Grammar quiz #1

A comparison between two unlike things that uses the words like or as is a _______.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

A clause must have a subject and a ______.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Each body paragraph in an essay must begin with a _____ ______.

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

• My sister is a devil.

• Bobby can eat an elephant when he's hungry.

• Meryl jumps like a kangaroo.

• Stan is the best dog I've ever owned.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The word stringent means which of the following?

• silly, goofy

• very intelligent

• strict, precise

• harsh, angry

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the best word to place in the blank: Rotary phones are almost as ______ as turntables.

• obsolete
• magnanimous

• ethereal

• cumbersome

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the best word to place in the blank: Matt's _____ comment led to a full-blown argument among the family members at Thanksgiving.

• dynamic

• trivial

• ambiguous

• incendiary

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Two independent clauses can be separated by a period, a comma and conjunction, or a _____.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?

• John and I are going to treat you to dinner tonight.

• During the storm, the cats hid under the bed.

• Me and my sister went to see the new horror movie at the theater.

• Ella was asked to join the soccer team by the coaches.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

• Please pick up some banana's at the grocery store.

• Who's cell phone is on the table here?

• Please fill the cats' food bowl - Muffy and Miffy won't stop scratching at it.

• Is this your's?

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D