5th Grade Grammar- Sentences

Which of the sentences is a complex sentence?

• If you are an Eagles fan, you must know who Nick Foles is.

• Doug Pederson is the coach of the Eagles, but Andy Reid coached the team for longer.

• The Philadelphia Eagles are an NFL team.

• The Eagles won the Super Bowl a few years ago, so tickets went up in price.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which part of this sentence is the complete predicate?

The Philadelphia 76ers play at the Wells Fargo Center.

• 76ers

• The Philadelphia 76ers

• play

• play at the Wells Fargo Center

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which of the following is a command?

• The Phillies are my favorite baseball team.

• Buy us tickets to the Phillies game.

• Bryce Harper just hit a grand slam!

• The ball went over the fence!

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which is the best way to fix the run-on?

Sarah plays sports year round Jake only plays in the winter.

• Sarah plays sports year round and Jake only plays in the winter

• Sarah plays sports year round but Jake only plays in the winter

• While Sarah plays sports year round, Jake only plays in the winter.

• Sarah plays sports year round, while Jake only plays in the winter.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is the best way to correct the fragment?

The best player on the team

• Add a subject

• Add a predicate

• Add an independent clause

• Add a dependent clause

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following has a compound subject?

• The Villanova Wildcats are an excellent basketball team.

• The Georgetown Hoyas and Villanova Wildcats will rival each other this season.

• Jay Wright is the coach of the team.

• The players earned the title of NCAA champions in 2016 and 2018.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which sentence does NOT contain a dependent clause?

• The Philadelphia Flyers play in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League while the Chicago Blackhawks play in the Western Conference.

• Although I don't like watching hockey on television, the games are very exciting in person.

• Claude Giroux shoots right, but Sean Couturier shoots left.

• When a team wins the elimination tournament in playoffs, they are awarded The Stanley Cup.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What type of sentence is this?

I can't wait to see the Philadelphia Union play the D.C. United!

• statement

• command

• exclamation

• question

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Even though my favorite tennis player is Serena Williams, I still think Venus is a great athlete.

• Do you think Lebron James or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time?

• The Masters Tournament is held every year in Augusta while the US Open changes locations.

• Megan Rapinoe is a forward, and Julie Ertz is a midfielder.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C