Verbs
Read the sentence.
Steve and Janet __________ to Indiana last
year.
What word will correctly complete the sentence?
A. move
B. moves
C. moved
D. will move
What is C?
"moved"
Which word BEST completes the sentence
below?
The quiz, as well as the chapter exercises,
__________ collected.
A. was
B. were
C. where
D. wear
What is B?
"were"
Fill in the missing preposition.
When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books__________ the table.
A. off
B. from
C. out
D. of
What is A?
"off"
What is an interjection?
A. A combination of two or more sentences.
B. A sentence that contains a preposition and a
noun.
C. A word used to help express an emotion.
D. A tool used to express time in writing.
What is C?
"A word used to help express an emotion."
What is a conjunction?
A. a phrase containing a preposition and an object
B. an interjecting statement that expresses an
emotion
C. a combination to two or more clauses into a
single sentence
D. a tense of a verb determining the time an event
took place
What is C?
"a combination to two or more clauses into a
single sentence"
Which is the correct way to write the italicized
portion of the sentence below?
The bee landed on my arm and stinged me.
A. stung me
B. stang me
C. stunged me
D. Correct as is
What is A?
"stung me"
Read this sentence.
While the college football team traveled to the
playoff game, the coach was speaking to them
about the plays they would run.
What form of the verb should replace the
italicized words to maintain consistency?
A. speaks
B. spoke
C. would speak
D. has spoken
What is B?
"spoke"
Which part of the sentence below is a
prepositional phrase?
Paula searched the living room and found the
lost game piece between two couch cushions.
A. Paula searched
B. the living room
C. the lost game piece
D. between two couch cushions
What is D?
"between two couch cushions"
Select the answer that is not an interjection.
A. wow
B. hey
C. either
D. hooray
What is C?
"either"
Read the following sentence.
Julia loves to listen to music during her
free time, and she also loves to read
books.
What is the function of the conjunction in the
sentence?
A. to show that Julia loves listening to music more
than reading books
B. to show that Julia only loves to read books
C. to show that Julia is busy during her free time
D. to show what Julia enjoys doing during her free
time
What is D?
"to show what Julia enjoys doing during her free
time"
Mr. Gomez and Mrs. Lau, the teachers in the
room next to Mr. Crawford, teaches science.
What is the correct way to write the italicized
part of the sentence?
A. does teach
B. teach
C. has taught
D. Leave as is.
What is B?
"teach"
Read the following sentence.
When we travel to Mexico next month, we were
going to make sure to see the ruins.
Which of the following is the best replacement for
the italicized portion of sentence above? If
there is no correction, choose "Leave as is."
A. we will make sure we see the ruins.
B. we made sure we will see the ruins.
C. we would have seen the ruins.
D. Leave as is.
What is A?
"we will make sure we see the ruins."
Which part of the following sentence is not a
prepositional phrase?
After science class, I put my books in my desk
and go to lunch.
A. After science class
B. I put my books
C. in my desk
D. to lunch
What is B?
"I put my books"
Read the following sentences.
Tom woke up late for school. As he was rushing
to get ready, he heard the school bus honking
and his mom yelling, "Hurry, the school bus is
about to leave!"
Why is the interjection used in the last sentence?
A. It is used to warn Tom that the school bus was
going to leave soon.
B. It is used because his mom is yelling at him.
C. It is used because Tom's mom is going to have
to take him to school.
D. It is used because Tom does not like to go to
school.
What is A?
"It is used to warn Tom that the school bus was going to leave soon."
Read the following sentence.
The dance coach gave us the choice of
either making new costumes or using the
old ones from last year.
Which words form a pair of conjunctions that link
two parts of the sentence together?
A. coach / us
B. of / from
C. new / old
D. either / or
What is D?
"either/or"
Read the following sentence.
By the time Henry reached third grade,
he had mastered his multiplication facts.
The verb had mastered is in the __________
tense.
A. present perfect
B. future perfect
C. past
D. past perfect
What is D?
"past perfect"
Which sentence is written in the present perfect
tense?
A. I will have practiced my guitar solo.
B. I had practiced my guitar solo.
C. I practiced my guitar solo.
D. I have practiced my guitar solo.
What is D?
"I have practiced my guitar solo."
Which part of the sentence below is not a
prepositional phrase?
During the summer, our family likes to go to the
park across the street from the lake.
A. During the summer
B. our family
C. to the park
D. across the street
What is B?
"our family"
Read the following sentence.
When Alice took a bite of the hamburger, she
thought to herself, "Yummy, this is a good
hamburger!"
Why is the interjection used in the sentence?
A. to show that Alice really liked the hamburger
B. to show that the hamburger did not taste good
C. to show that Alice thought that the hamburger
was okay to eat
D. to show that hamburgers are Alice's favorite food
What is A?
"to show that Alice really liked the hamburger"
Which conjunction means to connect two ideas that go together?
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. so
What is B?
"and"
Which of the following is an example of incorrect
verb tense agreement?
A. Qui ran to the store, bought a soda, and drank it
thirstily.
B. Qui will run to the store, buy a soda, and drink it thirstily.
C. Qui ran to the store, buys a soda, and drinks it
thirstily.
D. Qui runs to the store, buys a soda, and drinks it
thirstily.
What is C?
"Qui ran to the store, buys a soda, and drinks it thirstily."
Which sentence is written CORRECTLY?
A. Dad drives me to school for six weeks because I
break my leg yesterday.
B. Dad will drive me to school for six weeks
because I broke my leg yesterday.
C. Dad drove me to school for six weeks because I
will break my leg yesterday.
D. Dad has driven me to school for six weeks
because I broke my leg yesterday.
What is B?
"Dad will drive me to school for six weeks because I broke my leg yesterday."
Which part of the sentence below is a
prepositional phrase?
Our team is playing basketball at the junior high
courts this afternoon.
A. Our team
B. is playing
C. at the junior high courts
D. this afternoon
What is C?
"at the junior high courts"
Read the following paragraph.
John and Kim decided that they wanted
to go the movie theater. John was really excited
to watch a movie. He wanted to leave quickly to
get good seats in the theater. As Kim was
getting ready, she heard John yelling "Hurry,
let's go!"
Why is the interjection used in the last sentence?
A. to show that Kim did not want to go the movie
theater
B. to show that John was excited go to the movie
theater
C. to show that neither John nor Kim wanted to go
to the movies
D. to show that Kim really wanted to go the movie
theater
What is B?
"to show that John was excited to go to the movie theater"
Which conjunction should be used to combine these two clauses?
Amy fell asleep in class today.
She had stayed up too late last night.
A. although
B. because
C. before
D. whenever
What is B?
"because"