Weekly Language Review Q2:4

Write the verb in progressive past tense (was or were + verb ending in -ing)

They (go) __________ to the park.

Write the verb in progressive past tense (was or were + verb ending in -ing)

The wind (blow) __________.

Is this a fragment or a run-on?

Under the big rose bush in our backyard.

• fragment

• run-on

Every state in the United States, __________ Hawaii and Alaska, has at least one venomous snake.

• accept

• except

Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?

I lent my sweater to my sister last week, and she still hasn't given it back.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which sentence has correct punctuation?

• "Are you afraid of snakes" asked Henry?

• "Are you afraid of snakes?" asked Henry.

• Are you afraid of snakes asked Henry.

• "Are you afraid of snakes asked Henry?"

Which of the following words with the prefix "dis-" means reversing the action of a verb?

• disappear

• dislike

• disable

• disconnect

What word does the comma go after?

After getting a good night's sleep Arthur felt ready for his spelling test.

• After

• sleep

• ready

What are the two nouns in this sentence?

The vanilla cake that he baked sat on the wooden table.

• vanilla

• cake

• baked

• table

What are the two verbs in this sentence?

The vanilla cake that he baked sat on the wooden table.

• vanilla

• that

• baked

• sat