Grammar Review

Identify the content words in the following list. (Choose all that apply)

• stealing

• are

• this

• sad

• write

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
"I lived overseas for many years before returning home."

• overseas

• many

• before

• The sentence has no adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the word classification (part of speech) of the underlined words in the following sentence:
"Although Sarah didn't like the movie, her husband thought it was funny, which is why they argued about it for hours."

• nouns

• verbs

• pronouns

• conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Does the following sentence contain a dependent (incomplete) clause?
"All flights were delayed due to the terrible weather."

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify if the given sentences is simple, compound, or complex:

Alex had spent her entire weekend studying, so she aced her exam.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the main idea (independent clause) in the following sentence:
"The red car that is parked in front of the school belongs to Mr. Smith."

• The red car

• that is parked in front of the school

• belongs to Mr. Smith.

• The red car belongs to Mr. Smith.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many clauses are there in the following sentence?
"If you finish your homework, you can watch TV or play video games, but don't stay up too late."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• While waiting for my Uber, I was able to take a shower and pack my bags.

• As long as the job is done, I don't mind how you do it.

• I think we decided to stay in and just watch a movie because of the rain.

• None of the provided sentences were complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which punctuation mark is used to provide additional details into a sentence?

• semicolon ;

• hyphen -

• quotation marks "

• parentheses ( )

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the punctuation mark that best fits in the blank?
"Cats _ like humans _ can have allergies. They can even be allergic to humans."

• comma ,

• semicolon ;

• quotation mark "

• nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A