Grammar 5A

A. Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.

(1) I wrote an article about the new club. (2) The editor of the newspaper wanted to publish it. (3) We reviewed the article in her office. (4) Her comments on the first paragraph were helpful. (5) I revised the article on Saturday. (6) My friends from other states can read it online.

1. What is the prepositional phrase in sentence 2?

• A editor of the

• B of the newspaper

• C the newspaper wanted

• D to publish it

(1) I wrote an article about the new club. (2) The editor of the newspaper wanted to publish it. (3) We reviewed the article in her office. (4) Her comments on the first paragraph were helpful. (5) I revised the article on Saturday. (6) My friends from other states can read it online.

Which word in sentence 6 is an object of a preposition?

• friends

• from

• States

• it

Read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. Then choose the best answer to each question.(1) The article about the club will appear in The Five Lakes Herald. (2) Look for the article “New Club Forms in City.” (3) Another article, History Lovers will feature an interview of the group. (4) After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

What is the correct way to write sentence 1?

• The article about the club will appear in, The Five Lakes Herald.

• The article about the club will appear in: The Five Lakes Herald.

• The article about the club will appear in “The Five Lakes Herald.”

• The article about the club will appear in The Five Lakes Herald.

Read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. Then choose the best answer to each question.(1) The article about the club will appear in The Five Lakes Herald. (2) Look for the article “New Club Forms in City.” (3) Another article, History Lovers will feature an interview of the group. (4) After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

What is the correct way to write sentence 3?

• Another article, “History Lovers” will feature an interview over the group.

• Another article, “History Lovers,” will feature an interview with the group.

• Another article “History Lovers” will feature an interview on the group.

• Another article: History Lovers, will feature an interview of the group.

Read the student draft and look for any corrections that need to be made. Then choose the best answer to each question.(1) The article about the club will appear in The Five Lakes Herald. (2) Look for the article “New Club Forms in City.” (3) Another article, History Lovers will feature an interview of the group. (4) After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

What is the BEST way to show emphasis in sentence 4?

• After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

• After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

• After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!

• After weeks of hard work, I will finally have my first article published!