Sentence Structure
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A) Running through the park.
B) She runs through the park every morning.
C) Carefully, she running through the park every morning.
B: She runs through the park every morning.
Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction?
A) We went to the park and had a picnic.
B) We stayed inside because it was raining.
C) We ate our food, but we were still hungry.
B) We stayed inside because it was raining.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) The teachers' desks' are in the front of the classroom.
B) The teacher's desk is in the front of the classroom.
B) The teacher's desk is in the front of the classroom.
add commas where needed:
After school we went to the park and then had ice cream.
After school, we went to the park and then had ice cream.
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A) The dogs is barking loudly.
B) Several students knowed the answer.
C) The bird hops around the tree.
The bird hops around the tree.
Identify the sentence that is a fragment.
A) After the rain stopped, we went outside.
B) While we were waiting for the bus.
C) I was running so fast that I almost missed the bus stop.
B: While we were waiting for the bus.
Choose the correct sentence with a correlative conjunction.
A) Neither the dog nor the cat wanted to go outside.
B) Neither the dog or the cat wanted to go outside.
A) Neither the dog nor the cat wanted to go outside.
Which of the following is correct?
A) The dogs' collars are new.
B) The dogs collars are new.
A) The dogs' collars are new.
*The collars of the dogs
Where should a comma go in the sentence?
I went to the store and bought apples bananas and oranges.
I went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
Choose the correct spelling:It was so quiet in ____ classroom.
A) Their
B) There
C)They're
Their
Choose the correct sentence with no run-on.
A) I went to the store I bought apples.
B) My teacher told me to stop talking she would call my mom.
C) My friend told me to stop because he wanted to come over later.
C) My friend told me to stop because he wanted to come over later.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
A) I like ice cream, chocolate, sprinkles, and I like cake.
B) Although I like ice cream, I prefer cake.
B) Although I like ice cream, I prefer cake.
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
A) The cat's were sleeping on the couch.
B) The cats were sleeping on the couch.
B) The cats were sleeping on the couch.
Where should a comma go in this complex sentence?
Before we left for the party we had dinner.
Before we left for the party, we had dinner.
Choose the correct word: It's or Its
____ difficult to understand languages.
It's= It is
Identify the error in this sentence:
"The teacher gave us a test, but we didn't study so it was hard."
There is not a conjunction before 'so.' This creates a run on sentence.
Which conjunction is used in this sentence? The word AND the type of conjunction
"She stayed home because it was raining."
Because is a subordinating conjunction
Which of these sentences is correct?
A) The childs' books are on the table.
B) The child's books are on the table.
C) The childrens' books are on the table.
The child's books are on the table.
(Explanation: "Child's" is the possessive form for one child. "Children" is the plural of "child," and "children's" would be possessive.)
Add punctuation to this sentence:
Oh no I forgot my homework!
Oh no, I forgot my homework!
Which is the correct word to use in this sentence?
The teacher (affect/effect) the students' learning.
The teacher affects the students' learning.
Identify the error in the following sentence:
Because she never turned in her work she failed the class.
The comma after the dependent clause is missing.
Combine these two sentences using a correlative conjunction:
"I want to play soccer. I want to play basketball."
I want to play not only soccer but also basketball.
or
Not only do I want to play soccer, but also basketball.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
A) The teachers are grading their students' papers.
B) The teacher's are grading their students papers.
C) The teachers are grading their students papers.
The teachers are grading their students' papers.
(Explanation: "Teachers" is plural, and "students'" shows possession of the papers.)
Correct the punctuation:
I wanted to go to the movies, after class was over.
I wanted to go to the movies after class was over.
Identify and correct the error in the sentence:
Neither the teacher or the students were ready for the test, but they tried their best.
Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for the test, but they tried their best.