8th Grade DLR Review: Weeks 1-5

Choose the independent clause in this sentence: No matter how hard she tried, Margaret couldn't finish the crossword puzzle.

• No matter how hard she tried

• couldn't finish the crossword puzzle

• Margaret couldn't finish the crossword puzzle

• Margaret

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the best word(s) to complete the sentence: Vanilla ice cream is delicious, but chocolate ice cream is ____.

• most delicious

• deliciouser

• more delicious

• none

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Is the underlined verb transitive or intransitive?

When Betsy moved to Madrid, she couldn't speak Spanish at all.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Answer explanation

Why is it transitive?

When faced with a question like this, it helps to think about it with the question "What?

So, Betsy couldn't speak what? She couldn't speak Spanish. Since you can answer the question, it's transitive. If you're unable to answer the question, it's intransitive.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.8.1A

In this sentence, choose the predicate noun, then the subject that it renames.

Mary has been my neighbor since last year.

• has been, last year

• Mary, last year

• neighbor, Mary

Answer explanation

A predicate noun basically adds more information to the subject. For example, in this question, "neighbor" describes who Mary is, and it renames who she is. If struggling to identify the predicate noun, identify the subject, then linking verb (connects subject to predicate noun), which will help you find the predicate noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

Choose the direct object, then the indirect object, in the sentence.

After her graduation party, Colleen sent everyone in her family thank-you notes.

• notes, everyone

• party, family

• sent, family

• Colleen, everyone

Answer explanation

To find out the direct object, first find the subject, then ask the question "What?"

In this question, the subject is Colleen, and what is Colleen giving? thank you notes.

To find the indirect object, use the DO and ask the question "Who?"

So, who is she giving the thank you notes to? everyone

*Also note that in these types of questions, it's only one word for each object

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the abstract noun in this sentence.

Dolores was delighted by her nephew's excitement about his new bike.

• excitement

• delighted

• nephew's

• new

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CCSS.L.3.1C

Choose the object of the underlined preposition in the sentence.

Rose inserted her dollar bill into the slot, but she didn't get a subway ticket.

• dollar bill

• slot

• ticket

• she

Answer explanation

Once again, ask the question "What?"

So, what did Rose put the dollar bill into?

The slot.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the linking verb in this sentence.

The special hand lotion my grandmother uses smells a bit like almonds.

• uses

• smells

• my

• like

Answer explanation

Linking verbs link the subject to other things; they usually involve the 5 senses as well

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the correlative conjunctions in this sentence.

On yesterday's problem set, both Jody and Matt scored 100%.

• both, and

• On, both

• and, scored

• Jody, Matt

Answer explanation

Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to combine words, phrases, and/or clauses.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the compound predicate in this sentence.

Our student government met yesterday and voted to ban music players in school.

• met, voted

• yesterday, ban

• Our, met

• yesterday, voted

Answer explanation

Compound predicates:

Predicates is a fancy word for verb

Compound means they are there to basically have more than one that makes the little clause-sentence thing

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1H