Seventh Grade Grammar Challenge

What is a noun?

• A noun is a type of verb.

• A noun describes an action.

• A noun is a word that expresses an emotion.

• A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

• sleeps

• the

• cat

• mat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the purpose of an adjective?

• To connect two independent clauses.

• To indicate the tense of a verb.

• The purpose of an adjective is to describe or modify a noun.

• To provide the main idea of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'She (go, goes) to school every day.'

• go

• gone

• going

• goes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence is a sentence that has no clauses at all.

• A compound sentence contains only one independent clause.

• A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• A compound sentence is formed by combining two dependent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

• The dog

• The loud bark

• Barked loudly

• The cat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile is a type of metaphor that uses imagery.

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison, whereas a metaphor states one thing is another.

• A metaphor compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Both similes and metaphors are the same and interchangeable.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Provide an example of a possessive noun.

• cats

• birds

• fish

• dog's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What punctuation is used to indicate a question?

• Colon

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Define an adverb and give an example.

• happily

• slowly

• quietly

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A