Check Your Progress Unit 7 - Grammar Skills

Turn these phrases into possessive plurals: The teeth of the lions

• The lions's teeth

• The lions' teeth

• The lion's teeth

• The lionses teeth

Turn these phrases into possessive plurals: The leaves on the trees

• The trees' leaves

• The trees's leaves

• The tree's leaves

• The treess leaves

Turn these phrases into possessive plurals: The noises of the animals

• The animals' noises

• The animals's noises

• The animal's noises

• The animal noises

Choose a connective to complete the sentences: We ran to class. We were late.

• but

• because

• if

• therefore

Choose a connective to complete the sentences: I want to do well in class. I want to play sport.

• but

• therefore

• more than

• if

Choose a connective to complete the sentences: I always get nervous. The principal wants to see me.

• because

• if

• since

• therefore

Identify one adverbial phrase in the passage: Femi desperately needed to reach the rendezvous before nightfall. The icy river snaked across the rugged landscape. He carefully stepped onto a handy log.

Choose whether the following phrases are adverbs or not: Desperately

• True

• False

Choose whether the following phrases are adverbs or not: Before nightfall

• True

• False

Choose whether the following phrases are adverbs or not: Icy river

• True

• False