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Mid - Year Conventions Review

Mid - Year Conventions Review

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English

6th Grade

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Ghada Seif

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7 Slides • 43 Questions

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Conventions and Style

1. Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns.
2. Pronoun Case ( Nominative, Objective, Possessive )
3. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
4. Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes
5. Spelling and Capitalization
6. Verbs and Verb Tenses
7. Author’s Style: Word Choice and Tone

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Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.


The legs of the table.

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table's

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tables'

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tables's

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Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The paint of the houses

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the houses paint

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the house's paint

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the houses' paint

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Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The makeup of Moriah, Katie, and Chelsie (They are all girls)

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the womans' makeup

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the womens' makeup

3

the women's makeup

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Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun. 
the homework belonging to the child
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the child's homework

2

the childs' homework

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Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun. 
the toys belonging to the boys
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the boys' toys

2

the boy's toys

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Multiple Choice

How many commas are needed for the following sentence? My favorite sports are swimming soccer and football.
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1

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3

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0

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Multiple Choice

My teacher, mrs. grimsley, told us about the mighty kingdoms and empires that existed for hundreds of years in africa.
Which words in the sentence should be capitalized?
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mrs. Grimsley; hundreds

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Mrs. Grimsley; my teacher

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Mrs. grimsley; Africa

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Mrs. Grimsley; Africa

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Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct capitalization.
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When people think of Paris, they think of the Eiffel Tower.

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The Empire state building is a symbol of New York City.

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The Golden gate bridge is in San Francisco.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
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He asked himself, "Is this the best of all possible worlds."

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He asked himself, is this the best of all possible worlds?

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"He asked himself, is this the best of all possible worlds?"

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He asked himself, "Is this the best of all possible worlds?"

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Multiple Choice

Alejandro and i went to the store to get some orange juice.

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Change orange to Orange

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Change store to Store

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Change i to I

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

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Mrs. flowers Likes to go to starbucks.

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Mrs. Flowers likes to go to starbucks.

3

Mrs. Flowers likes To Go To Starbucks.

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Mrs. Flowers likes to go to Starbucks.

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Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that uses capitalization properly.
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The soldier received the purple heart medal from general perez.

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The soldier received the Purple Heart Medal from general Perez.

3

The soldier received the Purple heart medal from General Perez.

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The soldier received the Purple Heart Medal from General Perez.

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Multiple Choice

What word in the sentence needs to be capitalized?

miguel and Daniel lived in Washington this summer.

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miguel

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lived

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summer

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Multiple Choice

Identify the case of the underlined word.

Celeste offered me a chair.

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nominative

2

possessive

3

objective

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Multiple Choice

Identify the case of the underlined word.

We tried to get tickets for that concert.

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nominative

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possessive

3

objective

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Multiple Choice

Identify the case of the underlined word.

I grabbed my purse, and Mom grabbed hers.

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nominative

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possessive

3

objective

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Fill in the Blank

Write a pronoun in the correct case that can replace the underlined word or words in each sentence.

The teacher handed the students back the students’ tests.

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Fill in the Blank

The book received rave reviews from critics for the book’s prose.

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Fill in the Blank

If Karen and Ahmed have already stocked the shelves, please ask Karen and Ahmed to take inventory.

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Multiple Choice

People have been telling themselves the story of Snow White for centuries.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

The queen knew that she herself was not as beautiful as Snow White.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

She told one of her men to kill Snow White, but the hunter himself knew he could not do it.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

Later, the queen herself set out to make sure that Snow White would die.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

She told one of her men to kill Snow White, but the hunter himself knew he could not do it.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

The queen disguised herself as a poor old woman and gave Snow White a poisoned apple.

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Reflexive

2

Intensive

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

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At the camp, each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug, and a few plates.

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At the camp each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug, and a few plates.

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At the camp each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug and a few plates.

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At the camp, each person had a knife a fork a spoon a mug and a few plates.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

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Adolf the (biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.

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Adolf (the biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.

3

Adolf the biggest chimp was not very helpful to Jane (but Rashidi was).

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Adolf the biggest chimp was (not very helpful) to Jane, but Rashidi was.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

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Jane would watch the chimps eating and then collect the leaves, flowers, and fruits they left behind.

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Jane would watch the chimps eating, and then collect the leaves, flowers, and fruits they left behind.

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Jane would watch the chimps eating and then collect the leaves flowers and fruits, they left behind.

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Jane would watch, the chimps eating, and then collect the leaves, flowers and fruits they left behind.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

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Jane observed chimps using objects sticks, and rocks as tools.

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Jane observed chimps using objects, sticks, and rocks as tools.

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Jane observed chimps using objects, sticks, and rocks, as tools.

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Jane observed chimps, using objects, sticks, and rocks as tools.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

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Jane had a favorite chimp David Greybeard.

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Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard).

3

Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard.)

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Jane had a (favorite chimp) David Greybeard.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?
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If I knew everything--which I don't--then my grade would be so much higher.

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If I knew everything--which I don't then--my grade would be so much higher.

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If I knew everything which I don't--then my grade would be so much higher.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?
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My little brother-- who annoys everyone will not be there-- tonight.

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My little brother--who annoys everyone--will not be there tonight.

3

My little--brother who annoys--everyone will not be there tonight.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

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Miranda went- to college to become a nurse and she succeeded.

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Miranda went to college- to become a nurse- and she succeeded.

3

Miranda went to college to- become a nurse- and she succeeded.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

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The name of my school is Christine Camacho elementary.

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The name of my School is Christine Camacho Elementary.

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The name of my school is Christine Camacho Elementary.

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The name of my school is christine camacho elementary.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

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bob is going to meet Jane.

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bob is going to meet jane.

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Bob is going to meet Jane.

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Fill in the Blank

Write the correct plural form of each of the following words.

melody

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Fill in the Blank

Write the correct plural form of each of the following words.

video

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Fill in the Blank

Write the correct plural form of each of the following words.

wife

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Multiple Choice

She will write a message for me.

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Past tense

2

Present tense

3

Future tense

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Multiple Choice

I did not eat soup with my family.

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Past tense.

2

Present tense

3

Future tense

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Multiple Choice

You went to the kitchen for water.

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Past tense

2

Present tense

3

Future tense

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Multiple Choice

I will not travel to Mexico .

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Past tense.

2

Present tense.

3

Future tense

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Multiple Choice

Diego does not play soccer.

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Past tense

2

Present tense

3

Future tense

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Conventions and Style

1. Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns.
2. Pronoun Case ( Nominative, Objective, Possessive )
3. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
4. Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes
5. Spelling and Capitalization
6. Verbs and Verb Tenses
7. Author’s Style: Word Choice and Tone

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