1. Is Sam going to sleep early tonight: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

2. Do your homework assignment:
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

3. Today is Tuesday: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

4. Hooray you won the game: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

5. Sit down and eat your lunch: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

For questions (6-10)
Decide if the following groups of words are complete sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, or two complete sentences.

6. James at home: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

7. Susie spends a lot of money shopping for shoes: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

8. A very scary and nerve-wracking event took place last night the entire neighborhood lost power for three hours: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

9. It was an exciting day for little Bobby it was his first day of school in the new town he had moved to last summer with his family after his dad changed jobs recently after the company he worked for went out of business the owner was forced to shut down: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

10. When Seymour, Mrs. Nelson’s new dog, saw all of the children playing, he wagged his tail with glee: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

In each sentence, decide if the underlined words are the simple subject, simple predicate, compound subject, or compound predicate.

11. Little Mary bathed early and went to bed soon afterward. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

12. Children are usually happy when summer vacation begins.(1point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

13. Baseball, football, and basketball are Tommy’s favorite sports.
(1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

14. Mom bought all of the groceries. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

15. Joey and Dani sang, danced, and performed. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

16. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph about hurricane supplies? (1 point)
Bottled water is a necessity
Hurricane Andrew destroyed many homes
Bleach can sanitize water if it is necessary
It is important to stock up on the necessary supplies before hurricane season.

17. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph explaining how to change a baby’s diaper? (1 point)
Take off the dirty diaper first
Changing a baby’s diaper can be challenging task at first, but it becomes easier with practice
Men hate to change diapers
The baby squirmed all over the changing table and then she grabbed the dirty diaper.

18. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

During the summer vacation, the school grounds became littered with all sorts of trash. The student council members began a project to clean the grounds. Soon everyone was pitching in, including the teachers and other members of the community. (1 point)
New officers were elected for the student council.
People were careless over the summer vacation.
The grounds were cleaned up in record time because everyone worked together.
The school security officers were on vacation during the summer.

19. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

Kathy had a special date so she wanted to buy a new top to match her jeans. She visited the local department store to look for one. After rejecting quite a few for different reasons, she narrowed her choice down to two. She tried the two tops on over and over again. Still, she couldn t decide. Finally, she called her friend to come to the store to ask her opinion. She also liked both tops. One seemed to be as cute as the other.

(1 point)
Kathy went to different store

Kathy bought both tops
Kathy did not go on her date
Kathy chose the one that her friend liked

20. Which detail sentence does not belong in the following paragraph?

Joelle and I spent the day at the beach. It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We swam, we played beach volleyball, and we barbequed. The weatherman predicted storms for tomorrow. We had forgotten sunscreen so we were sunburned when we got home, but the fun we had was worth it.

(1 point)
It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky.

The weatherman predicted storms for tomorrow.

Joelle and I spent the day at the beach.

We had forgotten sunscre
11.) bathed early and went to bed soon afterward, is underlined
12.) Children is underlined
13.)Baseball Football, and basket ball are underlined
14.) Bought: underlined
15.) sang,danced and performed is underlined.

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