Subject Verb Agreement
Choose the correct verb: "The dog ____ (bark / barks) loudly every morning."
barks
What is the simple subject in this sentence: "The red kite flew high." (Write the word or words.)
Simple subject: "kite"
What punctuation ends an interrogative sentence? Give an example question about school.
Question mark. Example: "What time is recess?"
Add the correct end punctuation: "Do you want to play tag"
"Do you want to play tag?"
Add quotation marks to this direct speech: Sam said I like pizza.
Sam said, "I like pizza."
Fill in the blank with the correct verb: "My friends ____ (is / are) playing at recess."
are
Identify the simple predicate in: "Carlos ran to the bus stop."
Simple predicate: "ran"
Name the kind of sentence that shows strong feeling and give an example relevant to a game: (e.g., "I won!")
Exclamatory. Example: "That was amazing!"
Add commas where needed: "On Monday we will visit the zoo the aquarium and the planetarium."
"On Monday, we will visit the zoo, the aquarium, and the planetarium."
Punctuate and capitalize correctly: "did you finish your chores" asked Maria.
"Did you finish your chores?" asked Maria.
Which sentence is correct? A) "The box of toys are heavy." B) "The box of toys is heavy."
B) "The box of toys is heavy.
Tell the complete subject and complete predicate: "The tall students in my class practiced for the play."
Complete subject: "The tall students in my class"
Complete predicate: "practiced for the play"
Change this declarative sentence to an imperative: "You will finish your homework now."
Imperative: "Finish your homework now."
Fix punctuation and capitalization: mrs. lee said please open your books to page 12."
Mrs. Lee said, "Please open your books to page 12."
Use commas with names in direct speech: Rewrite with correct punctuation: Mom said stop running in the house
"Stop running in the house," Mom said.
Rewrite so subject and verb agree: "The pair of scissors ____ (need / needs) sharpening."
needs
Decide whether the sentence has a compound subject, compound predicate, both, or neither: "Emma and Noah danced and sang at the party."
Both (compound subject: Emma and Noah; compound predicate: danced and sang)
Read the sentence and identify its kind (declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory): "Please pass the markers to me."
Imperative (request or command): "Please pass the markers to me."
Add the missing punctuation: We bought apples bananas, and oranges for the picnic
We bought apples, bananas, and oranges for the picnic.
Add quotation marks and a comma correctly: The teacher asked Are you ready to read aloud
The teacher asked, "Are you ready to read aloud?"
Choose and explain why the verb is correct: "The cat ____ (seem / seems) hungry." (Which verb and why?)
"seems" — ("cat" — singular so the verb has an s).
Label each part (simple subject, complete subject, simple predicate, complete predicate) for: "My little brother and his friend built a big Lego castle all afternoon."
Example labeling: Simple subject: "brother"; Complete subject: "My little brother and his friend"; Simple predicate: "built"; Complete predicate: "built a big Lego castle all afternoon."
Write one sentence that is declarative and one that is interrogative about the same topic (e.g., recess).
Example pair: Declarative: "Recess starts in ten minutes." Interrogative: "Does recess start in ten minutes?"
Correct this sentence: i wanted to go to the park, or it start to rain
I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.
Explain where the comma goes in this sentence and why: John said "I will help you with your project." Then write a version where the speaker tag comes after the quote and needs a comma.
Because the quote ends with a period but the sentence continues with a speaker tag, change the period to a comma inside the quotes: John said, "I will help you with your project." Or if tag after quote: "I will help you with your project," John said.