January Grammar Review

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the verb

• the action in the sentence

• tells who or what the sentence is about

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What is the predicate of a sentence?

• Who the sentence is about?

• tells what the subject does or what state of being the subject is in

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What is the complete predicate of this sentence?

Friday is the best day of the week.

• Friday

• is the best day of the week

• is

• of the week

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Which is the complete subject of this sentence?

The turtle is swimming in the ocean.

• The turtle

• is swimming in the ocean

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The loud students walked quickly through the halls.

• simple subject

• complete subject

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

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The mom and dad cooked dinner with the children.

• simple subject

• complete subject

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

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Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence is the complete subject or complete predicate, or neither.

At the park, I like to climb on monkey bars.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• neither

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Contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

• Sentence fragment

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Contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought. This is why a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• Indepdendent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

• Sentence fragment

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A word group that is missing a subject or a verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

• Sentence Fragment

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Until you learn how to play defense.

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Phrase

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You will have to sit the bench.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

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Embarrassed and emotionally-drained.

• Dependent Clause

• Independent clause

• Phrase

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The students worked on their tests.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

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While the teacher graded papers.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

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Most of the students.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

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Even the ones who went to Kimberly.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

Multiple Choice

What is a dangling modifier?

• no word sentence to describe

• modifier begins sentence

• almost

• even

Multiple Choice

What is a misplaced modifier?

• incorrectly separated word(s)

• dangling modifier

• with a smoky tailpipe

• misunderstand senctence

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.

• It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.

• We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout.

• The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout.

• A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout.

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While jogging along Center Street, Elia saw a dog.

• correct

• incorrect

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Standing near the runway, the noise of the jets was deafening.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Find the misplaced words in the Sentence. I'm returning the shirt to the store that is too small.

• the shirt

• to the store

• I'm returning the shirt

• that is too small

Multiple Choice

What is the modifier in the sentence below that is describing the word cat? My cousin has a cat with all white fur.

• all white fur

• with all white fur

• white fur

• cousin

Multiple Choice

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

• After cocoon

• After spins

• After wasp

• After read