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Grammar Foundations
Grammar Foundations: Grade 5 Practice
Grade 5 L.5.1 16 identify · 12 fix
Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, including perfect verb tenses, verb tense consistency, and correlative conjunctions.

What to Do

  1. Phase 1 — Identify: Read each sentence. Bubble in the option that names the error (or "No Error").
  2. Phase 2 — Fix: Read the original sentence and the instruction. Rewrite it correctly on the lines below.
  3. Use the checklist at the end to review your work.

Assignment Overview

Time to flex your GRAMMAR POWER. You'll catch shifting verb tenses, missing commas, wrong past-participle forms, and tricky correlative pairs, then rewrite each sentence so it reads sharp.

Phase 1: Identify the Error
1
The students finished their test and then they are walking to lunch.
  1. Verb Tense Shift
  2. Missing Comma
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. No Error
2
Maria loved painting, and every weekend she goes to the art studio.
  1. Missing Comma
  2. Verb Tense Shift
  3. Conjunction Error
  4. No Error
3
The dog chased the ball across the yard and catches it near the fence.
  1. Wrong Verb Form
  2. No Error
  3. Verb Tense Shift
  4. Missing Comma
4
We need to buy apples bananas and oranges from the store.
  1. Verb Tense Shift
  2. Missing Comma
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. No Error
5
After the long hike the campers were exhausted.
  1. No Error
  2. Verb Tense Shift
  3. Missing Comma
  4. Conjunction Error
6
Yes I would love to go to the park today.
  1. Wrong Verb Form
  2. Missing Comma
  3. Verb Tense Shift
  4. No Error
7
During the thunderstorm the power went out in our neighborhood.
  1. Missing Comma
  2. Conjunction Error
  3. No Error
  4. Verb Tense Shift
8
I have went to that museum three times already.
  1. Verb Tense Shift
  2. Missing Comma
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. No Error
9
By the time we arrived, the movie had already began.
  1. No Error
  2. Wrong Verb Form
  3. Missing Comma
  4. Conjunction Error
10
She has wrote five letters to her pen pal this month.
  1. Missing Comma
  2. Verb Tense Shift
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. No Error
11
Neither the teacher or the students could find the missing book.
  1. Missing Comma
  2. No Error
  3. Verb Tense Shift
  4. Conjunction Error
12
Both the singing or the dancing impressed the judges at the talent show.
  1. Conjunction Error
  2. Wrong Verb Form
  3. Missing Comma
  4. Verb Tense Shift
13
After we finished our homework, we played outside until dinner.
  1. Verb Tense Shift
  2. Missing Comma
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. No Error
14
She has eaten breakfast, packed her bag, and brushed her teeth.
  1. Missing Comma
  2. No Error
  3. Wrong Verb Form
  4. Conjunction Error
15
Either we go to the movies or we stay home and play games.
  1. Conjunction Error
  2. Verb Tense Shift
  3. Missing Comma
  4. No Error
16
By next Friday, I will have finished reading the entire book.
  1. Wrong Verb Form
  2. Verb Tense Shift
  3. No Error
  4. Missing Comma
Phase 2: Fix the Sentence
1
Verb Tense Shift
The cat jumped off the table and runs under the bed.
Fix the verb tense shift in this sentence.
💡 Hint: Make both verbs the same tense.
2
Verb Tense Shift
Last summer we visit the Grand Canyon and took hundreds of photos.
Fix the verb tense shift in this sentence.
💡 Hint: One verb is in the wrong tense. Which one doesn't match?
3
Verb Tense Shift
The coach explained the new play, and then the team practices it during drill.
Fix the verb tense shift in this sentence.
💡 Hint: The sentence starts telling about the past but shifts to present.
4
Missing Comma
For breakfast I had eggs toast and orange juice.
Add the missing commas to this sentence.
💡 Hint: There's a list of items that need commas between them, plus an introductory phrase.
5
Missing Comma
No I don't think that's the right answer.
Add the missing comma to this sentence.
💡 Hint: Words like 'yes' and 'no' at the start need a comma after them.
6
Missing Comma
Before the concert started the audience found their seats.
Add the missing comma to this sentence.
💡 Hint: An introductory phrase at the beginning needs a comma after it.
7
Missing Comma
Is that your backpack Maya?
Add the missing comma to this sentence.
💡 Hint: When you talk directly to someone by name, use a comma before their name.
8
Wrong Verb Form
I have rode my bike to school every day this week.
Fix the verb form in this sentence.
💡 Hint: After 'have,' use the past participle form of the verb.
9
Wrong Verb Form
The birds had flew south before the first snowfall.
Fix the verb form in this sentence.
💡 Hint: After 'had,' you need the past participle. What's the past participle of 'fly'?
10
Wrong Verb Form
By tomorrow she will have ran three miles every day for a month.
Fix the verb form in this sentence.
💡 Hint: After 'will have,' use the past participle form.
11
Conjunction Error
Neither the library or the bookstore had the novel I wanted.
Fix the conjunction error in this sentence.
💡 Hint: 'Neither' pairs with a specific word. What goes with 'neither'?
12
Conjunction Error
Both the principal or the vice principal will attend the meeting.
Fix the conjunction error in this sentence.
💡 Hint: 'Both' always pairs with 'and,' not 'or.'

Before You Turn In

I completed Step : Identify Errors
I completed Step : Fix Sentences
I answered every item
I went back and reviewed any items I was unsure about

Reflection

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