1st Six Weeks Writing Review

Read each sentence and choose the best answer.

1. The small child fell on the ground.
What is the subject?
A.small
B. child
C. fell
D. ground
2. Ms. Lamb read the best book.
Identify the proper noun?
A read
B. best
C. Ms. Lamb
D. the
3. Mary cleaned the kitchen at the school.
Identify the common noun in the sentence.
A. Mary
B. kitchen
C. cleaned
D. at
4. Bob and Chloe skated through the school hall.
Identify the predicate in the sentence.
A. skated
B. school
C. through
D. hall.

5. During the announcements, Mrs. Filer said the pledge.

Identify the proper noun.
A. pledge
B. announcements
C. During
D. Mrs. Filer
6. Choose the complete sentence.
A. Karen went to.
B. Karen went to the store and.
C. to the store and bought some bananas.
D. Karen went to the store to buy some apples.
7. After the volleyball game, Sonny paid $5.00 for a hotdog.
Identify the predicate in the sentence.
A. volleyball
B. Sonny
C. hotdog
D. paid
8. After the kittens were born, Hilda gently rubbed their fur.
Identify the predicate expander (adverb) in the sentence that tells how the
action is done.
A. Hilda
B. gently
C. fur
D. kittens
9. Choose the correct use of commas in a series.
A.Bob Carrie, and Sam ran a mile down the road.
B. Bob Carrie and Sam ran a mile down the road.
C. Bob, Carrie, and, Sam ran a mile down the road.
D. Bob, Carrie, and Sam ran a mile down the road.

10. Choose the correctly written sentence.

A. Mrs. Briscoe drive to Baytown every day.
B. Mrs. Hatfield and Ms. Lamb teached an art class.
C. Ms. Prothro rides her scooter to school.
D. Mrs. Wyble and Mrs. McKee eated lunch yesterday.
11. Write the proper nouns correctly.
anahuac high school

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walmart

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frio river

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baytown, texas

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12. Add the correct ending to make the noun plural.

shoe _____________ truck ______________ glass _______________
girl _______________ lunch ______________ car _________________
Use the picture to write an expanded sentence. Make sure you include a subject,
predicate, and at least one how expander (how adverb).
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Use the pictures to write an expanded complete sentence. Make sure to include a
subject, predicate, and at least one where predicate expander (adverb or
prepositional phrase).
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Writing Process
Read the following paragraphs. Determine the genre for each.
I couldnt believe it! We were finally in Hawaii. The sky was blue and water was
crystal clear. I could not wait to get my toes in the sand. It was the start of our
vacation, but I knew I was going to have the time of my life.
17. The paragraph above is an example of_____________________________
A. an expository
B. a persuasive
C. a narrative
D. a poem