TNReady Language Review

Correlative Conjunctions

100

His restaurant is always full, not only during lunch, _________________ during dinner.

a.and

b. or

c. but also

C. but also

200

_________________ management and staff are in favor of changes.

a. either

b. both

c. not only

b. both

300

Perdana's success depends ______________ on hard work and on good business sense.

a. not only

b. but

c. both

c. both

400

Neither the dog ___________________ the cats are in the house.

a. or

b. nor

c. but

b. nor

500

_____________ my jacket is in the car or it is in my bedroom.

a. Either

b. Neither

c. both

a. either

Shifts in Verb Tenses

100

Let's go shopping today and __________________ some ice cream and brownies.

a. bought

b. buy

c. will buy

b. buy

200

Tonight I will not sleep well because school ______________ tomorrow.

a. starts

b. started

c. have started

a. starts

300

Turn on the water and ____________ the vegetables.

a. will wash

b. wash

c. washes

b. wash

400

Mrs. Thomas told us to turn in our papers, so everyone __________________ them in the box before we left the room.

a. put

b. puts

c. will have put

a. put

500

Pamela will play the piano if you _____________________ the pages of music.

a. turns

b. will turn

c. will have turn

b. will turn

Commas

100

Hey can you please be quiet?

Hey, can you please be quiet?

200

George I wish you would help me clean my room.

George, I wish you would help me clean my room.

300

Yes I would love to go to the movies with you.

Yes, I would love to go to the movies with you.

400

Ms. Baden the world's greatest dancer is in a show Thursday night.

Ms. Baden, the world's greatest dancer, is in a show Thursday night.

500

Mr. Ricker the craziest man I have ever met is going to be my teacher next year.

Mr. Ricker, the craziest man I have ever met, is going to be my teacher next year.

Commas #2

100

Before we go out to lunch I need to clean my room.

Before we go out to lunch, I need to clean my room.

200

Tim received an A on his test so his mom let him stay at my house.

Tim received an A on his test, so his mom let him stay at my house.

300

Brian walked the dog and Jane fed him.

Brian walked the dog, and Jane fed him.

400

I would love to hang out this weekend but I am grounded.

I would love to hang out this weekend, but I am grounded.

500

Behind the dumpster I found an old could we could use.

Behind the dumpster, I found an old could we could use.

Titles

100

Movie 

A. Where The Red Fern Grows

B. Where The Red Fern grows

C. Where the Red Fern Grows

C.  Where the Red Fern Grows

200

Book:

A. To Kill a Mockingbird

B. To Kill A Mockingbird

C. to kill a mockingbird

A. To Kill a Mockingbird

300

Book:

A. Island Of The Blue Dolphins

B. Island of the Blue Dolphins

C. Island of the blue dolphins

B. Island of the Blue Dolphins

400

Book Chapter Title

a. Problems at School

b. Problems at School

c. "Problems at School"

c. "Problems at School"

500

Poem:

A. Where the Sidewalk Ends

B. "Where the Sidewalk Ends"

C. "Where The Sidewalk Ends"

B. "Where the Sidewalk Ends"