Grammar Practice

Fill in the blank: Yesterday, Sierra _____ her car into the drive-thru menu screen at McDonalds.

• had crashed

• crashed

• crashes

• crash

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill in the blank: Tony has fundamental issues with the idea of captivity, so tonight he _______ to release all the animals from the Baltimore Zoo.

• plans

• will plan

• planned

• had planned

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill in the blank: Martha's allergy to coconuts has become severe _______ we had to end yesterday's luau early to take her to the hospital.

• ...

• because

• ,

• ;

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

When Gerald was a child, he _______ of growing up to be a candy flavor taster.

• did dream

• had dreamed

• dreamed

• dreams

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct version of the sentence:

• My mother, a janitor at Area-51, claims that aliens exist but refuses to elaborate due to a non-disclosure agreement.

• My mother a janitor at Area-51, she claims that aliens exist, but refuses to elaborate due to a non-disclosure agreement.

• My mother is a janitor at Area-51, she claims that aliens exist but refuses to elaborate due to a non-disclosure agreement.

• My mother, a janitor at Area-51 claims that aliens exist but refuses to elaborate, due to a non-disclosure agreement.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

_________ was his favorite movie, and it inspired him to write a poem called ________.

• "Pulp Fiction"; "Royale With Cheese"

• Pulp Fiction; "Royale With Cheese"

• Pulp Fiction; Royale With Cheese

• Pulp fiction; royale with cheese

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the correct formatting for the underlined phrases: Critics have long argued that piggies is the worst song on The Beatles' the white album, if not in the entire history of recorded music.

• it's fine the way it is

• "Piggies"; "The White Album"

• Piggies; The White Album

• "Piggies"; The White Album

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the correctly formatted sentence.

• "How much does a banana cost?," she asked, "Ten dollars?"

• "How much does a banana cost?" she asked. "Ten dollars?"

• "How much does a banana cost," she asked, "ten dollars?"

• "How much does a banana cost?," she asked. "Ten dollars?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct formatting:

• "Bam!" he screamed, providing a fine example of an onomatopoeia.

• "Bam!" he screamed providing a fine example of an onomatopoeia.

• "Bam!" He screamed, providing a fine example of an onomatopoeia.

• "Bam!," he screamed, providing a fine example of an onomatopoeia.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

I _________ to the Apple Store at 4:00 am under the delusion there'd still be at least one iPhone 57 left on the shelf, but they were tragically sold out.

• arrived

• went

• had went

• had gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D