U1 Grammar Review

What is the best way to correct this sentence?

My sister waved to them. I waved to them.

• My sister waved and I waved to them.

• My sister and I waved to them.

• I and my sister waved to them.

• I waved to them. My sister waved to them.

Answer explanation

We can combine to sentences by taking out the period in between them and inserting an and.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

A compound sentence contains two simple sentence joined with a comma and a conjunction.

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• Finally, the sun was setting for the day.

• When I got to go home.

• I like coffee, and Mary likes tea.

• All of a sudden, it happened!

Answer explanation

A compound sentence contains two simple sentences joined with a comma and a conjunction.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence has a compound predicate?

• The girls swam and played a the beach.

• Then he ran to the house.

• When I got the play the game.

• It began to rain cats and dogs.

Answer explanation

The girls is the subject and swam and played is the compound predicates. Compound predicates are when two or more verbs appear in a single sentence and share the same subject.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Which one is a sentence fragment?

• Changes his mind.

• My father built a house.

• Susan laughed loudly.

• The front windows were too small.

Answer explanation

For this fragment, we need a subject for it to become a complete sentence. We can say "he changes his mind".

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Compound predicates are when two or more verbs appear in a single sentence and share the same subject.

Which one of these sentences contains compound predicates?

• She runs everyday after school so she can be fit.

• He likes coffee with his breakfast.

• She runs everyday.

• She lives in Tokyo and speaks Japanese and English.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which of these is a sentence fragment?

• We painted the house blue.

• The plans for the house.

• I went to the store.

• The dog ran up to me.

Answer explanation

This is a fragment because it does not have a predicate. The plans for the house were what? We can say "The plans for the house were perfect".

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence has an error in captalization

• My grandma is meeting us at the zoo.

• They went Canada for their summer vacation.

• The museum has a butterfly exhibit.

• Allison is going to Michigan next sunday

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence has an error in capitalization

• I looked for a plant at the store.

• I went to study at the University library

• She got home late last Saturday

• My dog ate all of his food.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence shows strong feeling by using interjection?

• When I waved goodbye and said, "it's time for me to go. Cheerio!"

• Finally, My coach let me in to play.

• We won the match.

• Ouch! that really hurt badly.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which is the simple subject of this sentence?

The blue monster with the glasses is hungry.

• monster

• blue

• Blue monster with glasses

• blue monster