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Grammar Unit 3 Assessment ANSWER KEY
VERBS
Indicate whether each sentence has an active or passive voice.
1. Passive The ice cream was eaten by Thomas.
2. Active I ate ice cream.
3. Passive The ducks were fed by me.
4. Active I walked the dog.
5. List four examples of irregular verbs: (Answers will vary, but here is a list of
possible choices: say, make, go, take, see, know, get , find, think, tell, write,
hear, meet, speak, read, understand, buy, drive, wear, choose)
ADJECTIVES
6. Fill in the blanks with either a comparative or superlative adjective
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Fluffier
Fluffiest
Quicker
Quickest
Prettier
Prettiest
Better
Best
Smarter
Smartest
PRONOUNS
Is the pronoun the subject or the object of each sentence?
7. Object Susie is taller than her sister.
8. Subject Chris and I were playing basketball.
9. Subject You have always liked pizza.
Circle the pronoun in each sentence and underline its antecedent.
10. Sarah and her family love pizza.
11.When the sun started to set, it sent colors across the sky.
12.The books are organized and in their correct places.
Indicate which sentences have intensive or reflexive pronouns and circle them
in the sentence.
13.Reflexive Max Unger injured himself playing football.
14. Intensive The principal, himself, ate lunch with the students.
15.Reflexive Are you proud of yourself for working so hard?
16. Reflexive Chad ate two whole cheeseburgers himself.
TRANSITIONS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Circle the transition and underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence.
17.Next year, the Seahawks should make it to the Super Bowl again!
18.Once, my brother forgot to wake up for school on time.
19.Again, keep your eyes on your own paper.
CONJUNCTIONS
Indicate whether the underlined word is a subordinate or coordinating
conjunctions.
20.Coordinating Either Jennifer or Christine will join the volleyball team.
21.Subordinate As the moon rose, the coyotes began to howl.
22.Coordinating Benjamin is successful in math, art and technology.
23.Subordinate After I clean my room, I will get to play video games.
QUOTATION MARKS
Explain the purpose for the quotation marks in the following sentences.
24.“STOP!” screamed the crossing guard. “Look both ways before crossing the
street!”
The crossing guard’s dialogue.
25.“TBT” is text language for “Throwback Thursday”.
Defining Throwback Thursday.