Grammar Pre-Assessment

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence? (7.10D.ii)

• A. He showed me how to bait the hook, and he explained how to cast the line.

• B. He watched me carefully.

• C. My brother, whose name is Mike, was very patient with me.

• D. The fish pulled and pulled I held the pole tight.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment? (7.10D.i)

• A. I didn’t know what I was doing because I had never held a fishing pole before.

• B. Suddenly, the fishing pole was snatched from my hands.

• C. A huge, silvery fish.

• D. I could feel my heart pounding.

Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence? (7.10D.iii)

• A. My brother taught me how to fish.

• B. He showed me how to bait the hook, and he explained how to cast the line.

• C. I didn't know what I was doing because I had never held a fishing pole before.

• D. After a long struggle, the fish was tired, and I reeled it in.

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? (7.10D.iii)

• A. A huge, silvery fish was swimming close to my bait.

• B. He had his own fishing pole, but he did not use it.

• C. After a long struggle, the fish was tired.

• D. It was the biggest fish I have ever seen.

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence? (7.10D.iii)

• A. I threw the line out over the water, and I waited.

• B. I didn’t know what I was doing because I had never held a fishing pole before.

• C. My brother, whose name is Mike, was very patient with me.

• D. The fish pulled and pulled, but I held the pole tight.

In sentence 9, what is the prepositional phrase? (7.10D.ix)

• A. A huge, silvery fish

• B. swimming close

• C. to my bait

• D. The simple subject

In sentence 13, what is the conjunction? (7.10D.ix)

• A. and

• B. but

• C. with

• D. after

In sentence 9, what verb is in the past progressive tense? (7.10D.v)

• A. was swimming

• B. was

• C. could

• D. have ever seen

What is the correct subject-verb agreement for the following sentence? "The boats in the harbor (is/are) swaying in the water." (7.10D.v)

• A. is

• B. was

• C. are

• D. were

What is the correct verb tense to complete the sentence? "I (go) to the store tomorrow." (7.10D.v)

• A. went

• B. go

• C. will go

• D. goes