Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts : English Grammar and Usage in Writing and Speaking: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1
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Example Question #1 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Tim always neglects the leaves, so each fall Gabe always raked all the leaves.
The sentence is correct as written
neglecting
neglect
neglected
neglected
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "raked" which is in the past tense. Thus, "neglects" should be in the past tense. "Neglected" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Water from the waterfall rushed down the cliff and splashes into the river.
rushes
rushing
rush
The sentence is correct as written
rushes
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "splashes" which is in the present tense. Thus, "rushed" should be in the present tense. "Rushes" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Jessica jumped rope as Hannah splashes in the puddles.
jump
jumping
The sentence is correct as written
jumps
jumps
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "splashes" which is in the present tense. "Jumped" needs to be in the present tense as well. The correct answer is "jumps".
Example Question #4 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Brian neglected the trash, so each week Lindsey takes the trash to the curb for trash pickup.
neglects
The sentence is correct as written
neglect
neglecting
neglects
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "takes" which is in the present tense. Thus "neglected" needs to be "neglects".
Example Question #5 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
Water from the waterfall rushes down the cliff and splashed into the river.
The sentence is correct as written
rush
rushing
rushed
rushed
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "splashed" which is in the past tense. Thus, "rushes" should be in the past tense. "Rushed" is the correct answer.
Example Question #11 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
As the monkey swung from the branches at the zoo, he attracts a large audience.
swinging
swings
swing
The sentence is correct as written
swings
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "attracts" which is in the present tense. Thus, "swung" needs to be in the present tense. "Swings" is the correct answer.
Example Question #7 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
As the monkey swings from the branches at the zoo, he attracted a large audience.
The sentence is correct as written
swinging
swing
swung
swung
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "attracted" which is in the past tense. Thus, "swings" needs to be in the past tense. "Swung" is the correct answer.
Example Question #11 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Ross lifts the right side of the couch as Rachel lifted the left side of the couch.
lifting
lift
The sentence is correct as written
lifted
lifted
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The other verb in this sentence is "lifted" which is in the past tense. Thus, "lifts" needs to be in the past tense. "Lifted" is the correct answer.
Example Question #12 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1
Fill in the blank with the correct correlative conjunction
__________ I will pick Jack up from school, or he will ride the bus home.
Either
Neither
Whether
Both
Either
Correlative conjunctions are conjunctions used in pairs. They are used to show a relationship between two equal parts of a sentence, such as two nouns or two verb phrases. Some common correlative conjunctions are both/and, not only/but also, neither/nor, either/or, and whether/or.
The correlative conjunctions both/and and not only/but also are used to connect two things that are each true.
The correlative conjunctions neither/nor are used to connect two things that are each untrue.
The correlative conjunctions either/or are used to connect two possibilities or choices.
The correlative conjunctions whether/or are used to connect two possibilities or choices and express some uncertainty about which is true.
Example Question #10 : Recognize And Correct Inappropriate Shifts In Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.1.D
Correct the underlined word with the correct verb tense
Raul splashed in the pool with his sister and cousin last summer on vacation.
splashes
splashing
splash
The underlined word is correct as it is.
The underlined word is correct as it is.
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. Do not shift tenses within or between sentences unless you need to reflect a time change.
The end of the sentence mentions a timeframe "last summer" so this takes place in the past. Thus, "splashed" should be in the past tense. "Splashed" is the correct answer.
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