6th Grade Grammar Review

Identify the verb phrase: The house was purchased by the family.

• was purchased

• purchased

• was purchased by

• by the family

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the verb an action verb or a linking verb?: Marcia runs on the weekends.

• Action

• Linking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What tense is the verb in?: The singers perform outdoors.

• Present Tense

• Past Tense

• Future Tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What tense is the verb in?: Thomas and Samantha will be late for the party.

• Present Tense

• Future Tense

• Past Tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What tense is the verb in?: The band played two songs.

• Present Tense

• Past Tense

• Future Tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the correct form of this verb?: We swim in the lake (past tense)

• Swam

• Swim

• Swimming

• Swum

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentences from a science report.

(1) The movement of a glacier is one of nature’s most powerful forces. (2) A glacier builds slowly and moves slowly, but virtually nothing in its path can stop it. (3) Glaciers have carved majestic mountain valleys and produced roaring rivers. (4) That tumble and churn on their journeys.

Which sentence contains an inappropriate sentence fragment?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the sentences from a story about camping.

(1) Shelly arrived at the campsite first. (2) She set up her tent and watched for Megan to come over the ridge, but no one came. (3) Afternoon turned into night, and the galaxies spread across the dark skies. (4) Shelly put on her sweater and was resolved to spend the night alone on the mountain when she __________ a shadowy figure trudging down from the ridge.

Which group of words correctly completes sentence 4?

• glances up and sees

• glanced up and saw

• had glanced up and seen

• glanced up and had seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentences from a note about an upcoming English test.

Every one of the students in the class _____ to take the test early. All of them _____ it is unnecessary to wait.

What pair of words correctly completes the sentences?

• want, feels

• want, feel

• wants, feels

• wants, feel

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Read the sentences from a school newspaper.

(1) Ms. Brundy, the girls’ volleyball coach took the Edison Middle School Eagles to their first ever district championship game. (2) The girls played well but lost to the reigning district champion Milton Tigers, who won without their star player, Amanda Keyes.

Which change should be made to correct the mistake in comma usage?

• Remove the comma after Brundy in sentence 1.

• Add a comma after coach in sentence 1.

• Add a comma before lost in sentence 2.

• Remove the comma before Amanda in sentence 2.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A