Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar

Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar

Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.11-12.1, L.11-12.5, L.2.2C

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M. Salim

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Avoid cliches (phrase which have been used too much and no longer interesting).


Descriptive or prescriptive grammar?

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Omit contractions.

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Verbs should agree with their subjects.

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do not use double negatives (e.g. 'The library didn't have no books.')

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do not start a sentence with 'because'.

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do not split infinitives (e.g. Mya decided to quickly run to the media center).

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do not use a comma to split independent clauses. (e.g. This year's writing festival is quickly approaching, our group is entering one of the contests.)

Descriptive

Prescriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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