We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...

They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.

They are the main verbs of the sentence.

They are all nouns in the sentence.

Why do we need to understand phrases and clauses?

Because they will enhance your writing and give your writing some texture!

Because Mrs. Jordan just loves to make life hard for you with her grammar lessons!

The difference between a CLAUSE and a PHRASE is...

a clause has a subject and a verb and a phrase doesn't have both a subject and a verb

a phrase has a subject and a verb and a clause doesn't have a subject and a verb.

a clause and a phrase have subjects but they don't have verbs

a clause and phrase are the same

A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. It can stand alone or with another clause.

A group of words that is used as a single part of speech. It does not contain BOTH a subject and a verb.

a word that takes the place of a noun.

a word that is the action or state of being in the sentence.

A word that takes the place of a noun.

A word that takes the place of verbs.

A word that takes the place of adjectives.

A word that takes the place of adverbs.

What is the reason for the following comma? She pointed suddenly at me , and everyone looked at me accusingly.

separates two independent clauses with FANBOYS

Separates a dependent from an independent clause

What is the reason for the following semicolon? Nearby, the mayor and the council members sat at the table ; they debated quite hotly the question of repaving the streets.

separates two independent clauses

separates a dependent from an independent clause

separates independent clauses that already contain too many commas

Grammar Pre-Assessment

Quiz

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.3.1A, L.5.1A, L.7.1A

+26

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

40 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a noun?

Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

An Action or State of Being

Modifies a Noun or Pronoun

Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a verb?

Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

An Action or State of Being

Modifies a Noun or Pronoun

Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an adverb?

Person, Place, Thing or Idea

An Action or State of Being

Modifies a Noun or Pronoun

Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an adjective?

Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

An Action or State of Being

Modifies a Noun or Pronoun

Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These are connecting words that join words, phrases and clauses.

Interjection

Conjunction

Article

Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.

Interjection

Conjunction

Article

Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These words take the place of nouns in sentences.

Verb

Interjection

Adjective

Pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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Grammar Pre-Assessment

40 questions

What is a noun?

What is a verb?

What is an adverb?

What is an adjective?

These are connecting words that join words, phrases and clauses.

These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.

These words take the place of nouns in sentences.

These little adjectives (a, an, the) help us know if something is specific or not.

These words show relationships between nouns and pronouns.

Identify the green word's part of speech.
The marble fell down the drain.

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What is a verb?

What is an adverb?

What is an adjective?

These are connecting words that join words, phrases and clauses.

These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.

These words take the place of nouns in sentences.

These little adjectives (a, an, the) help us know if something is specific or not.

These words show relationships between nouns and pronouns.

Identify the green word's part of speech.The marble fell down the drain.

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