Grammar Review for TN Practice

Choose the correct progressive verb to complete the following sentence:

Tomorrow, I ________ in my first tennis match.

• am playing

• will be playing

• was playing

• are playing

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Progressive Verbs

Choose the correct progressive verb to complete the following sentence:

Yesterday, we ________ flowers in the backyard.

• are planting

• was planting

• were planting

• will be planting

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Progressive Verbs

Choose the correct progressive verb to complete the following sentence:

Today, I __________ for the football team.

• am cheering

• was cheering

• will be cheering

• were cheering

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Progressive Verbs

Choose the correct modal verb to complete the following sentence:

We ______ definitely win the championship game.

• must

• should

• might

• can

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Modal Verbs

Choose the correct modal verb to complete the following sentence:

_______ I sit down now?

• May

• Can

• Should

• Must

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Modal Verbs

Choose the correct modal verb to complete the following sentence:

You ______ obey the classroom teacher.

• can

• could

• should

• might

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Modal Verbs

Which of the following sentences is a run-on?

• In summer, insects always fly around my head.

• My grandmother wears an apron it keeps her dress clean.

• A voice different from my own.

• The next football game is next Saturday.

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Run-on or Fragment

Which one of the following sentences is a fragment?

• In the story, a pirate finds a bag of gold.

• Tammy fell asleep Mom put a blanket on her.

• The chicken pecked at the grains of corn on the ground.

• Will learn about plants next week in science class.

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Run-on or Fragment

Choose the best way to correct the run-on sentence:

My sister will drive the car she has her license.

• My sister will drive the car. She has her license.

• My sister will drive the car because she has her license.

• My sister will drive the car, but she has her license.

• My sister will drive the car, yet she has her license.

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Run-on or Fragment

What is the correct way to capitalize the following sentence?

the city of sacramento is the capital of california.

• The city of Sacramento is the capital of California.

• The City of Sacramento is the Capital of California.

• The city of sacramento is the Capital of California.

• The City of Sacramento is the capital of california.

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Capitalization