9th Grade Grammar Pretest

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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Identify the function of the phrase 'who immigrated to the United States from Russia' in the sentence: 'Irving Berlin, who immigrated to the United States from Russia, became a great composer.'

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The phrase is a dependent clause providing additional information about Irving Berlin.