7th Grade T1_Wks1-7 Grammar & Usage TestPractice Thornton

Which sentence uses correlative conjunctions correctly?

• She is both talented as well as hardworking.

• He will either call you or text you later.

• Neither my sister or my brother likes pizza.

• I like both running, swimming, and biking.

Which pair of words are correlative conjunctions?

• before, after

• either, or

• but, yet

• although, because

Which sentence has a vague pronoun?

• A. When Mia met with Sarah, she was excited.

• B. The dog barked at the stranger.

• C. We studied for the exam.

• D. The teacher explained the homework.

How can the vague pronoun in this sentence be clarified? "When Jasmine spoke to Maya, she smiled."

• Keep the sentence the same.

• Replace she with Jasmine.

• Delete smiled.

• Add another pronoun.

Which is in the present perfect tense?

• I will finish my chores.

• I have finished my chores.

• I finished my chores yesterday.

• I am finishing my chores.

Which is in the past perfect tense?

• I had never seen that movie before last night.

• I will have never seen that movie.

• I have never seen that movie before.

• I am seeing that movie now.

Which sentence is in the past progressive tense?

• She was reading when the phone rang.

• She reads every day.

• She had read the whole book.

• She will have read by then.

Which sentence is in the future perfect progressive tense?

• He was practicing piano yesterday.

• He will have been practicing piano for an hour by 6:00.

• He has been practicing piano.

• He is practicing piano now.

Which sentence uses a participial phrase?

• The cat slept on the rug.

• Running quickly, the boy caught the bus.

• We will eat dinner soon.

• The teacher explained the lesson.

Identify the participle in this sentence: The smiling baby waved at her mom.

• waved

• smiling

• baby

• mom