Plural vs Possessive Nouns
Which sentence correctly uses a plural noun?
a. The dog's bowl is empty.
b. The cats are playing in the yard.
c. The teacher's desk is organized.
d. The child's toy is broken.
b. The cats are playing in the yard.
Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of the past perfect tense?
A. I am walking to school.
B. I had finished my homework before dinner.
C. I will go to the store tomorrow.
D. I have been to the park yesterday.
B. I had finished my homework before dinner.
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?
A. running quickly
B. beneath the bridge
C. she dances
D. happy children
B. beneath the bridge
Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of students were playing in the field.
B. The collection of stamps are valuable.
C. The box of chocolates sits on the counter.
D. Each of the dogs have their own bed.
C. The box of chocolates sits on the counter.
Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization?
a. my sister and I went to disney world last summer.
b. My Sister and I Went to Disney World last Summer.
c. My sister and I went to Disney World last summer.
d. my Sister and I went to disney World last Summer.
c. My sister and I went to Disney World last summer.
Identify the sentence with the correct possessive form:
a. The girls shoes are muddy.
b. The childrens toys are scattered.
c. The dog's tail is wagging.
d. The womans purse is heavy.
c. The dog's tail is wagging.
In the sentence "By next week, I _ this book," which verb tense would correctly complete the future perfect tense?
A. will reading
B. will have read
C. had read
D. have read
B. will have read
In the sentence "The cat slept in the sunny window," what is the prepositional phrase?
A. the cat slept
B. the sunny window
C. in the sunny window
D. slept in
C. in the sunny window
In the sentence "Neither of the sisters _ going to the party," which verb form is correct?
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have
C. is
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
a. The movie was exciting but, I fell asleep before it ended
b. The movie was exciting, but I fell asleep before it ended.
c. The movie was exciting but I fell asleep before it ended.
d. The movie was exciting but I fell asleep, before it ended.
b. The movie was exciting, but I fell asleep before it ended.
Which sentence shows the correct plural possessive form?
a. The students's projects were displayed.
b. The children's toys were put away.
c. The deers antlers were huge.
d. The ladys purses were stolen.
b. The children's toys were put away.
Which sentence shows the correct use of the present progressive tense?
A. She runs to catch the bus.
B. She ran to catch the bus.
C. She is running to catch the bus.
D. She will run to catch the bus.
C. She is running to catch the bus
Which sentence contains TWO prepositional phrases?
A. The dog barked at the mailman near the fence.
B. She walks to school every morning.
C. They played games during recess.
D. We studied hard for the test.
A. The dog barked at the mailman near the fence.
Select the sentence with proper subject-verb agreement:
A. The news are good today.
B. Mathematics make me nervous.
C. The team members argues about the play.
D. The quality of these apples is excellent.
D. The quality of these apples is excellent.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a. accomodate
b. accommodate
c. acommodate
d. accommodait
b. accommodate
Choose the sentence with the correct plural form:
a. The geese's migration patterns changed.
b. The childs played in the park.
c. The mouses ran into their holes.
d. The people gathered in the square.
d. The people gathered in the square.
Identify the sentence written in the present perfect tense:
A. They played basketball last weekend.
B. They have played basketball since noon.
C. They are playing basketball now.
D. They will play basketball tomorrow.
B. They have played basketball since noon.
4. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in "During the storm, we lost power"?
A. It describes the verb
B. It acts as the subject
C. It shows when something happened
D. It describes the noun
C. It shows when something happened
Which sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
A. One of the books is missing.
B. The committee makes important decisions.
C. The scissors needs to be sharpened.
D. My aunt and uncle live in Chicago.
C. The scissors needs to be sharpened.
Select the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly:
a. The dogs' bowl is empty, and its time to fill it.
b. The dog's bowl is empty, and it's time to fill it.
c. The dogs bowl is empty, and its' time to fill it.
d. The dog's bowl is empty, and its time to fill it.
b. The dog's bowl is empty, and it's time to fill it.
In the sentence "The students' projects were displayed in the hallway," why is the apostrophe placed after the 's'?
A. Because it's a singular possessive
B. Because it's a plural noun, not possessive
C. Because it shows multiple students own the projects
D. Because it's grammatically incorrect
C. Because it shows multiple students own the projects
Which sentence uses the future continuous tense correctly?
A. We study math at 3 PM.
B. We will studying math at 3 PM.
C. We will be studying math at 3 PM.
D. We have studied math at 3 PM.
C. We will be studying math at 3 PM
In the phrase "behind the old red barn," what is the object of the preposition?
A. behind
B. old
C. red
D. barn
D. barn
In the sentence "Everyone in the classroom _ to bring their own lunch," which verb form should be used?
A. have
B. has
C. were
D. are
B. has
Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?
a. I packed sandwiches chips cookies and juice for lunch.
b. I packed sandwiches, chips cookies, and juice for lunch.
c. I packed sandwiches, chips, cookies and juice for lunch.
d. I packed sandwiches, chips, cookies, and juice for lunch.
d. I packed sandwiches, chips, cookies, and juice for lunch.