Punctuation
Parts of Speech
Sentences
References
Hodge Podge
100
Which words in the sentence below should have a comma after them? Doug has lived in California Maryland Virginia and Texas. A) California, Viginia B) Doug, California, Virginia C) California, Maryland, Virginia D) Doug, California, Maryland, Virginia
C) California, Maryland, Virginia
100
Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence below? The elderly woman stared tearfully at the OLD house. A) adjective B) adverb C) preposition D) noun
A) adjective
100
What type of sentence is the one below? Do you think it will rain today? A) declarative B) interrogative C) exclamatory D) imperative
B) interrogative
100
Daniela is writing a report about current events in Georgia. Which of these sources would help her find out the latest things that have happened in her state? A) newspaper B) almanac C) encyclopedia D) atlas
A) newspaper
100
What type of sentence is the following sentence? Describe the main characters. A) declarative B) imperative C) interrogative D) exclamatory
B) imperative
200
What change in punctuation is needed in the sentence below? She and Sophie were born August 25 1999. A) Add a comma after the number 25. B) Add a comma after the word August. C) Add a comma after the word Sophie. D) Replace the period with a question mark.
A) Add a comma after the number 25.
200
What is the part of speech of the underlined word? Gregory's FATHER worked for the Wildlife Department. A) noun B) pronoun C) verb D) adjective
A) noun
200
Which of the following is a run on sentence? A) During the eighth grade, he became class president. B) He was sick with a cold he sneezed into his hankerchief. C) The teacher had trouble with a student and sent him to the office. D) Principal Skinner had not seen his brother in over four years.
B) He was sick with a cold he sneezed into his hankerchief.
200
Yolanda has created a page that lists the sources for her research paper. What is this part of her paper called? A) appendix B) bibliography C) table of contents D) glossary
B) bibliography
200
Which sentences uses the past tense of study? A) Leslie studied while I finished my chores. B) His best friend studies for three hours every night. C) The law student was studying in the library until midnight. D) My sister was studious and earned the highest grade in her math class.
A) Leslie studied while I did my chores.
300
What punction mark is needed in the sentence below? "Not only are the diamonds missing," announced the detective, but all the other jwewlry has been stolen, too" A) Add a quotation mark before but B) Change the comma after missing to an exclamation mark C) Remove the comma after stolen. D) Add a comma after announced. D) A quotation mark after the comma.
D) Add a quotation mark before but.
300
What is the part of speech of the underlined word? Which word in this sentence is a conjunction? Kelly hurriedly stuffed her thinkgs into her bookbag so she wouldn't miss the bus. A) hurriedly B) into C) so D) miss
C) so
300
Which sentence is a fragment? A) Sandpaper is scratchy. B) Her dog's favorite treat is popcorn. C) Along the far wall, over to the right. D) In the morning she will finally know the answer.
C) Along the far wall, over to the right.
300
Which of these references would provide another word for beautiful? A) encyclopedia B) bibliography C) thesaurus D) almanac
C) thesaurus
300
Which sentence contains an adverb? A) The young teacher surprised the class. B) Tonya rode her bike to the old house on the corner. C) John knew he would have to run really fast to win the race. D) The blue sky made me think of the ocean and my last trip to the beach.
C) John know he would have to run realy fast to win the race.
400
Which word BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below? Can you see the three ____________ caps in the closet? A) boys B) boy's C) boy D) boys'
D) boys'
400
Which of the words in the sentence below is an adjective? The colorful rainbow in the sky faded quickly. A) rainbow B) coloful C) sky D) faded
B) colorful
400
Which is a compound sentence? A) Every time we leave on a trip, we almost miss the plane. B) My mother is going to New York tomorrow to visit her aunt. C) I am going to go to New York, and I am going to visit the zoo. D) I did not think that we would ever want to leave the city for the suburbs.
C) I am going to New York, and I am going to visit the zoo.
400
Lashana wants to find more information about giraffes in the library. When using the library's computer, which choice should she select in order to find what she is looking for? A) author B) subject C) title D) relation subjects
B) subject
400
Which word in the sentence is a preposition? The speckled fish swam slowly in its sparkling bowl of water. A) speckled B) swam C) of D) slowly
C) of
500
Where should a semicolon (;) be placed in the sentence below? All the apartments had been repaired now the owners could rent them out. A) after repaired B) before them C) after now D) before had
A) after repaired
500
Which of the words in the sentence below is a preposition? The colorful rainbow in the sky faded quickly. A) quickly B) faded C) the D) in
D) in
500
Which of these sentences is a complex sentence? A) Hurricane Katrina damaged several areas: ouisiana, Georgia, and Alabama. B) Slowly crawling through the forest leaves was a black snake. C) Barking loudly, the naughty dogs woke up the entire neighborhood. D) No one saw or heard the parked car roll down the hill and into the park.
C) Barking loudly, the naughty dogs woke up the entire neighborhood.
500
Which source contains facts listed by alphabetical order by topic? A) magazines B) books C) Internet D) Encyclopedia
D) Encyclopedia
500
What needs to be changed to correct the sentence below? Harold and I was going to start a newspaper business. A) Change I to me B) Change was to were C) Capitalize newspaper D) Add a comma after I
B) Change was to were
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