STAAR English II Practice Questions - State Of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End-of-Course English II Exam

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Read the sentence from a student's draft. (1) Because the river flooded last spring, the town council decided to build a new levee, and they raised property taxes to pay for it. Which revision best combines the ideas while keeping the cause-and-effect relationship clear?

After the river flooded last spring, the town council decided to build a new levee, raising property taxes to fund it. The river flooded last spring, the town council built a new levee, and taxes went up. The town council raised property taxes; the river flooded; a levee was built. Building a levee, the river flooded and the town council raised property taxes last spring.

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After the river flooded last spring, the town council decided to build a new levee, raising property taxes to fund it.

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