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Sentence Structure
C5.1.1 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and
dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.
Form A
Use these four sentences to answer the questions and underline the correct answer.
l. The remote control is broken.
ll.
Sara, Sue’s younger sister, broke the remote control.
lll. Then, Sara hid the broken remote control under the cushion.
lV. When Sara broke the remote control, Sue was mad.
1. Which words form a prepositional phrase?
(a) Sue’s younger sister
(b) is broken
(c) broke the remote control
(d) under the cushion
(e) The remote control
2. Which words demonstrate the use of an appositive?
(a) under the cushion
(b) Sue’s younger sister
(c) is broken
(d) broken remote control
(e) Then Sara hid
3. How can independent clauses I and III best be combined?
(a) Under the cushion, Sara, who broke the remote control, hid it.
(b) Having broken the remote control, Sara hid it under the cushion.
(c) The remote control is under the cushion broken by Sara.
(d) Sara broke the remote when it was hidden under the cushion.
(e) The remote control is broken under the cushion.
4. Which of the following transitions would be the best way to begin a sentence
telling how her mother found the remote control?
(a) Quickly
(b) Eventually
(c) Secondly
(d) In conclusion
(e) Also
5. Which of the following is a dependent clause
(a) Sue was mad.
(b) When Sara broke the remote control
(c) The remote control is broken.
(d) Then
(f) Under the Cushion
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Sentence Structure
C5.1.1 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and
dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.
Form B
Use these four sentences to answer the questions and underline the correct answer.
l. The ball went in the pool.
ll. Kim, Dave’s big sister, threw the ball in the pool.
lll. Then, Dave jumped into the pool to get it.
lV. Because Dave is a good swimmer, he got the ball quickly.
1. Which words form a prepositional phrase?
(a) Dave’s big sister
(b) went in the pool
(c) threw the ball
(d) Then, Dave jumped
(e) into the pool
2. Which words demonstrate the use of an appositive?
(a) into the pool
(b) the ball went
(c) Dave’s big sister
(d) threw the ball
(e) Then, Dave jumped
3. How can independent clauses 1 and 3 best be combined?
(a) The ball went in the pool, so then Dave jumped into the pool to get it.
(b) The ball went in the pool, so Dave jumped in to get it.
(c) The ball and Dave went into the pool.
(d) Dave jumped into the pool to get the ball.
(e) Dave jumped into the pool and then the ball went in.
4. Which of the following transitions is the best way to begin a sentence telling how:
Dave jumped in the pool.
(a) Secondly
(b) Also
(c) With two legs
(d) Quickly
(e) Sadly
5.
Which of the following is a dependent clause?
(a) Kim threw the ball in the pool.
(b) He got the ball quickly.
(c) Because Dave is a good swimmer.
(d) Dave’s big sister
(e) Into the pool
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Sentence Structure
C5.1.1 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and
dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.
Form C
Use these four sentences to answer the questions and underline the correct answer.
l.
ll.
lll.
lV.
The little girl ran into the street.
Kelly, her big sister, ran to get the little girl.
Then, Kelly pulled her into the yard.
As the car sped by, the little girl was safe in the grass.
1. Which words form a prepositional phrase?
(a) her big sister
(b) the little girl was safe
(c) ran to get the little girl
(d) The little girl ran
(e) in the grass
2. Which words demonstrate the use of an appositive?
(a) into the yard
(b) as the car sped by
(c) ran to get her
(d) her big sister
(e) Then, Kelly pulled her
3. How can independent clauses 1 and 2 best be combined?
(a) The little girl ran into the street with her big sister.
(b) The little girl ran into the street, but Kelly, her big sister,
ran to get the little girl.
(c) The little girl ran into the street, so Kelly, her big sister, ran to get her.
(d) The little girl’s big sister, Kelly, ran to get her.
4. Which of the following transitions would be the best way to begin a sentence telling
how Kelly got her sister?
(a) Firstly
(b) Instantly
(c) Eventually
(d) Also
(e) Likewise
5. Which of the following is a dependent clause?
(a) As the car sped by
(b) into the yard
(c) the little girl was safe in the grass
(d) her big sister
(e) Then, Kelly pulled her into the yard.
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Sentence Structure
C5.1.1 Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases, appositives, and independent and
dependent clauses; use transitions and conjunctions to connect ideas.
Form D
Use these four sentences to answer the questions and underline the correct answer.
l. The teacher gave a science test on Friday.
II. Susan, one of the best students, did not study the night before.
III. However, she still had to take the test with everyone else.
IV. Because she didn’t study, Susan failed her first science test.
1.
