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Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) I wish the weather   warmer today. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) If she   the teacher, she would give less homework. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The library   closed last Monday for repairs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) If the earth   closer to the sun, it would be too hot for life. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The first telephone   invented by Alexander Graham Bell. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The planet Mars   once thought to have canals on its surface. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) I wish my dog allowed to come to school with me. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) If I   a bird, I would fly over the mountains. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) She acted as if she   the queen of England. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) I wish I   able to visit the Great Wall of China. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) He talked as though he   an expert on dinosaurs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) The homework   finished before dinner last night. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) The tallest building in our town   built in 1952. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) The first day of school   exciting for everyone. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) If he   faster, he could win the race. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 1 | 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 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