7th Grade Grammar Diagnostic

What grammar convention is the RED text?
I laid down on the couch to take a nap.

• -ing verb modifier
• absolute
• appositive
• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What kind of sentence is this?
The chimpanzee ate a banana and took a nap.

• declarative
• interrogative
• imperative
• exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What kind of sentence is this?
Are you going to the Screaming Jellyfish concert on Saturday night?

• declarative
• interrogative
• imperative
• exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What kind of sentence is this?
That fireworks show was amazing!

• declarative
• interrogative
• imperative
• exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What type of sentence is this?
The man was pulled over by police, and he got a ticket because he was texting and driving.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of sentence is this?
I wanted to go to the party, but my mom grounded me for the weekend.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the common noun in this sentence?
Mr. Ferguson got a new car.

• Mr. Ferguson
• got
• new
• car

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

What is the common noun in this sentence?
I am going to the store to buy Kleenex.

• I
• going
• store
• Kleenex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

What is the action verb in this sentence?
The wind whipped wildly up and down the coast.

• whipped
• wildly
• up
• down

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in this sentence?
Jimmy rode his scooter to the park with Alex.

• Jimmy
• rode
• scooter
• park

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B