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NZ Grammar Quiz
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NZ Grammar Quiz
Read each sentence carefully. Identify how its parts work, choose the best answer, or rewrite it as directed. Use New Zealand spelling.
Sentence structure
Help sort the sentences from the community garden newsletter.
1.“The seedlings grew quickly.” How is this sentence structured?
- Simple sentence
- Compound sentence
- Complex sentence
- Sentence fragment
2.“Harrison watered the beans, and Aisha pulled out the weeds.” Name the sentence type and the conjunction joining its clauses.
3.In “Because the soil was dry, Maia filled the watering can”, which words make up the dependent clause?
4.“After the rain stopped.” Is this a complete sentence or a fragment? Explain what it needs.
5.“The rain stopped the team planted the seedlings.” This is a run-on sentence. Rewrite it correctly using a full stop or a conjunction.
Phrases and sentence jobs
Look closely at the details in each sentence.
6.In “The children worked with great care”, what does the phrase “with great care” tell us about the verb “worked”?
- It tells how they worked; it is an adverbial phrase.
- It names the children; it is an adjectival phrase.
- It renames “worked”; it is an appositive.
- It is the subject of the sentence.
7.In “The basket of freshly picked kūmara was heavy”, identify the adjectival phrase that describes “basket”.
8.In “Our helper, Hana, showed us how to compost”, what is “Hana” doing in the sentence?
- It is an appositive that renames “our helper”.
- It is the verb in the sentence.
- It is an indirect object.
- It is a subordinating conjunction.
9.In “Tane gave the visitors a bunch of silverbeet”, identify the indirect object.
Verbs and word forms
Finish the newsletter puzzle by spotting what each word or verb phrase is doing.
10.Choose the sentence in which the underlined idea is a gerund: “Composting reduces waste” or “The composting leaves filled the bin.” Explain your choice.
11.In “The freshly painted sign welcomed visitors”, which word is a participle describing a noun, and which noun does it describe?
12.In “The garden is peaceful”, identify the linking verb and the predicate adjective.
13.Change this active-voice sentence to passive voice: “The volunteers planted the native shrubs.”
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