Question

Once he arrived at the beach, beach: beach; beach. Jonathan sat on a boulder and watched his dog, Hoolihan, outrun the spilling waves and then chase them back to sea in an endless cycle of fun. He closed his eyes, listening to the crashing waves, an oddly comforting sound he had loved ever since he was a child. Soon another sound reached his ears, like an unexpected voice in a chorus, chorus: chorus. chorus; the faint but unmistakable bleating of sheep. He knew the sheep couldn’t be heard this far from the farm. For a moment, he wondered if he were daydreaming or falling asleep. When he opened his eyes, Hoolihan was furiously barking behind him, causing Jonathan to turn around abruptly. To his horror, he saw dozens of sheep trying to hold their ground as they crept creeping creep creped closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.

Answer 1

The answer is beach, and chorus, and also crept

Answer 2

Answer:

Once he arrived at the (1) Jonathan sat on a boulder and watched his dog, Hoolihan, outrun the spilling waves and then chase them back to sea in an endless cycle of fun. He closed his eyes, listening to the crashing waves, an oddly comforting sound he had loved ever since he was a child. Soon another sound reached his ears, like an unexpected voice in a (2) the faint but unmistakable bleating of sheep. He knew the sheep couldn’t be heard this far from the farm. For a moment, he wondered if he were daydreaming or falling asleep. When he opened his eyes, Hoolihan was furiously barking behind him, causing Jonathan to turn around abruptly. To his horror, he saw dozens of sheep trying to hold their ground as they (3) closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.

1. beach,

beach:

beach;

beach.

2. chorus,

chorus:

chorus.

chorus;

3. crept

creeping

creep

creped

Explanation:

In this activity we have to complete the sentences with words that are punctuated and spelled correctly.

In (1), the correct option is beach, (comma). In this case we have to use a comma after an introductory clause.

In (2), the correct option is chorus, (comma). This is a case of using a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to include additional information that is not essential to the sentence.

In (3), the correct option is crept, as this is the correct past form of the verb "to creep". Creeped is also acceptable, however the one shown in the options is misspelled "creped".