Grammar & Sentence Structure
Identify the subject:
The teacher and her students are planning a trip.
A: The teacher
B: Her students
A: The teacher
What is the main idea of a story?
A: The central point or most important idea
Synonym of happy
A: Joyful, cheerful, glad
Which sentence is complete?
a) Because I was tired.
b) I went to bed early.
A: b) I went to bed early.
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A. I walked to the store and bought milk.
B. Because I forgot my homework.
C. She was late, so she ran.
D. They are going to the park.
✅ Correct Answer: B
Which sentence is correct?
a) He don’t like coffee.
b) He doesn’t like coffee.
b) He doesn’t like coffee.
Read: The sun disappeared, and the sky turned grey. What mood does this create?
A: A gloomy or sad mood
Meaning of generous in: She is generous with her time.
A: Kind or willing to give
What is a topic sentence?
A: The sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
What defines a compound-complex sentence?
A. One independent clause and one dependent clause
B. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
C. One dependent clause and a phrase
D. Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
✅ Correct Answer: D
Add a comma: After lunch we played basketball.
A: After lunch, we played basketball.
What is a “theme” in literature?
A: The message or lesson the author wants to share
What does literal mean?
Exact, real, not figurative
Combine: She was hungry. She made a sandwich.
A: She was hungry, so she made a sandwich.
What’s wrong with this sentence: “Running to catch the bus, the backpack fell off.”
A. It’s a run-on sentence
B. The verb tense is incorrect
C. It has a dangling modifier
D. The subject is missing
✅ Correct Answer: C
Change to past tense: They eat breakfast at 8 a.m.
A: They ate breakfast at 8 a.m.
What can you infer?
He slammed the door and stomped away.
A: He is angry
Choose the best meaning: He was reluctant to leave.
A: Unwilling or hesitant
Choose the better transition: First, next, ______, finally
A: Then
Which version is correctly punctuated?
A. She asked, “Are you coming”.
B. She asked, “Are you coming”?
C. She asked, “Are you coming”?
D. She asked “Are you coming?”
✅ Correct Answer: C
Fix the run-on: She likes pizza she eats it every Friday.
She likes pizza, and she eats it every Friday.
What is a “supporting detail”?
A: A fact or example that explains or proves the main idea
What does the idiom “break the ice” mean?
A: Start a conversation in a friendly way
Revise this: The essay was interesting it had many details.
A: The essay was interesting because it had many details. (or split into two sentences)
What is the correct spelling when you add “-able” to the word “trace”?
A. Tracible
B. Traceable
C. Tracable
D. Tracablee
✅ Correct Answer: B (When a word ends in a silent “e,” and the suffix begins with a vowel, keep the “e”: trace + able = traceable)