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should be used to complete the sentence. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) She painted the sunset as though she   standing right inside it. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The class pet turtle   named Sheldon by the students. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The electric light bulb   a major invention of the 1800s. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) He described the fish as if it   ten feet long. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The caterpillar   crawling slowly along the branch. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The Panama Canal   built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) He wished his team   in first place this season. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) If she   the mayor, she would plant more trees in the city. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) The assembly about fire safety   very informative. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) I wish our school   next to a nature trail. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) If the garden   larger, we could grow watermelons. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) If I   a scientist, I would study the rings of Saturn. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) If the gym   bigger, we could play indoor soccer. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) The first map of the world   drawn by ancient Greek scholars. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) I wish the math homework   a little bit easier. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 8 | 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) She painted the sunset as though she  were  standing right inside it.\u003Cbr>2) The class pet turtle  was  named Sheldon by the students.\u003Cbr>3) The electric light bulb  was  a major invention of the 1800s.\u003Cbr>4) He described the fish as if it  were  ten feet long. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  were \u003Cbr>2.  was \u003Cbr>3.  was \u003Cbr>4.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The caterpillar  was  crawling slowly along the branch.\u003Cbr>6) The Panama Canal  was  built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.\u003Cbr>7) He wished his team  were  in first place this season. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  was \u003Cbr>6.  was \u003Cbr>7.  were \u003Cbr>8.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) If she  were  the mayor, she would plant more trees in the city. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  was \u003Cbr>10.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) The assembly about fire safety  was  very informative. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) I wish our school  were  next to a nature trail. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.  were \u003Cbr>13. were |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) If the garden  were  larger, we could grow watermelons. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.  was  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) If I  were  a scientist, I would study the rings of Saturn. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  were  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) If the gym  were  bigger, we could play indoor soccer. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) The first map of the world  was  drawn by ancient Greek scholars. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) I wish the math homework  were  a little bit easier. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 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