Unit 3 Grammar Review

Choose the best punctuation to fill in the blanks in the sentence below.

“Umm _____ Did you really feel like that was a good idea _____“

• ? and ?

• ! and !

• , and .

• … and ?

Choose the best punctuation to fill in the blanks in the sentence below.

“Hey _____ Hurry up and clean your room_____ “ yelled my mom.

• ? and ?

• ! and !

• , and !

• ! and ,

Choose a better word to replace the underlined word in the sentence below.

“That is my favorite player!” said Anita.

• giggled

• whispered

• questioned

• cried

Choose a better word to replace the underlined word in the sentence below

The lion stretched and walked across the savannah, looking for prey.

• wandered

• sprinted

• prowled

• jumped

Which answer choice best combines the following sentences without changing the meaning?

The judges scored the contestants using a new set of standards. This different scoring method resulted in surprising victories for several new competitors.

• Due to the surprising victories of several new competitors, the judges used a different scoring method based on a new set of standards.

• The judges scored the contestants using a new set of standards, which resulted in surprising victories for several new competitors

• The judges scored the contestants using a new set of standards because the new competitors wanted to be victorious.

• Although the judges scored the contestants using a new set of standards. The new competitors were still victorious.

Which answer choice best combines the following sentences without changing the meaning?

The Mars rover, Curiosity, is important to NASA. It has provided valuable information about the Martian surface.

• NASA’s important Mars rover, Curiosity, provides valuable information about the Martian surface

• Information from the Mars rover, Curiosity, about the Martian surface has become valuable to NASA.

• Mars rovers are valuable to NASA since they provide valuable information.

• Although the Mars rover is important to NASA, it has provided valuable information about the surface.

5. Which of the following correctly expands the sentence below?

Kendra was excited about the weekend because it was her birthday.

• Kim was going to have a birthday party this weekend and she was excited about it because it was her birthday and she liked to go to parties.

• Kim was excited for the weekend because the weekend was when her birthday was.

• Kim was excited about her birthday on the weekend because she was going to have her best friends over for a sleepover.

• Kim was excited for her birthday

Which of the following correctly expands the sentence below?

He walked to his favorite pizza shop to order a pizza.

• He ordered a pizza at his favorite pizza shop. He walked there to order it.

• He quickly walked on the cold winter day all the way to his favorite pizza shop to order his favorite cheesy pizza.

• He walked and walked and walked to his favorite pizza shop. After he walked to his favorite pizza shop, he ordered something. The thing he ordered was a pizza.

• Ordering a pizza at his favorite pizza shop is what he did after walking there.

How should you combine multiple sentences together?

• You should add information and details to help the reader learn more details.

• You should add an extra sentence to blend one paragraph with the next.

• You should shorten them to make the sentence more clear for the reader.

• You should put two or more sentences together in order to make it easier for the reader to understand.

• I don't know. My teacher just tells me to do it.

What does it mean to expand a sentence?

• To use commas and conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences.

• To add words to a sentence to make it longer in order to make it a full paragraph.

• To rewrite a sentence in a more direct manner because the details are confusing to the reader.

• To add descriptive language to your sentences in order to make them more interesting and meaningful to readers

• I don't know. My teacher just tells me to do it.