Grammar
We ______________ Switzerland four times during the 1970s.
a. used to visit
b. would visit
c. visited
d. will visit
c. visited
Which punctuation mark would work BEST at the end of this sentence?
Run for your life
a. no change
b. question mark ?
c. period .
d. exclamation point !
d. exclamation point !
Which of these pronouns should always be capitalized?
a. She
b. I
c. He
d. Her
b. I
A paragraph MUST have all of the following except...
a. topic sentence
b. supporting details
c. concluding sentence
d. sentence fragments
d. sentence fragments
My dad __________ at the funny joke he heard yesterday.
a. laughs
b. laughing
c. laughed
d. laughy
c. laughed
She ___________ from the flu when she was interviewed.
a. was suffering
b. suffered
c. had suffered
d. suffers
a. was suffering
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
a. What time does school start!
b. What time does school start?
c. What time does school start,
d. What time does school start.
b. What time does school start?
Which of these do you always capitalize?
a. states
b. titles
c. names of people
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
You should aim to make your paragraphs...
a. 1 sentence will do!
b. 1-2 sentences
c. 2-3 sentences
d. 4-5 sentences
d. 4-5 sentences
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. The men's rooms was dirty.
b. The mens' rooms was dirty.
c. The mans' rooms was dirty.
d. The men's room was dirty.
d. The men's room was dirty.
I'll look after the children while you _________ dinner.
a. will make
b. make
c. will be making
d. can make
b. make
Which sentence has the correct punctuation? (pay attention to the commas!)
a. Hopefully the weather will change, soon.
b. Hopefully, the weather will change soon.
c. Hopefully; the weather will change soon.
d. Hopefully the weather, will change soon.
b. Hopefully, the weather will change soon.
Which do you NOT have to capitalize?
a. names
b. seasons
c. months
d. beginning of a sentence
b. seasons
Which sentence is the TOPIC SENTENCE in the following paragraph?
Electric cars are the future in the auto industry. As climate change gets worse, governments are going to start limiting the number of gasoline cars being built. The cost of gas will continue to rise, which will make it harder for people to afford gas powered cars. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
a. Electric cars are the future in the auto industry.
b. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
c. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy.
a. Electric cars are the future in the auto industry.
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
My friends just bought there first car.
a. My
b. friends
c. bought
d. there
d. there (should be their)
The children _____________ to the zoo.
a. were enjoyed taken
b. enjoyed being taken
c. were enjoyed taking
d. enjoyed taking
b. enjoyed being taken
Which sentence has the correct punctuation? (pay attention to the commas!)
a. To estimate, the costs he consulted a technician by phone.
b. To estimate the costs he consulted a technician, by phone.
c. To estimate the costs, he consulted a technician by phone.
d. c. To estimate the costs, he consulted a technician, by phone.
c. To estimate the costs, he consulted a technician by phone.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. i went to target.
b. i went to Target.
c. I went to Target.
d. I went to target.
c. I went to Target.
Which sentence is the CONCLUDING SENTENCE in the following paragraph?
Electric cars are the future in the auto industry. As climate change gets worse, governments are going to start limiting the number of gasoline cars being built. The cost of gas will continue to rise, which will make it harder for people to afford gas powered cars. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
a. Electric cars are the future in the auto industry.
b. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
c. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy.
b. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
Which sentence uses adverbs correctly?
a. My dog runs quick when he is called for a treat.
b. I clean my room weekly.
c. Mary eats slow at lunch time.
d. Tom whispered quiet in the classroom.
b. I clean my room weekly.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Jessie walked happy to school.
a. walked should be walks
b. happy should be happily
c. school should be capitalized
d. Jessie should not be capitalized
b. happy should be happily
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
a. My top 3 favorite fruits are mangos pineapples and peaches.
b. My top 3 favorite fruits are mangos, pineapples, and peaches.
c. My top 3 favorite fruits are: mangos pineapples and peaches.
d. My, top 3 favorite fruits, are mangos pineapples and peaches.
b. My top 3 favorite fruits are mangos, pineapples, and peaches.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
He was born and raised in New jersey.
b. "He" should be lowercase
c. "New" should be lowercase
d. "In" should be capitalized
a. "Jersey" needs to be capitalized
Which of the sentences is a SUPPORTING DETAIL in the following paragraph?
Electric cars are the future in the auto industry. As climate change gets worse, governments are going to start limiting the number of gasoline cars being built. The cost of gas will continue to rise, which will make it harder for people to afford gas powered cars. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
a. Electric cars are the future in the auto industry.
b. Eventually most gas powered cars will be replaced by electric cars.
c. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy.
c. As battery technology improves, electric cars will be able to travel further on a charge and cost less to buy.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. The girls' were running down the hall.
b. The girl's spoke loudly as they were walking down the hall.
c. The girl's voices were loud.
d. The girls' voices were loud.
d. The girls' voices were loud.