Beginning-of-Year Grammar Assessment

Part A: Write 'n.' above the nouns in each sentence and 'adj.' above the adjectives in each sentence. Part B: Draw an arrow from each adjective to the noun it describes.

Change the adjective in parentheses to an adverb and identify the verb it describes in the sentence.

Damion waved (excited) when he saw his friend walking down the

sidewalk toward him.

Write a sentence using the verb and adverb provided below.

verb: looked

adverb: quickly

Part A: Draw a line separating the subject from the predicate in each sentence.

Part B: Underline the entire subject in each sentence. Draw a wiggly line under the entire predicate in each sentence.

Correct the following sentence fragments by rewriting each one to be a complete sentence.

Fragment 1: missed soccer practice

Fragment 2: the new family on our street

Correct the following run-on sentences by breaking each into two sentences.

Run-on 1: We didn’t go to school for a week after the massive snowstorm dumped so much

snow we made snowmen and went sledding.

Run-on 2: Becoming a monk took many years men started the process by learning to read

and write.

Which type of sentence is the following?

Why did colonists boycott British tea?

Part A: Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

A. Did you finish your history project over the weekend?

B. I finished my history project over the weekend.

C. I finished my history project over the weekend!

D. You have to finish your history project over the weekend.

• A. Did you finish your history project over the weekend?

• B. I finished my history project over the weekend.

• C. I finished my history project over the weekend!

• D. You have to finish your history project over the weekend.

Part B: Write the letter of the answer choice in Part A (question 8) that is an example of an imperative sentence.

Write an exclamatory sentence.