterday. If we clean up, then we can go out. Could you hand me that one, and then the other? I like chocolate more than vanilla. If you pass, then you can take the summer off!

In the blanks, write "to","two" or "too", whichever is the correct form. I would like you to go the the library to check out the two books each. I am going to go too, but I am going to check out three, rather than two. Next week, we can go to the computer lab too.

Carefully proofread this paragraph for spelling, correcting the errors you find. You will notice spellcheck has picked up some, but not all the errors.

Last week, I went to the shopping mall with my friends. We wanted to buy a lot of things but had not much money with us. So, we decided to come back another day after we receive our next paycheck. We would like to buy some clothes so we can wear them to our class party next week. It will be really fun to go there and see our classmates.

It was a windy bone chilling day. In fact, it was the kind of day when everyone wanted to stay indoors to avoid the weather. As I sat bored, alone inside my house with nothing to do, I had a sudden idea, I would test my strength, courage and endurance by going for a walk. Anyway, so I bundled myself up in my jeans, jacket, boots scarf, and mitts and stepped outside. Just as I realized I had left my keys and cell phone on the kitchen table, the wind blew the door shut behind me. Crash! I was locked out. When my parents arrived home two hours later to find me shivering on the front porch they asked me, “What on earth are you doing out here in weather like”? This my blue lips were just too cold to explain, but inside I realized that perhaps one should practice courage in warmer climates.

Step-by-step explanation:

It's ( abbreviation form of it is) Its ( possessive form , something belonging to it)

Fewer ( for countable nouns) Less (for uncountable and singular nouns)

Than ( when comparing things) then ( when something relates to time, period in time)

Too ( an adverb as well, also) two ( related to numbers) to ( preposition)

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