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Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) If the river   wider, large boats could pass through. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) If I   an astronaut, I would travel to Jupiter. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) He wished he   tall enough to reach the top shelf. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) She wished the test   easier to understand. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) If the moon   made of cheese, mice would want to visit. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The Egyptian pyramid   built thousands of years ago. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The old oak tree in the park planted in 1910. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) She looked at the painting as though it   alive. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) I wish the library   open on Sundays. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) If she   a veterinarian, she would help injured animals. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) The train   delayed by two hours because of the storm. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) The volcano   dormant for over a hundred years. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) The field trip to the aquarium   the highlight of the year. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) Benjamin Franklin   one of the Founding Fathers. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) He behaved as if he   the only person in the room. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 3 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 |  | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nUsing Was / Were  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which word should be used to complete the sentence. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) If the river  were  wider, large boats could pass through.\u003Cbr>2) If I  were  an astronaut, I would travel to Jupiter.\u003Cbr>3) He wished he  were  tall enough to reach the top shelf.\u003Cbr>4) She wished the test  were  easier to understand.\u003Cbr>5) If the moon  were  made of cheese, mice would want to visit.\u003Cbr>6) The Egyptian pyramid  was  built thousands of years ago.\u003Cbr>7) The old oak tree in the park  was  planted in 1910. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  were \u003Cbr>2.  were \u003Cbr>3.  were \u003Cbr>4.  were \u003Cbr>5.  were \u003Cbr>6.  was \u003Cbr>7.  was \u003Cbr>8.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) She looked at the painting as though it  were  alive.\u003Cbr>9) I wish the library  were  open on Sundays.\u003Cbr>10) If she  were  a veterinarian, 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