Language Arts (Grades 3-5) Flashcards
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Which sentence contains a correctly used comma in a compound sentence?
Answer: He ate dinner, and then he did homework.
A compound sentence joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction requires a comma before the conjunction: 'He ate dinner, and then he did homework.'
What is the correct plural of the word 'child'?
Answer: Children
'Children' is the irregular plural of 'child.' English has many irregular plurals that do not follow standard -s or -es rules.
Which word in the sentence is an adverb? 'The cheetah ran swiftly across the plain.'
Answer: swiftly
'Swiftly' is an adverb — it modifies the verb 'ran' by describing how the running occurred.
A student writes: The thunder boomed and crashed like a giant drum. What type of figurative language is 'like a giant drum'?
Answer: Simile
'Like a giant drum' uses 'like' to compare the thunder to a drum — this is a simile.
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?
Answer: He is my best friend.
'He is my best friend' correctly pairs the singular subject 'He' with the singular verb 'is.'
In which sentence is the word 'their' used correctly?
Answer: The students left their backpacks outside.
'Their' is the possessive pronoun meaning belonging to them. 'The students left their backpacks' correctly uses 'their' to show ownership.