Milestones 1

Early Saturday morning, the Lesters went to the coffeehouse.

In the sentence above, which part of speech is the underlined word?

• verb

• adverb

• pronoun

• adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Marilee sharpened her pencil carefully before taking the test.

The underlined word in this sentence is an adverb. An adverb is

• a modifier of the verb in a sentence.

• a modifier of the noun in a sentence.

• the action that is taking place in a sentence.

• the name of a person, place, or thing in a sentence.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Jane had to study the exercises because she needed to perform them flawlessly.

What does them refer to?

• perform

• study

• Jane

• exercises

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence contains an underlined word that is incorrect?

• The men eat their lunch in the cafeteria or in the courtyard.

• Sam wrote a letter to his best friend in New York, who never received it.

• Elizabeth walk to her school every morning, but takes the bus back home.

• The children play football outside the school, while the teachers stay inside.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Bob brought ________ new bicycle to school yesterday.

• it

• he

• his

• him

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The coach ordered us to get on the bus immediately.

In the sentence above, which part of speech is the underlined word?

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence contains an adjective?

• Jim liked his shirt even though it had a stain.

• The cat slept by the fire while the dog slept on the sofa.

• The athletes ran quickly to win the race and then had a celebration.

• Mary preferred her faded jeans over the new ones her mother bought.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

The news of his arrival was on nearly every television set.

The underlined word in the sentence above is the

• subject.

• modifier.

• predicate.

• object.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence contains an adverb?

• The young teacher surprised the class.

• Tonya rode her bike to the old house on the corner.

• John knew he would have to run really fast to win the race.

• The blue sky made me think of the ocean and my last trip to the beach.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In which sentence does the word baby function as a verb?

• Acting like a little baby was Carol's idea of being funny.

• "Don't baby your brother," Mom said to Billy. "You will spoil him."

• Alex could not stop crying when his best friend called him a baby.

• Jenna and Consuela decide to wear baby doll pajamas to the party.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A