5th grade grammar

Example

Which part of the sentence is the relative clause? The book that I borrowed was really funny.

1. A relative clause is a subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun and describes a noun.
2. So the answer is: that I borrowed

Answer: that I borrowed

Example

Choose the modal verb that fits best. You ___ touch the oven. It's very hot!

1. Modal verbs show how likely, possible or necessary an action is.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "You mustn't touch the oven. It's very hot!"
3. So the answer is: mustn't

Answer: mustn't

Example

Choose the correct perfect tense. By the time we arrived, the film ___ (start).

1. Perfect tenses show an action completed before another time.
2. It happened before another past event, so we use the past perfect (had + participle).
3. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "By the time we arrived, the film had started."
4. So the answer is: had started

Answer: had started

Example

Choose the word that completes the pair. I don't know ___ to laugh or cry.

1. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs: either/or, neither/nor, both/and, not only/but also, whether/or.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "I don't know whether to laugh or cry."
3. So the answer is: whether

Answer: whether

Example

Choose the subjunctive form. If I ___ you, I would take an umbrella.

1. The subjunctive is a formal verb form for wishes, imagined situations and demands.
2. Imagined situations take 'were' (even with I, he, she, it).
3. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "If I were you, I would take an umbrella."
4. So the answer is: were

Answer: were

Example

Choose the verb that keeps the tense consistent. Lena opens the box and ___ a tiny kitten inside.

1. Verbs that describe actions in the same time frame should be in the same tense.
2. Read it through: "Lena opens the box and finds a tiny kitten inside."
3. So the answer is: finds

Answer: finds

Example

Is this sentence active or passive? A new species of frog was discovered.

1. Active: the doer comes first (The dog chased the ball). Passive: the thing the action happens to comes first (The ball was chased by the dog).
2. So the answer is: passive

Answer: passive

Example

Which part is the SUBORDINATE clause? We stayed indoors because it was cold.

1. A main clause makes sense on its own. A subordinate clause adds information and depends on the main clause.
2. So the answer is: because it was cold

Answer: because it was cold

Example

Choose the correct pronoun. Omar and ___ built the model together.

1. Use I/he/she/we as the subject; use me/him/her/us as the object or after a preposition.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Omar and I built the model together."
3. So the answer is: I

Answer: I

Example

Work hard and you will improve. What word class is "hard" in this sentence?

1. A word's class depends on how it is used in the sentence.
2. So the answer is: adverb

Answer: adverb

Example

We went home after the match ended. What word class is "after" here?

1. Words like before, after and since can be prepositions, conjunctions or adverbs, depending on what follows them.
2. So the answer is: conjunction

Answer: conjunction

Example

Which word is the determiner? My brother loves comics.

1. Determiners include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), possessives (my, their) and quantifiers (some, many, two).
2. So the answer is: My

Answer: My