Grammar Game 8 Core I

Which of the following symbols may represent a broken relationship?

• a Siberian Tiger

• a heart

• shattered glass

• stars

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

After struggling to escape a hard life, the protagonist is described in the last chapter as twirling around on a spring day, surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. What does this resolution symbolize?

•  sadness that the new season has started

•  optimism that life is restarting; representing a new birth

• excitement to hear the birds chirping

• disappointment that summer is so close

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

In a counterargument, a writer addresses how the opposing side feels about his/her argument and then tells why that opposing side is incorrect. Which sentence contains a proper counterargument?

• Behind these higher test-scores are students who are physically, mentally, and emotionally malnourished due to time being taken away from extracurricular activities. This is very unfair to these well-rounded students, and we cannot make students sacrifice hours of sports, clubs, and other activities.

• Others may say that lengthening the school day will be beneficial because it will increase test scores.

• One may argue that there are students who are physically, mentally, and emotionally malnourished due to time being taken away from extracurricular activities.

• Some argue that lengthening the school day will be beneficial because it will increase test scores, but behind these higher test-scores are students who are physically, mentally, and emotionally malnourished due to time being taken away from extracurricular activities.

In a counterargument, a writer addresses how the opposing side feels about his/her argument and then tells why that opposing side is incorrect. Which sentence contains a proper counterargument?

• One may argue that space travel has really improved life on Earth; therefore, space exploration is clearly important to civilization.

• Others may say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education.

• Some people say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education; however, if these people would consider how space travel has improved life on Earth, they would see space exploration is quite important to civilization.

• Others may say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education. So much money is spent for just a single person to travel to space. That money would really benefit the rest of the world if it were put to better use.

Choose the sentence that uses formal language:

• I don’t care if you do it or not.

• A loss of your name tag should be reported.

• Just yell if you have any problems.

• Lots of kids love that kind of music.

Which sentence below does NOT have a mistake in verb tense switch?

• As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

• Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closed.

• After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he was killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779.

• Everyone hopes the plan would work.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the sentence that uses dashes correctly.

• The 1998 Yankees--had one aim and one aim only winning.

• The 1998 Yankees had one aim and one aim only--winning.

• The 1998--Yankees--had one aim and one aim only winning.

• The 1998 Yankees had one aim and--one aim only winning.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the best way to show the omission of the capitalized words in the following sentence? Students try their best to hide factors they perceive to be negative AND ONLY TELL US THINGS THEY BELIEVE WE WILL FIND IMPRESSIVE.

• Students try their best to hide factors they perceive to be negative--

• Students try their best to hide factors they perceive to be negative . . .

• Students try their best to hide factors they perceive to be negative.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

If I (was, were) free, I would go on vacation to the Bahamas.

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Choose the pronoun that agrees in number and gender. The deer broke ______ foot.

• its

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D