Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

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Example Question #41 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the answer that is an adjective

Possible Answers:

sleepy

him

Megan

saldy

Correct answer:

sleepy

Explanation:

A verb is a word that shows an action or occurrence.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Remember, a noun in a person, place, or thing. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adjective describes a noun. 

And adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Example Question #1 : Use Adjectives And Adverbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.E

Select the answer that is an adverb

Possible Answers:

sweetly

sweet

red

happy

Correct answer:

sweetly

Explanation:

A verb is a word that shows an action or occurrence.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Remember, a noun in a person, place, or thing. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adjective describes a noun. 

And adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Example Question #1 : Language

Select the answer that is an adjective

Possible Answers:

badly

red

him

himself

Correct answer:

red

Explanation:

A verb is a word that shows an action or occurrence.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Remember, a noun in a person, place, or thing. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adjective describes a noun. 

And adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Example Question #3 : Use Adjectives And Adverbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.E

Select the answer that is an adverb

Possible Answers:

him

sad

slowly

slow

Correct answer:

slowly

Explanation:

A verb is a word that shows an action or occurrence.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Remember, a noun in a person, place, or thing. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adjective describes a noun. 

And adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Example Question #51 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the part of speech of the underlined word. 

The mouse crept into the room quietly.

Possible Answers:

adjective

verb

noun

adverb

Correct answer:

adverb

Explanation:

Let's review some of the parts of speech:

An adjective describes a noun. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adverb describes a verb. It usually tells how, where, or when. 

A verb is a word that shows an action, a state, or an occurrence. 

Example Question #52 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the part of speech of the underlined word. 

Stephanie truthfully answered his questions. 

Possible Answers:

adverb

verb

adjective

noun

Correct answer:

adverb

Explanation:

Let's review some of the parts of speech:

An adjective describes a noun. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adverb describes a verb. It usually tells how, where, or when. 

A verb is a word that shows an action, a state, or an occurrence. 

Example Question #53 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the part of speech of the underlined word. 

The pink flowers are in full bloom. 

Possible Answers:

verb

adverb

adjective

noun

Correct answer:

adjective

Explanation:

Let's review some of the parts of speech:

An adjective describes a noun. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adverb describes a verb. It usually tells how, where, or when. 

A verb is a word that shows an action, a state, or an occurrence. 

Example Question #54 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the part of speech of the underlined word

The kids sang happily

Possible Answers:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

Correct answer:

adverb

Explanation:

Let's review some of the parts of speech:

An adjective describes a noun. 

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

An adverb describes a verb. It usually tells how, where, or when. 

A verb is a word that shows an action, a state, or an occurrence. 

Example Question #51 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that best combines the two sentences below.

The boy is little. The boy watched a long movie

Possible Answers:

The boy watched a movie. 

The little boy watched a long movie. 

The boy watched a little movie. 

The long boy watched a little movie. 

Correct answer:

The little boy watched a long movie. 

Explanation:

When we combine two sentences we want to include all of the details, but we don't need to repeat anything. Both sentences start with "The boy" which only needs to be in our sentence once. Also, the adjectives need to match the correct nouns. "Little" is describing "boy" and "long" is describing "movie". 

The correct answer is, "The little boy watched a long movie." 

Example Question #2 : Produce, Expand, And Rearrange Complete Simple And Compound Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.F

Select the answer that best combines the two sentences below.

The girl is young. The girl quickly ran around the track.

Possible Answers:

The young girl quickly ran around the track. 

The girl ran. 

The quick girl ran around the young track. 

The girl is young and the girl ran quickly. 

Correct answer:

The young girl quickly ran around the track. 

Explanation:

When we combine two sentences we want to include all of the details, but we don't need to repeat anything. Both sentences start with "The girl" which only needs to be in our sentence once. Also, the adjectives and adverbs need to match the correct nouns and verbs. "Young" is describing "girl" and "quickly" is describing "ran". 

The correct answer is, "The young girl quickly ran around the track. " 

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