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Sentence structure

100

Which is a complete sentence?

A) Running down the street.
B) The cat slept on the windowsill.
C) Because it was raining.
D) After we ate dinner.

✅ Answer: B) The cat slept on the windowsill.
Explanation:

• A complete sentence must have a subject and a verb and express a complete thought.
• Choice A is a fragment (no subject).
• Choice C is a fragment (needs the rest of the thought).
• Choice D is a fragment (needs a main clause).

200

Which word or phrase best completes the sentence?

We ____ to the park after lunch.

A) goes
B) going
C) went
D) gone

✅ Answer: C) went
Explanation:

• The sentence is in past tense (because of "after lunch"), so we need the past tense verb "went."
• "Goes" is present tense.
• "Going" needs a helping verb like "are."
• "Gone" needs a helping verb like "have."

300

 Identify the correct sentence structure.

A) My mom and I went shopping, we bought new clothes.
B) The dog barked loudly.
C) She likes ice cream she doesn’t like cake.
D) Running through the field, the flowers smelled nice.

✅ Answer: B) The dog barked loudly.
Explanation:

• Choice B is a correct simple sentence with a subject and a verb.
• Choice A is a comma splice (should be two sentences or use "and").
• Choice C is a run-on sentence (needs a period or "but" with a comma).
• Choice D is incorrect because it sounds like the flowers were running! The correct version should be: "Running through the field, she smelled the flowers."

400

Which sentence is written correctly?

A) Before we left the house we grabbed our jackets.
B) Before we left the house, we grabbed our jackets.
C) We grabbed our jackets, before we left the house.
D) We grabbed our jackets before, we left the house.

✅ Answer: B) Before we left the house, we grabbed our jackets.
Explanation:

• When a dependent clause (like "Before we left the house") comes first, it needs a comma.
• Choice A is missing the comma.
• Choice C incorrectly places the comma before "before."
• Choice D has the comma in the wrong place.

500

Which sentence correctly combines the two ideas?

Sentences: I love to read. My favorite books are mysteries.

A) I love to read, my favorite books are mysteries.
B) I love to read my favorite books are mysteries.
C) I love to read because my favorite books are mysteries.
D) I love to read, and my favorite books are mysteries.

✅ Answer: D) I love to read, and my favorite books are mysteries.
Explanation:

• "And" correctly joins two related sentences.
• Choice A is a comma splice (incorrect).
• Choice B is a run-on sentence (incorrect).
• Choice C changes the meaning (suggests the reason for reading is because of mystery books, which is not stated).

Verb tense

100

Which sentence uses the correct past tense verb?

A) I run to the store yesterday.
B) She played outside after school.
C) We eats lunch at noon.
D) He go to the park on Saturday.

✅ Answer: B) She played outside after school.
Explanation:

• "Played" is the correct past tense of "play."
• "Run" should be "ran" in past tense.
• "Eats" is present tense, but the sentence needs past tense.
• "Go" should be "went" in past tense.

200

Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence.

Next weekend, we ___ to the zoo.

A) go
B) went
C) will go
D) going

✅ Answer: C) will go
Explanation:

• The phrase "next weekend" shows a future event, so we need future tense.
• "Go" is present tense.
• "Went" is past tense.
• "Going" is incorrect without a helping verb like "are."

300

 Identify the incorrect verb tense in the sentence.

Yesterday, I eat breakfast, then I went to school.

A) eat
B) went
C) yesterday
D) breakfast

✅ Answer: A) eat
Explanation:

• "Yesterday" signals past tense, so the verb should be "ate" instead of "eat."
• "Went" is already in past tense, so it is correct.

400

Which sentence correctly uses verb tenses?

A) She was playing soccer when it start to rain.
B) He will eats dinner after his homework.
C) They go to the store and bought apples.
D) We were watching TV when Mom called us for dinner.

✅ Answer: D) We were watching TV when Mom called us for dinner.
Explanation:

• "Were watching" (past progressive) and "called" (simple past) match correctly.
• Choice A: "Start" should be "started."
• Choice B: "Eats" should be "eat."
• Choice C: "Go" should be "went."

