Review of Basic Rules of Grammar 2 nd & 3 rd Grade

3. Review of Basic Rules of Grammar2nd & 3rd Grade Mary Catherine AlexanderOctober 1, 2008

4. Question #1 True or False: A declarative sentence makes a statement. Answer: True False

5. *True* That is CORRECT! Declarative sentences tell the reader something. Here is an example: Yesterday, I went to the park.

6. *False Sorry, that is INCORRECT. Declarative sentences DO make a statement about something. Here is an example: Yesterday, I went to the park.

7. Question #2 Question #2 Which of these is a correct example of the use of “its” and “it’s” ? A. The dog chased it’s tail. B. It’s raining outside.

8. Answer to Question #2 A. That is INCORRECT. “It’s” (with an apostrophe) means “it is”. That would make the meaning of the sentence “The dog chased it is tail.” This is clearly wrong.

9. Answer to Question #2 B. That is CORRECT! “It’s” (with an apostrophe means “it is.” The sentence is really saying “It is raining outside.”

10. Question #3 Question #3 Which of these is an incorrect form of a past tense verb? A. I went B. It sank C. I seen D. We ate

11. A. That is INCORRECT. “I went” is the correct way to show the past tense of the verb “go.”

12. B. That is INCORRECT. “sank” is the correct past tense form of “sink.”

13. C. That is CORRECT! The correct form should be “I saw.”

14. D. That is INCORRECT. “Ate” is the correct form of the past tense “eat.”

15. Question #4 Which of these is an irregular plural noun? A. shirt B. leaf C. apple D. wish

16. A. That is INCORRECT. “Shirt” is a regular noun because its plural form is “shirts.”

17. B. That is CORRECT! The plural form of “leaf” is irregular: “leaves.”

18. C. That is INCORRECT. “Apple” is a regular noun in the past tense: “apples.”

19. D. That is INCORRECT. The plural form of “wish” is “wishes.”

20. Question #5 Which of these uses quotation marks correctly? A. Lisa said lets go to the store. B. "I am excited about my birthday, said John." C. Sam said, "We should go play baseball. D. "It is time to go to class," Lily told Julie.

21. A. That is INCORRECT. The sentence should be: Lisa said, “Lets go to the store.”

22. B. That is INCORRECT. The correct sentence should be: “I am excited about my birthday,” said John.

23. C. That is INCORRECT. There should be ending quotation marks at the end of the sentence.

24. D. That is CORRECT! Quotation marks set off the sentence that was stated.

25. Question #6 What does an interrogative sentence do? A. ask a question B. make a statement C. show excitement D. all of the above

26. A. That is incorrect. An interrogative sentence does ALL of the above.

27. B. That is incorrect. An interrogative sentence does ALL of the above.

28. C. That is incorrect. An interrogative sentence does ALL of the above.

29. D. That is CORRECT! An interrogative sentence does ALL of the above.

30. Question #7 True or False: Use "a" before a noun when the next word has the sound of a consonant. Use "an" when the following noun has the sound of a vowel.

31. *True. That is CORRECT!

32. *False. That is INCORRECT.

33. Question #8 Which of these is used correctly? A. The children wore their backpacks to school. B. Their going to baseball practice this afternoon.

34. A. That is CORRECT! “Their” shows possession.

35. B. That is INCORRECT. The correct form would be “they’re,” which means “they are.”

36. Question #9 Which of these is a proper noun? A. person's name B. name of a state C. name of a store D. all of the above

37. A. That is INCORRECT. ALL of the examples are proper nouns.

38. B. That is INCORRECT. ALL of the examples are proper nouns.

39. C. That is INCORRECT. ALL of the examples are proper nouns.

40. D. That is CORRECT! ALL of the examples are proper nouns.

41. Question #10 True or False: I enjoyed using this as review.

42. *True. That’s CORRECT! You’re teacher is brilliant and you had TONS of fun using this review.

43. *False. You are INCORRECT. Your teacher is brilliant and you DEFINITELY had fun reviewing!