5th Grade language review 1

An independent clause

• cannot stand alone
• can stand alone
• must have a dependent clause 

A dependent clause 
I. Does not express a complete thought
II. Must have an independent clause to stand
III. Can stand alone

• I.
• II. 
• II. and III
• I. and II

Fragment or Sentence?
Although I was hoping to go to the store this evening.

• Fragment
• Sentence

Which sentence IS a compound sentence?

• The seagull and the child battled over the bag of chips.
• The octopus said hello to the sea turtle and continued on his way back home.
• The fisherman decided to reel in his pole and try another spot.
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Make fox plural 

• fox's
• foxes'
• foxs
• foxes

Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun?

• Flower
• Dallas
• Texas
• Hurricane Harbor

Which of the following is a proper noun that should be capitalized?

• museum
• new york city
• park
• swimming pool

Proper Nouns are always...

• People, places or things
• Capitalized
  
• Naming a specific person, place or thing
• All 3 of the choices

A word that describes a noun or a pronoun...

• object
• adverb
• adjective
• antecedent

Identify the adjective: 
I heard a funny joke yesterday. 

• funny
• joke
• heard
• yesterday