500

Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence.

By the time we arrived, the movie ___ .

A) start
B) had started
C) is starting
D) was start

✅ Answer: B) had started
Explanation:

• The phrase "By the time we arrived" shows that one action happened before another past event.
• "Had started" (past perfect) is correct.
• "Start" and "was start" are incorrect verb forms.
• "Is starting" is present tense, which does not fit.

Sentence combination

100

 Which sentence combines these two sentences correctly?

Sentences: The dog barked. The cat ran away.

A) The dog barked the cat ran away.
B) The dog barked, and the cat ran away.
C) The dog barked because the cat ran away.
D) The dog barked, the cat ran away.

✅ Answer: B) The dog barked, and the cat ran away.
Explanation:

• Two complete sentences can be joined with a comma and a conjunction ("and").
• Choice A is a run-on sentence (incorrect).
• Choice C changes the meaning (it makes it sound like the cat ran away first).
• Choice D is a comma splice (incorrect use of a comma).

200

How can you combine these sentences correctly?

Sentences: We went to the beach. We built a sandcastle.

A) We went to the beach, and we built a sandcastle.
B) We went to the beach we built a sandcastle.
C) We went to the beach but built a sandcastle.
D) We went to the beach because we built a sandcastle.

✅ Answer: A) We went to the beach, and we built a sandcastle.
Explanation:

• "And" correctly joins the two related sentences.
• Choice B is a run-on sentence (incorrect).
• Choice C is missing a comma before "but" (grammatically incorrect).
• Choice D changes the meaning (it makes it seem like building a sandcastle was the reason for going to the beach).

300

Choose the best way to combine these sentences.

Sentences: The rain stopped. We went outside to play.

A) The rain stopped so we went outside to play.
B) The rain stopped, we went outside to play.
C) The rain stopped, so we went outside to play.
D) We went outside to play the rain stopped.

✅ Answer: C) The rain stopped, so we went outside to play.
Explanation:

• "So" is a correct conjunction for cause-and-effect.
• A comma is needed before "so" when combining sentences.
• Choice A is missing a comma before "so."
• Choice B is a comma splice (incorrect).
• Choice D is a run-on sentence and has incorrect word order.

400

Which is the best way to combine these sentences?

Sentences: The bird sat on the branch. The bird sang a song.

A) The bird sat on the branch and it sang a song.
B) The bird sat on the branch, it sang a song.
C) The bird sat on the branch while it sang a song.
D) The bird sat on the branch the bird sang a song.

✅ Answer: C) The bird sat on the branch while it sang a song.
Explanation:

• "While" correctly shows that both actions happened at the same time.
• Choice A needs a comma before "and" to be correct.
• Choice B is a comma splice (incorrect use of a comma).
• Choice D is a run-on sentence (incorrect).

500

How can you best combine these sentences?

Sentences: Maria loves to read. She goes to the library every week. She checks out many books.

A) Maria loves to read and she goes to the library every week, she checks out many books.
B) Maria loves to read, so she goes to the library every week and checks out many books.
C) Maria loves to read, she goes to the library every week, she checks out many books.
D) Maria loves to read because she goes to the library every week, and she checks out many books.

✅ Answer: B) Maria loves to read, so she goes to the library every week and checks out many books.
Explanation:

• "So" correctly shows cause and effect.
• No unnecessary repetition (keeps the sentence smooth).
• Choice A is a run-on sentence (incorrect).
• Choice C is a comma splice (incorrect).
• Choice D changes the meaning (suggesting that going to the library is why she loves to read).

Run-on sentences

100

Which sentence is NOT a run-on sentence?

A) I love ice cream I eat it every day.
B) She went to the store, and she bought some apples.
C) We played soccer we won the game.
D) The dog barked the cat ran away.

✅ Answer: B) She went to the store, and she bought some apples.
Explanation: A run-on sentence has two or more sentences joined without the correct punctuation or conjunctions.

