Test your prior Grammar knowledge!

1) What two parts make up a complete sentence?

• A. An adverb and a conjunction.

• B. A verb and an adjective.

• C. A noun and preposition.

• D. A noun and a verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

2) The subject of a sentence is always a...

• A. preposition

• B. noun

• C. conjunction

• D. verb

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

3) The subject of a sentence tells...

• A. what the sentence is doing.

• B. where the direct object is.

• C. what tense the verb is in.

• D. what the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

4) The verb in a sentence tells...

• A. what the sentence is about.

• B. what the subject is thinking.

• C. what the subject is doing.

• D. what the subject is wearing.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

5) What is a complete subject?

• A. all the words that describe the emotion in the phrase.

• B. all the words in a sentence.

• C. all the words in a sentence that describe the subject.

• D. all the words in a sentence that tell what the subject is doing.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

6) What is a complete predicate?

• A. all the words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.

• B. nothing; it's a made up term made to confuse me on this test.

• C. all the words in a sentence that describe the direct object.

• D. all the words in a sentence that describe the location of the subject.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What does the word DEPENDENT mean?

• A. capable of being trusted or reliable

• B. more than you need and therefore not necessary

• C. needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating

• D. implies a standing alone, not influenced or controlled by others

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a dependent clause?

• A. is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it merely complements a sentence's main clause.

• B. is a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence with a noun and verb

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a preposition?

• A.  is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else.

• B. is a verb that expresses the subject's action or state of being.

• C. is a noun or pronoun that is partnered with an action verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which of the following is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• A. In the beginning,

• B. across the street

• C. The man yelled

• D. With anger

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B