Bundle 1 & 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What is a clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb

• A sentence missing a subject or verb

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• A modifier that fails to modify anything

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What are dangling modifiers?

• A sentence with a subject and a verb

• A modifier that fails to modify anything in the sentence

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• The most exciting moment of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• A sentence missing a subject or verb

• A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

• A group of words with a subject and a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought

• A sentence consisting of one independent clause

• A modifier that fails to modify anything

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses

• A sentence missing a subject or verb

• A sentence consisting of one independent clause

• A group of words with a subject and a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

What does author's perspective refer to?

• The most exciting moment of the story

• How the author feels about the topic

• The reason or intent for writing

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the climax of a story?

• The reason or intent for writing

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• The most exciting moment of the story

• A modifier that fails to modify anything

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the author's purpose?

• How the author feels about the topic

• The reason or intent for writing

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• A sentence missing a subject or verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What are misplaced modifiers?

• Modifiers that are best placed next to the things they describe

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses

• A sentence missing a subject or verb

• The most exciting moment of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The dessert has hot sand, cactus, and rocks everywhere. 
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?

• delete the comma after cactus
• change everywhere to every  where
• change dessert to desert
• make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A