• Choice B is correct because it properly joins two ideas with a comma and "and."
• The other choices are run-on sentences because they lack punctuation or conjunctions.

200

Identify the run-on sentence.

A) I went outside it was raining.
B) We ate dinner, and then we played a game.
C) The puppy is small, but he runs very fast.
D) She likes to read before bedtime.

✅ Answer: A) I went outside it was raining.
Explanation: This sentence is a run-on because it incorrectly joins two sentences without punctuation or a conjunction.

• A correct fix: "I went outside, and it was raining."
• The other sentences are correctly written.

300

Choose the best way to fix the run-on sentence.

Run-on Sentence: The sun was shining we went to the park.

A) The sun was shining. We went to the park.
B) The sun was shining, we went to the park.
C) The sun was shining because we went to the park.
D) The sun was shining we went, to the park.

✅ Answer: A) The sun was shining. We went to the park.
Explanation: The best fix is to split the two independent sentences using a period.

• Choice B is incorrect because a comma alone creates a comma splice.
• Choice C changes the meaning of the sentence.
• Choice D places a comma incorrectly.

400

Which sentence is a run-on and needs to be fixed?

A) My brother plays baseball, and I play soccer.
B) The flowers are blooming in the garden they smell nice.
C) We went to the zoo because we love animals.
D) She likes to draw, but I like to paint.

✅ Answer: B) The flowers are blooming in the garden they smell nice.
Explanation: This is a run-on because it contains two independent sentences with no punctuation or conjunction.

• Correct fix: "The flowers are blooming in the garden. They smell nice."
• The other choices are correct as written.

500

Choose the best way to fix the run-on sentence.

Run-on Sentence: We made cupcakes we decorated them with sprinkles.

A) We made cupcakes we, decorated them with sprinkles.
B) We made cupcakes. We decorated them with sprinkles.
C) We made cupcakes, and we decorated them with sprinkles.
D) Both B and C are correct.

✅ Answer: D) Both B and C are correct.
Explanation:

• Choice B correctly separates the sentences with a period.
• Choice C correctly uses a comma and conjunction ("and") to fix the run-on.
• Choice A is incorrect because it misplaces the comma.

Homophone

100

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

A) I saw a bare in the woods.
B) The dog wagged its tale.
C) She put the book over there.
D) He eight all his vegetables.

✅ Answer: C) She put the book over there.
Explanation: The word "there" is used correctly because it refers to a place. The other choices incorrectly use homophones (bear/bare, tail/tale, ate/eight).

200

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

My shoes are too small. They hurt my ___ when I walk.

A) feat
B) feet
C) feat
D) fete

✅ Answer: B) feet
Explanation: The word "feet" refers to the body parts used for walking. "Feat" means an achievement, and "fete" is a type of celebration.

300

Which sentence correctly uses the homophones "to," "too," and "two"?

A) I want too go too the park with two friends.
B) I want to go to the park with too friends.
C) I want to go to the park with two friends.
D) I want two go too the park with to friends.

✅ Answer: C) I want to go to the park with two friends.
Explanation:

• "To" is used before a verb (to go).
• "Too" means "also" or "excessive" (not needed here).
• "Two" is the correct spelling for the number 2.

400

Which homophone correctly completes the sentence?

The students couldn’t wait to go outside for ___ recess.

A) their
B) they’re
C) there
D) thare

✅ Answer: A) their
Explanation: "Their" shows possession, meaning the recess belongs to them.

• "They’re" means "they are," which doesn’t fit.
• "There" refers to a place, which also doesn’t fit.
• "Thare" is not a real word.

500

Read the sentence and choose the correct homophone.

The old bridge was too weak to hold the truck, so it began to ____.

A) brake
B) break
C) broak
D) breke

✅ Answer: B) break
Explanation: "Break" means to snap or come apart, which fits the sentence.

• "Brake" is what stops a vehicle.
• "Broak" and "breke" are not real words.