Simple & Compound Sentences
Which is an example of a compound sentence?
A) Our dog ran down the street.
B) The girls played soccer, and the boys played football.
C) Before we saw the movie, we ate cheeseburgers at Freddy's.
D) If you want to have fun, you should try your local bowling alley.
B) The girls played soccer, and the boys played football.
Identify which choice is a complete sentence and NOT a sentence fragment.
A) Although I did not know the way.
B) Because I knew the way.
C) Knew the way already.
D) I knew which way to go.
D) I knew which way to go.
Read this sentence.
(13) It may not be the most easy sport to master, but it is one of the most beneficial.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?
A) Change most easy to easiest
B) Delete the comma after master
C) Change the most beneficial to more beneficial
D) No change should be made.
A) Change most easy to easiest
Read the sentence.
The teacher asked the class, "Who has _________ this Lego tower?"
Fill in the blank with the correct form of an irregular verb.
A) builded
B) build
C) built
D) building
C) built
Which word in the sentence below needs a capital letter?
In texas, herds of cattle roam on the land and eat grass.
A) Texas
B) Cattle
C) Land
D) Grass
A) Texas
Read the sentence.
The two older boys climbed up the tree.
Identify the complete predicate of the sentence.
A) boys climbed
B) The two older boys
C) climbed up the tree
D) two older boys climbed up
C) climbed up the tree
A student wrote the following paragraph.
(1) My auntie makes the best cookies in the world. (2) She makes them at Christmas and other holidays, and when she wants to do something special for me. (3) She even makes them sometimes because she says baking cookies calms her nerves. (4) Like to eat them any time she makes them.
Which sentence is incomplete?
A) (1)
B) (2)
C) (3)
D) (4)
D) (4)Like to eat them any time she makes them.
Though my sister _______ cats, I think dogs ______ better _______.
A) like, makes. pet
B) likes, make, pets
C) like, makes, pet
D) likes, make, pet
B) likes, make, pets
What change should be made in sentence 9?
(9) More accustomed to rice with fish, Rafi wasn't sure if he wanted to try this American concession stand stapel.
A) Change accustomed to accustomd
B) Change wasn't to wasn't
C) Change sure to shur
D) Change stapel to staple
D) Change stapel to staple
Which sentence does NOT contain an error?
A) My favorite place to vacation is Chattanooga, Tennessee.
B) My parents went on their honeymoon to Winter Park Florida.
C) San Antonio Texas, has a beautiful river walk full of shopping areas.
D) The tourist sights in, St. Louis Missouri are particularly interesting.
A) My favorite place to vacation is Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sentence 28 repeats information. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 28 in a clear and effective way.
(28) On that day, they collected 45,650 stuffed animals that day!
A) On that day they collected stuffed animals.
B) On that day, they collected 45,650 stuffed animals.
C) They collected 45,650 stuffed animals.
D) No change needed
B) On that day, they collected 45,650 stuffed animals.
Choose the complete sentence.
A) The test was canceled at the last minute due to an internet outage.
B) Believed that the young man was telling the truth about littering.
C) After all the students were seated in their desks.
D) Since crumpled up papers were spread out all over the classroom floor.
A) The test was canceled at the last minute due to an internet outage.
Read the sentences.
Parents should get their children plants as their first pets. Children should care for plants always they get animals as pets. They should learn to take care of a plant’s needs first. If they can careful keep a plant alive, they are ready for a small animal as a pet.
Which word should replace the underlined word with the mistake?
A) care
B) before
C) first
D) after
B) before
Read the sentence.
The home had a ______ pool in the backyard.
Fill in the blank with the correct spelling of the missing word.
A) stuning
B) stunning
C) stuninng
D) stunings
B) stunning
Read the sentence.
Noelle can'not go to the game.
Which is the correct way to write the contraction in the sentence?
A) cann't
B) can'nt
C) ca'nt
D) can't
D) can't
The teacher wanted to help Jemma or she helped her after class.
Which of these best corrects the compound sentence?
A) The teacher wanted to help Jemma, so she helped her after class.
B) The teacher wanted to help Jemma when she helped her after class.
C) The teacher wanted to help Jemma although she helped her after class.
D) The teacher wanted to help Jemma because she helped her after class.
A) The teacher wanted to help Jemma, so she helped her after class.
Read the following sentence fragment.
Jimmy had eaten all the corn. He was really full.
Which is the BEST way to write these sentences?
A) Jimmy had eaten all the corn and he was really full.
B) Jimmy had eaten all the corn, and was full.
C) He had eaten all the corn, and was really full.
D) Jimmy had eaten all the corn and was really full.
C) Jimmy had eaten all the corn and was really full.
A sentence containing a singular subject also contains a singular verb.
Which sentence shows a singular subject-verb agreement?
A) Which shelf are broken in the garage?
B) The shelves is painted black and red.
C) How many shelves do the bookcase contain?
D) This shelf seems to be uneven on the left side.
D) This shelf seems to be uneven on the left side.
What change should be made in sentence 3?
(3) The brochure listed the week's activitys.
A) Change brochure to Brochure
B) Change week's to weeks'
C) Change listed to was listing
D) Change activitys to activities
D) Change activitys to activities
Read the following sentence.
(2) Her father was a Farmer.
Which change should be made to sentence 2?
A) change Her to Hers
B) changer Farmer to farmer
C) change was to been
D) change the period to a comma
B) changer Farmer to farmer
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
(10) Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears. (11) They are clear trash bags.
A) Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears in clear bags.
B) Some people even bring teddy bears and clear trash bags and stuffed.
C) Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears and clear.
D) Some people even bring clear trash bags stuffed with teddy bears.
D) Some people even bring clear trash bags stuffed with teddy bears.
A student wrote the following paragraph.
(1) Science not only teaches us about the world we live in, it helps us to solve problems too. (2) Pollution, diseases, finding new energy sources. (3) Even studying dinosaurs is a kind of science. (4) If you study science and experiment enough, you might even make a discovery that solves a big problem!
Which sentence is incomplete?
A) (1)
B) (2)
C) (3)
D) (4)
B) (2)Pollution, diseases, finding new energy sources.
Read the sentence.
Herbivores are found here around the world.
Choose the correct adverb to replace the underlined word.
A) nowhere
B) outdoors
C) indoors
D) everywhere
D) everywhere
What change should be made in sentence 7?
(7) Bukets of water fell from the clouds.
A) Change Bukets to Buckets
B) Change of water to for water
C) Change fell to called
D) Change clouds to clowds
A) Change Bukets to Buckets
Correct the mistake in this sentence:
(9) An animal might eat a bag, and this could hurt the animals stomach.
A) change eat to ate
B) delete the comma after bag
C) change hurt to hert
D) change animals to animal's
D) change animals to animal's