Review Your Grammar Skills

Identify the verb:

The scarecrow stands alone in the open field.

• The scarecrow

• Field

• Alone

• Stands

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the Subject

• Scarecrow

• Field

• Alone

• Stands

Determine if the following clause is an independent clause or a dependent clause.

When the geese fly south for the cold winter months.

• Independent

• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Determine if the following clause is an independent clause or a dependent clause.

The art club is sponsoring a multicultural festival in December.

• Independent

• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence(s).

• A. While brainstorming solutions to the geometry problem, Ryan drew a triangle, rectangle, and octagon.

• B. While brainstorming solutions to the geometry problem Ryan drew a triangle, rectangle and octagon.

• C. Ryan drew a triangle, rectangle, and octagon while brainstorming solutions to the geometry problem.

• D. Both A and C

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence(s).

• A. Before baking bread, Sophie cleans the counter, and measures all the ingredients.

• B. Before baking bread, Sophie cleans the counter and measures all the ingredients.

• C. Sophie cleans the counter and measures all the ingredients before baking bread.

• ingredients before baking bread.

  D. Before baking bread Sophie cleans the counter, and measures all the ingredients.

• E. Both B and C

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that has parallel structure

• He came, he saw, and he received.

• He came; he started to ask; he didn't want to. 

• He came, he wanted to see, but he didn't. 

• He saw, didn't come or receive. 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Choose the correct words to make the sentence parallel. 
Ron was an expert tennis player and __________.

• went fishing

• liked to go fishing

• fished

• an avid fisherman

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

When I was in high school, I learned piano and how to play the guitar. 

• parallel

• not parallel

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _____________________.

• watches the movie.

• to watch the movie.

• watching the movie.

• I watched the movie version.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A