Grammar
DLI Review
DLI Review Continued
Part of Speech
Figurative Language
100
Which (there- their- they're) makes sense within the sentence?
Bella and Alicia helped _____ friend take down the flag.
*Their- belonging to them
100
Which choice has a strong interjection?
A. That was an amazing catch!
B. Yipee!
C. May I have the last brownie?
B. Yipee! is an example of a strong interjection.
100
Which sentence is correct?
A. Do you like winter?
B. Do you like Winter?
A. Do you like winter?
100
Define verb and give an example.
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
100
A.f Play
200
Which (there- their- they're) makes sense within the sentence?
"_______ both ready for their final drafts," said Alex.
* They're- meaning "they are"
200
How many nouns are within the sentence below?
Will Uncle Devin and his family vacation at the Gand Canyon in May?
4
Will Uncle Devin and his family vacation at the Gand Canyon in May?
200
Choose the sentence that is complete and correct. Please explain.
A. How do you know when to add or when to subtract.
B. Story and word problems are my favorite part of math!
C. My skills shine when we do graphs and charts?
B. Story and word problems are my favorite part of math!
200
Define proper noun and give an example.
A name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g., Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.
200
Define personification and give an original example.
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Example: The computer yelled at me.
300
Describe the rule when you have to spell out the number or when you can just write the numbers.
Example: "I have 3 dogs." or "I have three dogs."
Numbers 1-9 you must write the word. One, two, three, four, ect.
Numbers 10 and above you can write the number. 1,433 / 17 / 87
300
Which sentence is correct?
A. My dad snores.
B. My Dad snores.
A. My dad snores.
300
Write the title correctly on a notecard.
(poem) the animal fair
"The Animal Fair"
Put quotation marks around poems, songs, chapters, and articles.
300
Define adjective and give an example.
A word or phrase that modifies a noun.
Examples: Smooth, spicy, giant.
300
Give an example of a hyperbole.
An example of a hyperbole is, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a house."
400
On a notecard, write this sentence using correct grammar and quotation marks.
gus answered i already stowed it
Gus answered, "I already stowed it."
400
Which sentence is correct?
A. Dad started to drive south on Baker Drive.
B. My Mom said to travel north until we saw Kemps Gas Station.
C. My brother works at lakeside amusement park in the summer.
Which sentence is correct?
A. Dad started to drive south on Baker Drive.
400
Identify the nouns in the sentence below. How many nouns?
Peter wrote a song about peace and freedom for his portfolio.
5
Peter wrote a song about peace and freedom for his portfolio.
400
Define pronoun and give an example.
A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase.
Example: I, you, she, he, it
400
Define metaphor and give an original example.
Example: My teacher is a princess.
Definition: Comparison of two things saying one thing Is or WAS another thing. (Does not use "like" or "as")
500
How many commas do you need to make this sentence correct? Where do the commas go?
Will the train run from San Francisco California to Denver Colorado today?
Four
Will the train run from San Francisco, California, to Denver, Colorado, today?
500
Which two choices are sentence fragments? Explain your answer.
A. I love mystery books.
B. Above the bookcase on the top shelf.
C. Olivia smiled.
D. Sniffed, coughed, and then sneezed six times.
B. Above the bookcase on the top shelf.
D. Sniffed, coughed, and then sneezed six times.
500
What are the four reasons writers start new paragraphs?
New Setting, New Speaker, New Topic, and Change of Time.
500
Give an example of a superlative adjective.
Examples: Happiest, healthiest, loveliest
500
Define idiom and give one example.
Idiom can be defined as an expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say.