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Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
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The little puppy with the floppy ears is the one I want.
Which word modifies puppy in the sentence above?
A. one
B. little
C. want
D. floppy
2. What type of pronoun is the word his in the sentence below?
The teacher asked Brett to turn in his homework.
A. a possessive pronoun
B. a subjective pronoun
C. an objective pronoun
D. a plural pronoun
3. Which is a sentence?
A. I took a shower this morning.
B. Students who worked on this.
C. If falling is not what skating is about.
D. In the game, during the half-time show.
4.
George Washington was the first president of the United States.
What type of sentence is shown above?
A. imperative
B. declarative
C. exclamatory
D. interrogative
5. Which sentence is declarative?
A. We won first prize!
B. My mother went shopping.
C. Where are we going for lunch?
D. Wait 30 minutes before you go swimming.
6. Which sentence needs a comma?
A. After we eat dinner, we should go to the movies.
B. She wanted to play football, and she made the team.
C. The following announcement is sponsored by the booster club.
D. Mrs. Ware is the nicest, sweetest most wonderful person I know.
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7. Which sentence has a past tense verb?
A. Will you please launch the rocket this time?
B. Bill kicks the ball in the air to see how high it will go.
C. I am throwing the pillow to you, so you need to catch it.
D. We threw the trash out yesterday, but the garbage can still smells.
8. Which word(s) BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below?
Yesterday I _________ her on the swing.
A. push
B. am pushing
C. pushed
D. have pushed
9. Which is a sentence fragment?
A. Sandpaper is scratchy.
B. Her dog's favorite treat is popcorn.
C. Along the far wall, over to the right.
D. In the morning she will finally know the answer.
10. Which is a compound sentence?
A. Six Flags has a lot of rides and shows.
B. Six Flags and Stone Mountain are in Atlanta.
C. The best thing to do at Stone Mountain is the laser show.
D. Stone Mountain has a laser show, but Six Flags has a fireworks show.
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Answer Key
1. B) little
2. A) a possessive pronoun
3. A) I took a shower this morning.
4. B) declarative
5. B) My mother went shopping.
6. D) Mrs. Ware is the nicest, sweetest most wonderful person I know.
7. D) We threw the trash out yesterday, but the garbage can still smells.
8. C) pushed
9. C) Along the far wall, over to the right.
10. D) Stone Mountain has a laser show, but Six Flags has a fireworks show.
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