Language Arts Test 1 Study Guide

Determine if the words are a sentence, a fragment, or a run-on. Rewrite it correctly as a sentence: Playing catch in the backyard

Fragment - I was playing catch in the backyard and bumped my head.

Determine if the words are a sentence, a fragment, or a run-on. Rewrite it correctly as a sentence: Sing unto the Lord a new song

Sentence

Determine if the words are a sentence, a fragment, or a run-on. Rewrite it correctly as a sentence: When it started to rain, we went inside

Sentence

Determine if the words are a sentence, a fragment, or a run-on. Rewrite it correctly as a sentence: The boy who won the sword drill

Fragment - The boy who won the sword drill got a medal.

Identity the type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory: Daniel trusted God, and God delivered

Declarative

Identity the type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory: Is there anything too hard for Thee

Interrogative

Identity the type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory: What a remarkable leader was Moses

Exclamatory

Identity the type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory: Trust in the Lord with all of your heart

Imperative

Identity the subject and verb of each sentence. Put “you” before the sentence id the subject is understood to be you: There are twenty exotic birds at the zoo.

Subject - birds Verb - are

Identity the subject and verb of each sentence. Put “you” before the sentence id the subject is understood to be you: Walk humbly with thy God.

Subject - you Verb - walk

Identity the subject and verb of each sentence. Put “you” before the sentence id the subject is understood to be you: Has Venus been visited by astronauts?

Subject - Venus. Verb - been visited

Identity the subject and verb of each sentence. Put “you” before the sentence id the subject is understood to be you: The camel is not pretty, but it can go many days without water.

Subject - Camel. Verb - is, can go

Correct the following sentence: Our class visited Williamsburg and then we visited Jamestown and so we have become familiar with colonial history

Since our class visited Williamsburg and Jamestown, we have become familiar with colonial history.

Identify if each group of words is a sentence or compound sentence: Jason plays football and runs track for his school.

Sentence

Identify if each group of words is a sentence or compound sentence: Joe and Bill paid for the broken window and apologized to the owner.

Sentence

Identify if each group of words is a sentence or compound sentence: The catcher lunged for the ball, but it rolled past him.

Compound sentence

Identify if each group of words is a sentence or compound sentence: Mickey Mantle came to the batter’s box, and the other team groaned.

Compound sentence

Practice diagraming subject and verbs from other sentences used in this deck of cards.