Grammar pre-test

The waters off the coast of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico _(are/is)_ teeming with life.

• are
• is

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Today, more than 200 species of fish _(lives/live)_ in the 18,000-acre marine park

• lives
• live

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Each year, Americans _(throws/throw)_ away more than 1 million tons of Styrofoam.

• throw
• throws

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The progress of the group of students ______ slowed by the weather.

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

If Jane were our friend, she would not have spoken so callously to us.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

My grandmother will take me to a movie and out to eat if I help her clean out her garage

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

As Sherry finished her solo, she wished she were able to stay on the stage forever, listening to her fans' applause.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

The angry mob was analogous to a pack of fierce wolves.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Did you cajole your parents into letting you go on the camping trip?

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Fill in the blank with the correct verb:

"Many books ___________ distributed to book reviewers in advance of being sold in stores."

• is

• was

• are

• being

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A