Grammar Review

Read this sentence.

The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.

In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?

• as it is

• kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

• kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

• customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Read this sentence.

Going to school, riding a bike, and to spend time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• as it is

• To go to school, to ride a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• School, riding bikes, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• Going to school, riding a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.5

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game. 
• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. 

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

• searching
• searched
• searches
• will search

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Read this sentence.

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.

• as it is

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that creates a parallel structure.

There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.

• to working hard

• work hard

• no change

• worked hard

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

When Noodle, the poodle, realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and _______.

• was leaping like a fish on the line

• he was leaping like a fish on a line

• leaped like a fish on a line

• decided to leap like a fish on a line

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is NOT true?

• Use an apostrophe to form contractions
• Use an apostrophe to show ownership
• Use an apostrophe to form a plural noun

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which demonstrates

correct apostrophe usage?

• One students car was painted red and black.

• One student’s car was painted red and black.

• One students’ car was painted red and black.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which demonstrates correct

apostrophe usage?

• Four coats were picked up from lost and found.

• Four coat’s were picked up from lost and found.

• Four coats’ were picked up from lost and found.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2