ELA Grammar and Conventions Practice

Which sentence uses the most descriptive language?

• During our family vacation, we drove all over the state to visit various relatives.

• The home team made the fans happy by winning the last game of the season.

• The tiny, black kitten leapt from behind the table leg and pounced on the toy mouse.

• Our school has started a recycling program to help reduce trash going into landfills.

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which sentence is correctly written to show alarm?

• “That paint is wet,” Sally warned her friend!

• “That paint is wet?” Sally warned her friend.

• “That paint is wet!” Sally warned her friend.

• “That paint is wet,” Sally warned her friend?

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Read the sentence. Wild deer ______ through forests, searching for food. Which word best completes the sentence?

• march

• walk

• stomp

• roam

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which revision correctly combines the sentences to form a compound sentence?

• The train arrived at the station, but the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station and the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station, the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence has an error?

• The puppy was curious about the strange noise.

• Cindy had to cooporate with the rest of her team.

• We thought the steady rain would never end.

• Mr. Garcia’s class studied ancient Egypt last month.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Read the sentence: After I get home from school, I change my clothes fix myself a snack, and begin my homework.

Which change is needed?

• Add a comma after home.

• Add a comma after clothes.

• Add a comma after myself.

• Add a comma after begin.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses an underlined word incorrectly?

• Many details should be considered before deciding to bring home a pet.

• The pet should not be to big or energetic for the space you have available.

• If you are gone a lot it might be best to have two or more so they have company.

• On the other hand, too many pets can be hard to take care of.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is a run-on?

• I started playing soccer when I was only five years old.

• Playing soccer is healthy because it is good exercise.

• My friends and I always watch the big soccer games on television.

• Soccer is a very popular sport it is played all over the world.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the sentence:

A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. Neither horses or donkeys are as smart as mules, a fact that interests breeders very much.

Which change should be made to the underlined portion of the sentence?

• Neither horses and donkeys

• Either horses or donkeys

• Either horses nor donkeys

• Neither horses nor donkeys

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Read the paragraph.

1) Dolphins use a type of sonar to investigate their world. 2) As they swim, they move their heads from side to side and make powerful clicking sounds. 3) The sounds traveling through the water bounces and return. 4) From the returning echo, dolphins can determine the location, shape, size, and speed of objects.

Which sentence has an error in verb tense?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D