English Grammar Quiz

What does a noun name in a sentence?

• An action or state of being

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A verb

• A sentence fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of speech is used to describe a verb, often ending in "ly"?

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the role of a conjunction in a sentence?

• It names a person, place, thing, or idea

• It describes a noun

• It tells what the subject does or is

• It links 2 sentences together

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause

• A sentence fragment

• A complete sentence without any conjunctions

• Two sentences linked together with a conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are the three verb tenses named in the document?

• First, second, third

• Present, past, future

• Active, passive, imperative

• Simple, perfect, continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Define adjective:

• A word that represents a person, place, or thing
• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
• A word that describes or modifies a verb
• A word that indicates an action

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the definition of a verb?

• A word used to describe a person, place, or thing
• A word used to connect two clauses or sentences
• A word used to express a feeling or emotion
• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is a run-on sentence?

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too short.
• A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains only one independent clause.
• A run-on sentence is a sentence that ends with a question mark.
• A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions to connect them.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is an adjective?

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses
• A word that indicates a specific person, place, or thing
• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
• A word that represents an action or state

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the subject of a sentence?

• The subject is the punctuation used in the sentence.
• The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in the sentence.
• The subject is the verb in the sentence.
• The subject is the conjunction in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I