Which words form a prepositional phrase?
(a) one of the best students
(b) however
(c) did not study the night before
(d) with everyone else
(e) because she didn’t study
2. Which words demonstrate the use of an appositive?
(a) however
(b) because she didn’t study
(c) one of the best students
(d) Susan failed her first science test
(e) did not study the night before
3. How can independent clauses 2 and 5 best be combined?
(a) Susan, one of the best students, forgot to study the night before,
therefore, she failed her science test.
(b) Susan, one of the best students, forgot to study the night before,
because she didn’t study, Susan failed her first science test.
(c) Because she didn’t study, Susan failed her first science test
because she forgot to study.
(d) Susan, one of the best students, failed her first science test
because she forgot to study the night before.
(e) Susan, one of the best students, forgot to study the night before and because she
didn’t study, Susan failed her first science test.
4. Which of the following is a transition?
(a) one of the best students
(b) forgot to study
(c) the night before
(d) however
(e) her first science test
5. Which of the following is a dependent clause?
(a) however
(b) with everyone else
(c) because she didn’t study
(d) However, she still had to take the test
(e) one of her best students
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Grammar
C5.1.2a Identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused (lie/lay, sit/set, rise/raise),
modifiers and normative objectives and possessive pronouns.
Underline the correctly used verbs that are often misused, modifiers and pronouns.
1.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Please sit the package on the table.
The baseball player is setting on the bench.
Marie set the vase on her mother’s desk.
Did you set in the seat you were assigned?
2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Please lie down to take a nap.
He lays down to read his book in bed.
Mom said he raised from the dead.
We rose to say the flag salute.
3. Eager to get home before dark, the car sped around the corner.
(a) He was speeding around the corner to get home before dark.
(b) The car sped around the corner, eager to get home before dark.
(c) Eager to get home before dark, Jim sped his car around the corner.
(d) Correct as is.
4. Hanging on the wall, she glanced in the mirror.
(a) She glanced in the mirror hanging on the wall.
(b) One the wall she glanced in the mirror.
(c) She glances in the mirror hanging on the wall.
(d) Correct as is.
5. The boys treated himself to an ice cream cone.
(a) ourselves
(b) yourselves
(c) themselves
(d) Correct as is
6. I asked herself why the answer was incorrect.
(a) yourself
(b) myself
(c) ourselves
(d) Correct as is.
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C5.1.2b Identify normative, objective and possessive pronouns.
Normative: the subject of a verb.
Pronouns in the nominative case: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who).
These words are the subject of the sentence and commit actions.
Objective: the direct/indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
Pronouns in the objective case: Me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
These words are the direct or indirect object of a verb.
Possessive: denotes ownership (can be troublesome with pronouns).
Underline the normative pronouns in these sentences.
1. She jumped into the river to save the boy’s life.
2. He asked me if I needed anything from the store.
3. Who put the milk next to the stove?
4. It flew right at me.
5. You went to her house last night.
Underline the objective pronouns in these sentences.
1. His mom took him to the grocery store.
2. All around us, people started talking.
3. They amused her and me.
4. They tried to go to the concert but she did not let them buy tickets.
5. Whom were you going to give that present to?
Underline the possessive pronouns in these sentences.
1.
Whose car is in the driveway?
2.
This last folder must be yours.
3.
My homework is done.
4.
Bob lost his wallet in the car.
5.
Her purse is made of leather.
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Punctuation
C5.1.3 Circle the answer with the correct use of colons and quotation marks.
Which punctuation mark belongs in the sentence?
1. We will arrive at the airport at 800.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
:
;
,
“
!
2. Please bring the following items
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
,
.
?
:
“
3. Choose the correct quotation marks.
“Wow,” said Marie, _______
(a) What a terrible day!
(b) What a “terrible day!”
(c) “What a terrible day!
(d) “What a terrible day!”
4. Put quotation marks in the following sentence.
Do you remember singing Pop Goes the Weasel in kindergarten?
5. Choose the correct punctuation mark.
Did you see the movie last night
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
:
;
,
“
?
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A5.2.1 Write narratives. (Sample Graphic Organizers)
A 5.2.1
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A5.2.2 Write responses to literature. (Sample Organizer)
Response to Literature Organizer
INTRODUCTION
Let the reader know what you read and what you are going to
talk about.
Title:
Author:
Topic Sentence:
SHORT SUMMARY
Show that you know what happened in the story.
ANALYSIS
Answer the prompt! This could be a compare/contrast,
reflection, connection, opinion, or many other responses to the
story or poem you read.
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