Trimester 2 grammar/vocab

Sometimes it is difficult to ___________ to rules you don't agree with.

Find the prepositional phrase. In 1991, the crop circle mystery may have been solved.

Find the capitalization error. Mia and i enjoyed the lemon dessert.

Preposition or not? DURING the flight, I was served fruit.

Preposition or not? We will wait until the prices go DOWN.

Find the capitalization error. New Hampshire's largest city is manchester.

Find the capitalization error. Last Summer I went swimming in Lake Superior.

Find the verb phrase. Jill has competed in two swim meets.

Find the conjunction. John picked the basketball, and Don picked the football.

Find the linking verb. Beryl Markham was a famous pilot.

Simple or compound sentence? The crab scuttles quickly into the water, for it saw a heron nearby.

Find the preposition. The gazelles came down to the stream, but they did not drink.

Find the predicate. The guitarist put new strings on her guitar.

Simple or compound sentence? The blinking light grew dim, and it flashed several times.

Wearing a school uniform everyday to school would be better than wearing a _____________ tuxedo or ballgown.

It is hard for students to _________ well in school when they are worried about how they look.

Preposition or not? She crawled INSIDE the box.

Find the preposition. The cat was sleeping under the blanket.

Find the prepositional phrase. Farmers found strange patterns throughout their fields.

Find the infinitive. John was ready to begin his new exploratory on Monday.

Find the subject. Venus and Mars are Earth's nearest planetary neighbors.

Simple or compound sentence? I hurried over to John's house and met Don on the way.

Find the conjunction (fanboys). The gazelles came down to the stream, but they did not drink.

Find the pronoun. On his trip to India, Steve Decker was attacked by a cow.

Preposition or not? From atop the mountain, we looked BELOW and saw the green fields.

Find the verb phrase. Jill's swim team will be competing next month.

What is the action verb? The tourists visited the large wildlife preserve.

Find the conjunction. The baby cried, so her mother comforted her.

Linking verb or not? The stew tasted deliciously spicy.

Linking verb or not? Mr. Lane tasted the vegetable curry.

Usually my school _____________ is a skirt, shirt and cardigan.

What is the conjunction? She didn't stay up too late, nor did she watch too much television.

Find the verb. Venus and Mars are Earth's nearest planetary neighbors.

Simple or compound sentence? After school I feed the rabbits, and John looks after the guines pigs.

Find the verb phrase. The gazelles came down to the stream, but they did not drink.

Find the participle. John bought ten used magazines.

Agrumentative essays follow a ______________: claim, reason, evidence, counterclaim, and rebuttal.

Find the pronoun. The gazelles came down to the stream, but they did not drink.

Preposition or not? John ran DOWN the stairs.

Preposition or not? The family lives NEAR the lake.