Grammar Review

Grammar Review

Grammar Review

• Sentences

• Parts of Speech

• Punctuation

Parts of Speech

• Noun - Person, Place, Thing or Idea

• Verb - Action

• Pronoun - Takes the place of a noun

• Preposition - Describes location, direction, or time

Sentences

• Start with a capital letter, end with a period, exclamation point, or question mark.

• Need a subject (who/what the sentence is about)

• Need a predicate (action -what is the subject doing?)

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• pretty
• clock
• running
• red

Multiple Choice

_{The ball rolled under the couch. Which word is the preposition?}

• ball

• under

• couch

• rolled

Multiple Choice

_{He would not have homework if he was at school. Which word is the preposition?}

• have

• if

• at

• school

Multiple Choice

When students ______ to Harmon for third period, there _____ no opportunities to attend tutorials.

• goes, is
• go, are
• goes, are
• go, is

Multiple Choice

That student in two of my classes always ______ his  homework.

• d0
• does

Multiple Choice

Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, _____ often stop studying.

• he or she
• they
• them
• we

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• When a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• Since a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• Because a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• If a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with this: swam quickly through the blue water.

• It needs a comma.

• It is a fragment because it is just the subject without the predicate.

• It is a fragment because it is just the predicate without the subject.

• It is a compound sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with this sentence? The majestic sea turtle.

• It needs a comma.

• It is a fragment because it is only the subject.

• It is a predicate because it is only the verb.

• It is a compound sentence.

Punctuation

• Quotation Marks - Go around dialogue or some titles.

• Commas can go in a list or before a conjunction.

• Proper nouns and beginning of sentences get capitalized.

• 
  

Multiple Choice

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct edit?
The game unfortunately went into overtime

• The game unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately, went into overtime.
• The game unfortunately, went into overtime.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
James the paperboy arrived early this morning

• James the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy, arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived, early this morning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• My aunt melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas.

• My aunt Melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas

• My Aunt Melanie loves to visit austin, Texas

• My Aunt Melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• It rained a lot in March.
• Barbara knows how to speak chinese.
• The Dog swam in lake pleasant. 
• The children picked up Trash on the field.