Punctuation and Capitalization
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
"I like to read, cook, and dance." or "I like to read cook and dance"
"I like to read, cook, and dance" is correct because it uses commas to separate items in a list.
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: "She went to the store to buy groceries."
She
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word or a state of being.
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Which of these sentences requires capitalization?
"the president will give a speech." or "The president will give a speech."
"The president will give a speech" requires capitalization because "The" begins the sentence.
What replaces a noun to avoid repetition?
a Pronoun
Identify the noun in the sentence: "The dog barked loudly."
Dog
Identify the verb in the sentence: "She dances every day."
Dances
What is the adjective in the sentence: "The tall man walked slowly"?
Tall
Where should you place a comma in this sentence?
"After dinner we will go to the park."
"After dinner, we will go to the park." The comma goes after "dinner" to separate the introductory phrase.
Choose the correct pronoun: "Neither (he, him) nor (she, her) finished the race."
Neither he nor she
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing (e.g., city, teacher), while a proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing (e.g., New York, Mrs. Smith).
What is the past tense of "run"?
Ran
What is the adverb in the sentence: "She quickly finished her homework"?
Quickly
Which punctuation should be at the end of this sentence?
What time does the meeting start
A Question mark (?) should be at the end of this sentence
What type of pronoun is "myself" in the sentence: "I did it myself"?
Reflexive pronoun
Is "team" a concrete or abstract noun in the sentence: "The team celebrated their victory"?
Abstract noun (team is an idea or group)
Is "jumping" in this sentence a gerund or a verb? "She is jumping over the puddle."
Verb
Identify whether "slowly" is an adjective or an adverb in the sentence: "He drove slowly through the city."
Adverb
Correct the capitalization and punctuation in this sentence:
"the dog ran across the street it was very fast."
"The dog ran across the street; it was very fast." The sentence needs to start with a capital letter and use a semicolon to connect the independent clauses.
What is the difference between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun?
A subject pronoun (e.g., he, she) is used as the subject of a sentence, while an object pronoun (e.g., him, her) is used as the object of a verb or preposition.
Which noun is collective: "flock," "apple," or "book"?
Flock
What is the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb?
A transitive verb has a direct object (e.g., "She kicked the ball"), while an intransitive verb does not (e.g., "She runs every morning").
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun, while an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.