Make an active voice The presents were delivered to our home by Santa and Rudolph.

Santa and Rudolph delivered the presents to our home.

Santa and Rudolph deliver the presents to our home.

Santa and Rudolph have delivered the presents to our home.

Santa and Rudolph had delivered the presents to our home.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles to the movie last night.

I took Angie the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie, last night.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments.

Jeremy, and I, have had our share of arguments.

Jeremy and I, have had our share of arguments.

Jeremy and I have had, our share of arguments.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

She left Albany, New York, on January 18 of that year.

She left Albany New York on January 18, of that year.

She left Albany New York, on January 18 of that year.

She left Albany New York, on January 18, of that year.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

Although you may be right, I cannot take your word for it.

Although, you may be right I cannot take your word for it.

Although, you may be right, I cannot take your word for it.

Although you may be right I cannot take your word for it.

Choose the correct sentence.

I really like tacos because I have been eating them since I was little.

I really like tacos; because I have been eating them since I was little.

Choose the correct sentence or sentences.

We sell the the parts of cars, motorcycles, and boats.

The sell the parts of: cars, motorcycles, and boats.

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.

If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

All four of them—Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

All four of them—Bob — Jeffrey— Jason — Brett—did well in college.

All four — of them Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

An ellipsis is used to ___.

shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases

pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence

A reviewer wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, beautifully performed, and had many outstanding special effects." Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ELLIPSIS to shorten the quote?

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, and beautifully performed. . . ."

A critic wrote that the musical was "dazzling, colorful, . . . and beautifully performed."

What does the word "denotation" mean?

The dictionary definition of a word.

What does the word "connotation" mean?

The dictionary definition of a word.

A connection between two different words.

8th Grade Language Arts Pre-Test

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

bubbles

activity

blowing

children

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CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.
What type of verbal phrase is this?

Participial phrase

Infinitive phrase

Gerund phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

Participle

Infinitve

Gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Gerunds always act like what?

nouns

adjectives

adverbs

all three

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

Enjoying

Enjoying, jumped

Enjoying, threw

Enjoying, jumped, threw

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a participle?

verb pretending to be a noun

verb pretending to be an adjective

noun pretending to be a noun

adjective pretending to be a verb

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech?

Nouns

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

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8th Grade Language Arts Pre-Test

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.
What type of verbal phrase is this?

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

Gerunds always act like what?

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

What is a participle?

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech?

Infinitives can function as what part of speech?

_{Find the infinitive in each sentence.
To conquer Mt. Everest is my goal.}

Active or Passive?
I hate homework.

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8th Grade Language Arts Pre-Test

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.What type of verbal phrase is this?

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

Gerunds always act like what?

Identify the participle(s).Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

What is a participle?

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech?

Infinitives can function as what part of speech?

Find the infinitive in each sentence.To conquer Mt. Everest is my goal.

Active or Passive?I hate homework.

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IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.
What type of verbal phrase is this?

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

_{Find the infinitive in each sentence.
To conquer Mt. Everest is my goal.}

Active or Passive?
I hate homework.