PSSA Grammar Review #3

Read the sentences from an article about the school soccer team.

(1) Our soccer team has won all of its matches so far this season. (2) Our players have become famous for their ability to play together on the field. (3) Their teamwork had led to many goals. (4) Some fans think that by the end of the season, they will have scored enough goals to break the school record.

Which underlined words should be changed to correct the error in verb tense?

• has won in sentence 1

• have become in sentence 2

• had led in sentence 3

• will have scored in sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which underlined verb or verb phrase is not used correctly?

• Mark completed his chores before the basketball game.

• Hannah had pedaled her bike faster as she rides down the hill.

• I will have made seven hats for my friends by the end of the month.

• He has improved at playing soccer because he practices every morning.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the sentences from Alex’s email to his neighbor.

(1) I check on your tomato plants every day. (2) Last week, they were leaning close to the ground after a thunderstorm had rained hard on them at night. (3) Then the sun appeared and they recovered. (4) Yesterday, I saw two tiny green tomatoes begin to ripen. (5) You can eat them after you returned from your trip.

Which change should be made to correct the error in verb tense?

• Change were leaning to have leaned in sentence 2.

• Change had rained to has rained in sentence 2.

• Change appeared to appears in sentence 3.

• Change returned to return in sentence 5.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which sentence contains a verb error?

• We did our chores before we played the game.

• Before I go to the park, I have to clean the kitchen and the living room.

• We packed the food before we went on our picnic.

• Before the girls went to the meeting, they make copies of a list of jobs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the paragraph from a report on the dancer Martha Graham.

(1) Martha Graham learned her art at a later age than most dancers. (2) She was born on May 11, 1894, in Pittsburgh. (3) But she only started dancing when she moved to California as a teenager. (4) There, a modern dance show inspires her to try dance. (5) Today, many people consider her the founder of modern dance.

Which change should be made to correct the error in verb tense?

• Change learned to learns in sentence 1.

• Change started to starts in sentence 3.

• Change inspires to inspired in sentence 4.

• Change consider to considered in sentence 5.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the sentence.

When Alex arrived at the theater and entered the building, he remembered that he left his ticket at home.

Which part of the sentence has an error in verb tense?

• When Alex arrived at the theater

• and entered the building,

• he remembered that

• he left his ticket at home.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Before he left the building, Jasper checked to make sure he has locked the doors.

• Before he left the building, Jasper checked to make sure he had locked the doors.

• Before he left the building, Jasper checks to make sure he locked the doors.

• Before he left the building, Jasper has checked to make sure he had locked the doors.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentence.

When I entered the fifth grade, I concluded that I would not only have to spend more time on my homework ____________ plan my study time better.

Which word or words correctly complete the sentence?

• nor

• or

• but also

• and also

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the paragraph from a report on dolphins.

(1) Do dolphins have names? (2) They do not have names in the same way as humans. (3) However, dolphins do make their own special sounds. (4) Signal who they are to other dolphins. (5) In one study, scientists recorded dolphin sounds and replayed them to the dolphins. (6) When a dolphin heard its own sound, it repeated the sound as if answering to its name.

Which sentence contains an inappropriate sentence fragment?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 4

• sentence 5

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the paragraph.

(1) The Brooklyn Bridge, which crosses the East River in New York City, was built in 1883. (2) Taking 14 years to build and costing more than 15 million dollars. (3) The bridge is made of steel and granite. (4) Thousands of people and vehicles cross the bridge every day.

Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate sentence fragment?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F