Joseph _______ television when the phone rang.

Only slightly used, the pages of the textbook _______ to be in good condition.

Sharon _____ lived in Miami for eight years before she moved to Maryland.

Sharon _____ lived in Miami for eight years before she moved to Maryland.

Completing the financial aid application ______an important task.

Hot to the touch, the computer _______ as if it was overheating.

Yellow and brittle, the pages of the old novel seemed as _______they would turn to dust at the slightest touch.

Mike _____a scholarship for college.

Directions: Select the option that best combines the two sentences. Alex was tired.  He went to bed early.

Yellow and brittle, the pages of the old novel seemed as _______they would turn to dust at the slightest touch.