Grammar Skills

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell.

• Jim at a sandwich.

• On a tree-lined path.

• By the time the sun was over the horizon.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

• Lemonade, and refreshments were made for the birthday party.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences correctly uses conjunctions?

• I cannot play in the game until I practice more.

• I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.

• Victor erased the text message Maria would not find out.

• She scored a goal won the game.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?

Various different teachers offer bonus grades to their students.

• different

• bonus

• grades

• students

Which of the underlined words in the following sentences is unnecessary?

Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• experts

• stained

• that

• very

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Choose the best conjunction to combine these sentences.

We can ask directions ​ ​ (a)   we can use a map.

• or
• and
• but
• because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

I would like to have the party ​ (a)   more ​ (b)   at a restaurant.

• here
• hear
• than
• then

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CCSS.L.3.1G

We ​ (a)   put on our uniforms but we still ​ (b)  

• already
• never
• sometimes
• may be

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G