Possessive Form
We were all excited when we moved into _________ new house.
A. my
B. our
C. we
D. their
What is B. our
The correct possessive pronoun is "our". The person is speaking from a first person point of view.
Which of the following answers correctly uses a comma and quotation marks?
A."Did you find the ball, asked Thomas "if not I will look for it too."
B. Elizabeth, shouted I hate my little brother"
C. Grant asked, "Can I have some more pizza?"
D. "She said I hope, it snows tomorrow."
C. The comma is correctly placed after Grant asked and the quotation marks are correctly placed around what Grant asked, "Can I have some more pizza?"
When you "annoy" a person, that person
A. is thankful
B. is irritated
C. is happy
D. is friendly
What is B.
My _________ dog ran away last night.
A. friend's
B. friends'
C. friends
D. friend
What is A. friend's
Friend is a singular noun. The possessive form of this noun is friend's.
Which of the following answers correctly uses a comma and quotation marks?
A. "There will be a math test tomorrow," stated Mr. Thompson.
B. "there will be a math test tomorrow stated Mr. Thompson."
C. "There will be a math test tomorrow. Stated Mr. Thompson.
D. "There will be a math test tomorrow. stated" Mr. Thompson.
What is A. The quotation marks are place around what was said and the comma is before the last quotation marks.
The pharmacist's brother, a well-dressed man, stooped down and asked the girl about her brother.
What does " stooped" mean in this sentence?
A. flew
B. sat
C. bent
D. lay
What is C.
They are going to bring over one of the ______ puppies for us later this evening.
A. dog's
B. dogs
C. dogs'
D. dog
What is A. dog's
The puppies belong to the dog. The dog is singular, so an 's should be added to show ownership. THey are the dog's puppies.
Which of the following answers correctly uses commas and quotation marks?
A. Grandmother said "we are going to the zoo next week."
B. "Did you see the meteor shower last night?, asked Randy."
C. Jill, said. "I don't like this chocolate cake.
D. "Hillary was not at school this week," stated Peter.
What is D. The quotation marks are around what was stated and the comma is before the closing quotation marks.
When the judge asked the woman to explain why she didn't pay the doctor, the woman said, "Sir, before the operation, I was partially blind, but at least I could see the things inmy room."
A. partly
B. completely
C. not so clear
D. clearly
What is A. partly
Partly and partially mean that it is not a whole, but it is a part of the whole.
The six _________ tires were all ver similar in shape and size.
A. bicycle
B. bicycles
C. bicycle's
D. bicycles'
What is D. bicycles'
The tires belong to the bicycle. There is more than one bicycle so it needs to be plural possessive.
A. Walker said. "it is going to be a long day.
B. Walker said, "It is going to be a long day."
C. Walker, said. "It is going to be a long day?"
D. Walker "said, it is going to be a long day."
What is B.
Tell me why letter B is correct.
Once upon a time there was a wealthy woman that could not see clearly. She called a doctor to treat her and restore her eyesight.
What does the phrase "restore her eyesight" mean?
A. Make her completely blind.
B. Make her able to see well again
C. Make her able to see objects that are near
D. Make her able to see objects that are far.
What is B.
She wants her eyesight restored, which suggests that she wants her vision returned to perfect condition.
Choose the sentence that is written ENTIRELY correctly.
A. We sent her a dozen roses to the hospital's.
B. She is going to need a lot of medicine to get better was the doctors words.
C. These paper's are getting wet in the rain.
D. I forgot to invite Julian to my party.
What is D. I forgot to invite Julian to my party.
All the other sentences are incorrect use of the possessives.
A. "I hope that I get that new football video game for my birthday stated Perry."
B. I hope that I get that new football video game for my birthday, "stated Perry."
C. "I hope that I get that new football video game for my birthday," stated Perry.
D." I hope that I get that new football video game for my birthday" stated Perry.
What is C.
Tell me why C. is the correct answer.
Which word means "time of day after the morning, but before the night"?
A. afternoon
B. noonafter
C. aftermoon
D. dawn
What is A. afternoon