Quotation marks
Verb tenses
100
Read the sentence.
“This is a great movie!” It is my favorite, said Jose.
Which revision corrects the punctuation mistake in the sentences?
A. “This is a great movie! It is my favorite, said Jose.”
B. “This is a great movie! It is my favorite,” said Jose.
C. This is a great movie! “It is my favorite,” said Jose.
D. This is a great movie! It is m favorite, “said Jose.”
B. “This is a great movie! It is my favorite,” said Jose.
100
A. My neighbor was cooking hot dogs on the grill.
200
Read the sentence below and determine if the quotation is written correctly.
"Be careful" warned Dad, "when you cross the busy street."
incorrect
200
(1) My friends are coming over to my house. (2) They walk over around
2 o’clock. (3) We baked cookies. (4) Everyone will taste them. (5) Then they
will walk home when we are finished. (6) Everyone will take some cookies
with them.
1. Using the progressive verb tense, what changes can be made to sentence 2?
A. They are walking over around 2 o’clock.
B. They walked over around 2 o’clock.
C. They did walk over around 2 o’clock.
D. Make no changes.
A. They are walking over around 2 o’clock.
300
Which sentence is written correctly?
"Let's bake cookies," Bill suggested. "with chocolate chips and sprinkles."
"Let's bake cookies," Bill suggested, "with chocolate chips and sprinkles".
"Let's bake cookies," Bill suggested, "with chocolate chips and sprinkles."
2. "Let's bake cookies," Bill suggested, "with chocolate chips and sprinkles."
300
(1) The singer wears a special outfit on stage. (2) He sang their favorite songs. (3) The audience danced to the music. (4) Everyone sang along. (5) The band played late into the night.
What is the correct past tense version of sentence 1?
A. The singer weared a special outfit on stage.
B. The singer wear a special outfit on stage.
C. The singer wore a special outfit on stage.
D. The singer wores a special outfit on stage.
C. The singer wore a special outfit on stage.
400
A. The director asked, "Do we have any new faces with us today?"
400
(1) The singer wears a special outfit on stage. (2) He sang their favorite songs. (3) The audience danced to the music. (4) Everyone sang along. (5) The band played late into the night.
What is the correct present tense version of sentence 3?
A. The audience dances to the music.
B. The audience dance to the music.
C. The audience will dance to the music.
D. The sentence is written in the present tense.
A. The audience dances to the music.
500
Which sentence is written correctly?
"My favorite color" remarked Daniel, "is navy blue."
"My favorite color," remarked Daniel, "is navy blue."
"My favorite color," remarked, “Daniel is navy blue."
2. "My favorite color," remarked Daniel, "is navy blue."