ATAS practice

I _________ need ______ to study

I will need them to study

A run-on sentence is BEST defined as:

Independent clauses incorrectly joined together

what can be changed to make the sentence 'went to store' complete?

Jan went to the store

what can be changed to make the sentence 'ate three plates of nachos' complete?

My cousin, Jack, ate three plates of nachos

Do possessive pronouns have apostrophes?

Possessive pronouns do not use them- for example:, its, your, theirs, and etc.

_________ music is loud

That

Demonstrative pronouns: _____ cat is the children's.

That Feedback: describing the cat.

_______ pencils and ________ pens write and draw

a) these b) those

according to superlative form, the word good can be changed to..

best

identify the subject, predicate: Complete sentences are a necessary part of writing they are very important.

complete sentences is the subject. The predicate includes 'are a necessary part of writing'.

superlative form

describe one or more people, places or things within a larger group of people, places, or things.

'Mike and Karen left early, but Corinne left the __________ (early in superlative form)

earliest

'Sixteen chubby chickens pecked every grain of corn from the barn floor.'' identify the verb

every grain of corn from the barn floor.

poetry is _______, but short stories are ______ (place good and better in the sentence)

good, better

conjunctive adverbs

however, besides, in fact and therefore.

much can turn into

more

Which of the following demonstrative pronouns are plural?

these and those

What are examples of demonstrative pronouns

this, these, that, and those

add a verb in the following sentence; The incredible performing artist from Toronto _____ ___ ______________.

won a grammy

according to superlative form, the word bad can be changed to...

worse

bad can turn into

worse

fix this sentence: Complete sentences are a necessary part of writing they are very important.

you can add a period after writing to create two separate sentences. you can add- , and... you can add, because after the word writing

This, those, that, and these are demonstrative pronouns, but they are also demonstrative adjectives. Which of the following statements describes the difference between the two?

A demonstrative pronoun describes where a subject or object is in space, while a demonstrative adjective specifies which object is in space

Which of the following choices is the correct contraction to fill in the blank in the following sentence? _____ going to be there by 5:30.

I'm

Identify the subject in the following sentence: Kurt Vonnegut is a published author.

Kurt Vonnegut

_________ plays games

These

__________ cats are the children's.

Those

Additional coordinators

but, for, nor, yet and so.

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: A run-on sentence can confuse the reader.

can confuse the reader

'San Francisco is ________ than San Diego,'

colder

The comparative form is used to _____.

compare two people, places or things, describes actions, describes words that describes actions

far can turn into

farther

little can turn into

less

put efficient in comparative form Karen works ______ ____________ than Ramon,'

more efficiently

What is the rule of thumb for changing adverbs in the superlative form?

one-syllable adverbs add -est at the end

Another term for an incomplete sentence is a: ________________ __________________

sentence fragment

put the word "short" in superlative form

shortest

Marie is the _______ (silly in superlative form) of all my cousins,

silliest

'San Francisco is colder ______ San Diego,'

than

what is wrong with this sentence? 'Went to the store.'

there is no subject

What is common between 'Ran into the woods.' and 'Ate three plates of nachos.'?

there is no subject in the sentence

True/False: Pronouns has the same function as nouns

true

A complete sentence must have how many parts?

two

Which of the following choices is the correct possessive pronoun to fill in the blank in the following sentence? I heard that _____ car is in the shop. a-there b-your c-you're d-hers e-their's

your

Which of the following sentences is written with the INCORRECT FORM of pronoun subject-verb agreement? a) The boy's trade started when he said, 'If you give me that crickets, I will give you this chicken bone.' b)She lost her earring and I know that is where she placed it. c) Whether you know it or not, those will be gone tomorrow. d) Joel likes to read books especially this time of the year.

A

Which of the following is showing a demonstrative pronoun? A) These books are yours B) This pencil is mine C) Those cats were dropped off D) This is mine

C

How do you know when a demonstrative is a pronoun and when it is an adjective?

Demonstratives are adjectives when followed by a noun and are pronouns when followed by a verb.

Which of the following choices is the correct possessive pronoun to fill in the blank in the following sentence? _____ daughter is five years old. her's they're their there hers

Their

An example of demonstrative pronouns is seen through this example: ________ are my books

These

Demonstrative pronouns: ____ are Joel's.

These

Demonstrative pronouns:_____ books are also Joel's.

These Reason- this and these, are being used to describe the book, so they are adjectives.

Demonstrative Pronouns: ______is Henry

This

Demonstrative pronouns: _____ book is Joel's.

This

_________ plays music

This

Demonstrative Pronouns: _____ is Joel's

This Reason: this is showing an object nearby belongs to Joel.

