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MP2 Cumulative Content Quiz - Study Guide
Correcting Sentence Fragments
An incomplete sentence is called a sentence fragment. A fragment lacks either a subject, a verb, or does not
communicate a complete thought.
Directions: Determine whether each group of words is a fragment or a complete sentence.
 If the item is a complete sentence, write C.
 If the item is a fragment missing a subject, write F-S.
 If the item is a fragment missing a verb, write F-V.
 If the item is a fragment expressing an incomplete thought, write F-I.
Examples
F-V 1. Some Asian flying squirrels three feet long.
C 2. Flying squirrels can glide through the air.
F-S 3. Leap from one tree to another.
F-I 4. If they start high up in the tree.
Practice
____ 1. After school on Friday.
____ 8. A commercial on TV.
____ 2. The noise in the library.
____ 9. During the sale at Sears.
____ 3. We put food in the cat’s dish.
____ 10. Whose bicycle is in the driveway?
____ 4. From the post office to the mall.
____ 11. Due to the heavy rain and flooding.
____ 5. Everyone worked hard on the project.
____ 12. Why is everyone so late?
____ 6. Plays with his new toy.
____ 13. Went to bake sale.
____ 7. We always order pizza on Saturday night.
Combining Sentences
Directions: Combine each pair of sentences by inserting a word or phrase from one sentence into the other. You may
need to add commas or change the forms of words.
Examples
Two Sentences: This pocket watch is fifty years old. It was given to me by my grandfather.
Sample Solution: This pocket watch, given to me by my grandfather, is fifty years old.
Two Sentences: We were at the mall. We saw a police-dog demonstration.
Sample Solution: While we were at the mall, we saw a policedog demonstration.
1. Our front gate needs to be repaired. It was broken by the wind.
2. We are going to the grocery store. We are leaving the house.
3. Elena accepted the poetry award gracefully. She was excited and proud.
4. This picture shows the cabin we rented at the lake. It was taken two years ago.
5. Mr. Jee enjoys deep-sea fishing. He is our science teacher.
Author’s Purpose
The author’s perspective, or viewpoint, is how the author feels about the subject. In order to determine the author’s
perspective, you need to figure out what opinion or attitude the author has about the subject.
Persuade: To convince the reader of a certain point of view.
Inform: To teach or give information to the reader.
Entertain: To hold the attention of the reader through enjoyment.
Directions: Read each of the following writings and decide whether the author’s purpose is to persuade, inform,
or entertain.
1. Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable
cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your
check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836.
What is the author's purpose of this writing? ____________________________
2. Thomas was not happy one little bit. His sister, Susan was making honor roll again. His parents would allow her to
do anything she wanted to do. Thomas was not making honor roll this time and he was not going to be allowed to do all
the things he wanted to do. Poor Thomas! He would just have to study harder and get back on the honor roll.
What is the author's purpose of this writing? ____________________________
3. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her
writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.
What is the author's purpose of this writing? ____________________________
Allusions
An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
Allusion vs. Illusion
The noun allusion means “an indirect reference to a person, event, or thing.”
Illusion is a noun that means “false impression” or “something that looks or seems different from what it is”
ACE Strategy
The ACE strategy is used to answer open-ended (constructed response) questions. These are the steps.
 Answer every question in complete sentences, and include the prompt in your response.
 Cite (mention/point to/refer to) textual evidence (information from the story) to support your answer.
o Include the line numbers where you found that information whenever possible.
 Expand your response (elaborate) by discussing examples and details to help prove your point and by making
connections to the text (text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world).
Subject-Verb Agreement
The subject of a sentence must agree with the verb.
To select the correct verb form, ask the following questions:
 Is the subject singular or plural?
 Is the subject written in first person, second person, or third person?
Notice the verbs in the two sentences below.
Ben reads a book.
 In this sentence, only one person is reading, so the present tense verb is “reads.” The verb (reads) agrees with
the subject (Ben).
Ben and Sam read a book.
 In this sentence, two people are reading, so the present tense verb is “read.” The verb (read) agrees with the
subject (Ben and Sam).
In most cases, the verb will not change forms for any subject other than those that are singular and in third person.
For these third-person, singular subjects, the correct present tense form of verb is usually created by adding an -s or -es
to the end of the verb. An -s is added if the verb ends in a consonant, and the suffix -es is used if the verb ends with a
vowel. The verbs to eat and to do are typical examples of this basic pattern:
Subject-Verb-Pronoun Agreement Practice
Directions: Circle the correct verb tense and pronoun.
1. Everybody in our family (are is) planning a trip this year.
2. Each of us (are is) going to a different part of the country.
3. One of my brothers (are is) going fishing in the Far North.
4. My other brother (doesn't don't) know yet where he'll go.
5. Each of them (are is) taking (his their) own motorcycle.
6. My sister and I (was were) planning to go to Wyoming.
7. But my sister decided she (doesn't don't) want to go.
8. No one in our family (has have) ever been to California.
9. So my sister and her friends (think thinks) they'll go.
10. My mother and father (intend intends) to drive to Pennsylvania.
Making Connections
Recognize the different types of connections readers can make with texts.
Text-to-Self refers to connections made between the text and the reader's personal experience.
Text-to-Text refers to connections made between a text being read to a text that was previously read.
Text-to-World refers to connections made between a text being read and something that occurs in the world.