Grammar and Parts of Speech Quiz

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

• "Who finally won the Trojan War?" I asked my best friend.

• "Who finally won the Trojan War?" i asked my best friend

• Who finally won the Trojan War?" I asked my best friend.

• "Who finally won the trojan War?" I asked my best friend.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

In class, I've mentioned that a good way to remember a particular part of speech is this rule of thumb: "It's anywhere a mouse can go." - What part of speech am I referring to?

• pronoun

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

As writers, what's a good way to remember when to use the pronoun who versus whom?

• use whom after a noun

• use whom after a preposition

• use who after a transition

• use who after a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.

• "The horse was full of greek soldiers," said Ada, "And they conquered the city of Troy."

• "The horse was full of Greek soldiers," sayed Ada, "and they conquered the city of Troy."

• "The horse was full of Greek soldiers" said Ada, "and they conquered the city of Troy."

• "The horse was full of Greek soldiers," said Ada, "and they conquered the city of Troy."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When writing dialogue, what is the correct way to punctuate the second half of a split quote?

• the first word that is in the second half of the split quotes is capitalized

• split quotes should never be used

• the first word that is in the second half of the split quote is lower cased

• the last word in the second half of a split quote should always be capitalized whether or not it is a proper noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When we start doing our Close Reading Charts very soon, what are some things that would be acceptable (3)?

• cite page number/chapter #/quote from the book when I find a place that clicks with my Close Reading Bookmark

• cite page number/chapter # when I find a challenging or unfamiliar word

• because I don't like to read I don't care about doing it and probably won't

• I should always proofread my work before I submit it for review.

• I should not be writing things that make sense because that doesn't matter.