Grammar 2nd Nine Weeks Review

Grammar 2nd Nine Weeks Review

Progressive Verb Tense

Modal Auxiliaries

Prepositions

Sentence Variety

Quotations

Conjunctions

Multiple Choice

Alacia _________________ (watch) me play in my soccer game tomorrow.

• was watching

• is watching

• will be watching

• watching

Multiple Choice

Tanya _________________ (do) her homework when the phone rang.

• was doing

• is doing

• will be doing

• doing

Multiple Choice

Right now, Mark _________________ (play) video games.

• was playing

• will be playing

• is playing

• playing

Multiple Choice

When I was in second grade, I __________ do a split.

• can

• could

• must

• should

Multiple Choice

If you want to compete in the jump rope competition, you _____________ sign up by the end of the week.

• can

• could

• might

• must

Multiple Choice

We cannot miss our flight today, so we _____________ arrive at the airport on time.

• could

• might

• must

• would

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences does not use a preposition?

• Mom lost her car keys yesterday.

• We searched behind the sofa.

• She checked around the car.

• My sister finally found them inside the refrigerator!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences does not use a preposition?

• Abby walked through the house with muddy shoes. Mom was most upset about the new carpet in the living room.

• She left footprints on the carpet.

• Mom was furious when she saw the footprints.

• Mom was most upset about the new carpet in the living room.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences does not use a preposition?

• I wish I could sit beside my friend, Ben.

• Currently, I sit between the Simpson twins.

• It gets annoying when they pass notes around me.

• I hope Mrs. Smith moves desks soon.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

• Amos ran to the store and he bought a gallon of milk and he drank it.

• Martina arrived early to school, and she studied for math and social studies.

• Many people visit the zoo each year because they like to see the animals.

• The largest state in the country is Alaska, but not many people actually live there.

Multiple Choice

Read the student’s paragraph.

(1) I love living close to the bicycle trail. (2) When I want to go somewhere.(3) I jump on my bike. (4) I can get almost anywhere in the town from the trail.

Which of the student’s sentences is a fragment?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

Basil is an herb it is often used in Italian cooking.

How should this sentence be written?

• Basil is an herb. It is often used in Italian cooking.

• Basil is an herb, it is often used in Italian cooking.

• Basil is an herb? It is often used in Italian cooking.

• Leave as is.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a complete sentence?

• Butterflies big and tiny.

• Butterflies in every color.

• Some butterfly wings lines and dots.

• Some butterfly wings look like leaves.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

Jack said that "Sonia used" a compass and map to find the camp.

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

• “Jack said that Sonia used a compass and map to find the camp.”

• Jack said “that Sonia used a compass and map to find the camp.”

• Jack said, “Sonia used a compass and map to find the camp.”

• Leave as is.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

Don’t forget to read your book, said the teacher.

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

• Don’t forget to “read your book,” said the teacher.

• Don’t forget to read your book, “said the teacher.”

• “Don’t forget to read your book,” said the teacher.

• “Don’t forget to read your book, said the teacher.”

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

• “Jillian asked,” May I turn in my homework now, Mr. Lee?

• Jillian asked, May I turn in my homework now, “Mr. Lee?”

• Jillian asked, “May I turn in my homework now, Mr. Lee?”

• “Jillian asked, May I turn in my homework now, Mr. Lee?”

Multiple Select

Choose all of the sentences that are punctuated correctly.

• "My grandpa said,” Let’s go to the lake this weekend.

• “Do your homework when you get home,” my mom said.

• Uncle Mike replied, “I left the book by the table in the living room.”

• “Remember to let the dog outside before you leave, Ray reminded me.”

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences.

The basketball team won the final tournament game. The players were given a tall trophy.

Which sentence correctly combines the sentences using a coordinating conjunction?

• The basketball team won the final tournament game, so the players were given a tall trophy.

• The basketball team won the final tournament game, but the players were given a tall trophy.

• The basketball team won the final tournament game, or the players were given a tall trophy.

• The basketball team won the final tournament game, for the players were given a tall trophy.

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction best completes this sentence.

_______________ I invited Noah to sit at my lunch table on the first day of school, we have been best friends.

• Although

• However

• Since

• Yet

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction best completes this sentence.

We can either go in the morning _______ in the afternoon.

• or

• but

• not

• am

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences.

A construction crew was repaving our street. We had to park our car at the corner and walk home.

Which sentence correctly combines the sentences using a coordinating conjunction?

• A construction crew was repaving our street, but we had to park our car at the corner and walk home.

• A construction crew was repaving our street, or we had to park our car at the corner and walk home.

• A construction crew was repaving our street, yet we had to park our car at the corner and walk home.

• A construction crew was repaving our street, so we had to park our car at the corner and walk home.