Demonstrative Pronouns: ________ are grapes

Those

_____________ games are difficult

Those

Sixteen chubby chickens.' is a imcomplete sentence because there is no verb. true/false

True

Which of the following choices is the correct contraction to fill in the blank in the following sentence? _____ coming to dinner tonight?

Who's

A complete sentence must contain ____________.

a complete thought

A complete sentence is made of two important elements. What are they?

a subject and a predicate

what can be added in the sentence? 'The incredible performing artist from Toronto.'

a verb is still needed, but it leaves the reads confused with what about the artists from Toronto?

'The classroom full of first graders laughed at their teacher's joke.' ; what changes have been made to the sentence? if there any, identify specific changes

a verb was added; laughed at their teacher's joke

Where refers to the ____________ ________________ and which refers to the ____________________

a) demonstrative pronouns b) adjectives

followed by noun is ______________ and followed by a verb is a _____________________

a) pronoun b) adjectives

______ draw but ________ write

a) these b) those They are showing the position of each drawing and writing

how do you change adjectives with one or two syllables and one-syllable adverbs in comparative form?

add an -er at the end

What changes need to be made to the following sentence; Dave took his exams today he's leaving tomorrow

add because between today and he's

how do you change adjectives with more than two syllables and adverbs ending in -ly with comparative form?

add more or less before the word

what is the rule of thumb for adjectives with more than two syllables and adverbs ending in ly'?

add the words most or least before the word

These pencils and those pens write and draw is also seen as a demonstrative ______________.

adjective reasons: specifying which pens and pencils

The 'er' ending is used when _____.

adjectives have one or two syllables and adverbs have one syllable For adjectives with one or two syllables and 1-syllable adverbs, the comparative is formed by adding the ending 'er' to the word.

What is the rule of thumb for changing adjectives in the superlative form?

an adjectives with one or two syllables indicates adding -est to the end

place worse and bad in the sentence below That play we saw last week was really ____, even _____ than listening to a boring speech.

bad, worse

good can turn into

better

The words 'more' or 'less' are placed before _____.

both adjectives with more than two syllables and adverbs ending in 'ly'

'The ______ (place an alternative word than far-using the superlative form) I can drive you is to the end of the street.

farthest

according to superlative form, the word far can be changed to...

farthest

Sally runs _________ than David (fast into comparative form)

faster

Identify which type of sentence the following represents: So much fun.

fragment

What changes should be made to this sentence?; 'My instructor read my paper he said it was brilliant.'

it's a run-on sentence, so a period can be placed after paper. you can split up the sentences into two. Also, adding a comma, a appropriate conjunction (my instructor read my paper, and he said it was brilliant).

put this in superlative form- using most and least: Jasper is the ____ intelligent boy in the class, but he smiles the _____ beautifully,'

least, most

put loud in comparative form the _________ my dog growls, the fiercer she looks,

louder

Which of the following choices is the correct possessive pronoun to fill in the blank in the following sentence? The teacher told me that the choice was _____. a) mine b) her's c)our d)her e)my

mine

Nancy speaks _______ _______ than Laura.' (clear in comparative form)

more clearly

Identify which type of sentence the following represents: Writing is not always simple sometimes it is hard.

run-on sentence

put smart and tall in comparative form: 'John is ________ but Bob is _____________

smarter, taller

A sentence must have both a _________ and a ____________ in order to be complete.

subject and verb

what is the rule of thumb for For adjectives and adverbs ending in 'y' in superlative form?

take away the 'y' add an 'i' along with a -est at the end : iest

put the word "tall" in superlative form

tallest

Dustin is the tall___ and can reach the high___.

tallest and highest

Chocolate ice cream is better _____ vanilla.

than

The word _____ is used with the comparative form to compare one person, place, or thing with another.

than

the louder my dog growls, _____ fiercer she looks,

the

The word 'than' is not used when _____

the actions are the actions of a single individual

what can be changed to make the sentence 'ran into the woods'?

the deer ran into the woods

identify the action of the superlative and the population comparison: 'Karen screamed the loudest of all the girls,

the superlative form is used to state that the action of screaming was performed (by Karen) to the highest degree of loudness within a group of actions just like it (the screaming of all the girls).

Identify the superlative form (adjective) and how katie is described in the population: Katie is the prettiest girl in the neighborhood

the superlative form of the adjective 'pretty' (prettiest) is used to describe one person, 'Katie,' within the larger group of 'girls in the neighborhood.'

identify the superlative and described population: Katie and Megan are the fastest girls on the track team,

the superlative is used to describe two people, 'Katie and Megan,' within the larger group of 'girls on the track team.