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Grammar Practice

Grade 1 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-1UTQ6PK-SGNH

1.

Add punctuation: After lunch__ we read.

2.

Choose: The team is / are ready.

3.

Identify the predicate: Our class planted a garden.

4.

Choose the possessive: the backpack belonging to Luis.

5.

Choose: Their / There dog is friendly.

6.

Add quotation marks: Maya said, I agree.

7.

Choose the conjunction: I wanted to go, __ it rained.

8.

Identify the pronoun: They carried the boxes.

9.

Is this a fragment: Because the rain stopped.

10.

Identify the adjective: The enormous whale surfaced.

Answers and teaching notes

Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.

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  1. Add punctuation: After lunch__ we read.,
  2. Choose: The team is / are ready.is
  3. Identify the predicate: Our class planted a garden.planted a garden
  4. Choose the possessive: the backpack belonging to Luis.Luis's backpack
  5. Choose: Their / There dog is friendly.Their
  6. Add quotation marks: Maya said, I agree.Maya said, “I agree.”
  7. Choose the conjunction: I wanted to go, __ it rained.but
  8. Identify the pronoun: They carried the boxes.They
  9. Is this a fragment: Because the rain stopped.Yes
  10. Identify the adjective: The enormous whale surfaced.enormous

Worked example

Read the entire sentence before choosing the form that fits.

Common mistake

Looking at one word without checking the sentence.

Helpful hint

Read your completed sentence aloud.