Milestones Grammar

What is a pronoun?

• 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 name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to?

• Root Word
• Antiseptic
• Antecedent
• Antibiotic

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Margaret and (I, me) hope to be roomates.

• I
• me

 Which sentence does NOT have an error in it?

• Margaret bought himself a new phone for his birthday.
  
• The chef accidentally knocked down the shelf of spices, ruining his soup.
  
• When the King put her own horse in the front of the parade, the peasants protested.
  
• The students didn't know what to do with himselves when the teacher left the room.
  

Replace the subject with a subject pronoun.

Megan and Alexis ran in a marathon last weekend.

• We
• Them
• She
• They

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 

Since Erica wanted to go with us she had to get ready in a hurry.
Where should a comma be added to correct the error?

• after SINCE
• after WANTED
• after US
• after READY

Read the two sentences . Which of the following combines both ideas in a complex sentence with correct punctuation?
The house burned down.
The family is going to rebuild.

• Because their house burned down, the family is going to rebuild.
• The family is going to rebuild so their house burned down.
• Their house burned down, and the family is going to rebuild.
• The family is going to rebuild before their house burned down.