Grammar Pre-Assessment

He will visit his grandparents for two weeks this summer.

• adverb

• conjuction

• noun

• pronoun

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'pronoun' because 'He' is used to replace a noun (the person who will visit his grandparents) in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Silently, read your book.

• adjective

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'adverb' because 'silently' is describing how the action of reading is being done, which is an adverbial function.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Hey! Put that down!

• adjective

• adverb

• interjection

• noun

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'interjection' because it is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise, which is evident in the context of the sentence 'Hey! Put that down!'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Liam brought his notebook to class.

• adverb

• conjunction

• noun

• pronoun

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'noun' because 'Liam' is a person's name, which functions as a noun in this sentence as the subject of the action.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Your test scres were almost perfect.

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• pronoun

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'adverb' because 'almost' is modifying the adjective 'perfect,' indicating the degree of perfection in the test scores.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Please join us for the birthday party this afternoon.

• conjunction

• interjection

• pronoun

• verb

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'pronoun' because 'us' is a pronoun used to refer to the group of people being invited to the birthday party.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

French onion soup is on the lunch menu.

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

• noun

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'adjective' because 'French' describes the type of onion soup, which is a characteristic of the soup, making it an adjective.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

The coach jumped for joy.

• adjective

• conjunction

• preposition

• verb

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'verb' because 'jumped' is an action performed by the coach, making it a verb in this sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

Classes will resume in the fall.

• noun

• preposition

• pronoun

• verb

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'preposition' because 'in' is a preposition indicating the time when classes will resume, which is in the fall.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

I understand the directions.

• interjection

• noun

• preposition

• verb

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'verb' because 'understand' is an action word indicating the subject's ability to comprehend the directions.