Subject-Verb Agreement
Which sentence uses correct subject verb agreement?
A. The group of students are preparing for the science fair.
B. The group of students is preparing for the science fair.
C. The group of students were preparing for the science fair.
B. The group of students is preparing for the science fair.
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
A. I wanted to go to the game; but I had to finish my homework.
B. I wanted to go to the game; I had to finish my homework first.
C. I wanted; to go to the game but I had to finish my homework.
B. I wanted to go to the game; I had to finish my homework first.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. For the science project, we needed glue poster board markers and scissors.
B. For the science project, we needed glue, poster board, markers, and scissors.
C. For the science project, we needed glue, poster board, markers, and scissors.
C. For the science project, we needed glue, poster board, markers, and scissors.
Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A. The dog barked loudly, and the mail carrier stepped back.
B. The dog barked loudly the mail carrier stepped back.
C. The dog barked loudly while the mail carrier stepped back.
D. The dog barked loudly, but the mail carrier stayed calm.
B. The dog barked loudly the mail carrier stepped back.
Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. Yesterday we walk to the park after school.
B. Yesterday we walked to the park after school.
C. Yesterday we walking to the park after school.
D. Yester we walks to the park after school.
B. Yesterday we walked to the park after school.
Choose the sentence with the correct verb.
A. Either the teacher or the students is presenting today.
B. Either the teacher or the students are presenting today.
B. Either the teacher or the students are presenting today.
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
A. The dogs bone was buried in the yard.
B. The dog's bone was buried in the yard.
C. The dogs' bone was buried in the yard.
D. The dogs bone's was buried in the yard.
B. The dog's bone was buried in the yard.
After finishing the test the students quietly left the classroom. Which revision uses correct punctuation?
A. After finishing the test, the students quietly left the classroom.
B. After finishing the test the students, quietly left the classroom.
A. After finishing the test, the students quietly left the classroom.
Which sentence contains a comma splice?
A. The students studied hard, so they passed the test.
B. The students studied, they passed the test.
C. The students studied hard and passed the test.
D. Because the students studied hard, they passed the test.
Which sentence correctly uses the future tense?
A. We finish the project tomorrow.
B. We finished the project tomorrow.
C. We will finish the project tomorrow.
D. We finishing the project tomorrow.
Which sentence contains an error in subject verb agreement?
A. Each of the players has a new uniform.
B. The dogs in the yard bark loudly at night.
C. One of the books are missing from the shelf.
C. One of the books are missing from the shelf.
Which sentence uses a colon corrently?
A. We brought: sandwiches, fruit, and water for the hike.
B. We brought sandwiches fruit and water: for the hike.
C. We brought the following items for the hike: sandwiches, fruit, and water.
C. We brought the following items for the hike: sandwiches, fruit, and water.
After studying for several hours the students felt more confident about the exam. Which revision uses correct comma placement?
A. After studying, for several hours the students felt more confident about the exam.
B. After studying for several hours,the students felt more confident about the exam.
B. After studying for several hours, the students felt more confident about the exam.
Which sentence contains two independent clauses joined correctly?
A. The rain stopped, the game continued.
B. The rain stopped and the game continued.
C. The rain stopped the game continued.
D. The rain stopped, because the game continued.
B. The rain stopped and the game continued.
When the bell rang, the students______to their next class? Which verb correctly completes the sentence?
A. run
B. runs
C. ran
D. running
C. ran
The list of supplies are on the teacher's desk.
Which revision corrects the error?
A. The list of supplies is on the teacher's desk.
B. The list of supplies were on the teacher's desk.
A. The list of supplies is on the teacher's desk.
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. Maria said I will finish the project tonight.
B. Maria said, I will finish the project tonight.
C. Maria said, "I will finish the project tonight."
C. Maria said, "I will finish the project tonight."
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. The museum exhibit included paintings sculptures photographs and artifacts.
B. The museum exhibit included paintings, sculptures photographs, and artifacts.
C. The museum exhibit included paintings, sculptures, photographs, and artifacts.
C. The museum exhibit included paintings, sculptures, photographs, and artifacts.
Which option correctly revises the comma splice below?
A. Maria finished her project she turned it in early.
B. Maria finished her project, and she turned it in early.
C. Maria finished her project, turning it in early.
D. Maria finished her project because, she turned it in early.
Which revision corrects the verb tense error? Last weekend we visit the science museum.
A. Last weekend we visiting the science museum.
B. Last weekend we visited the science museum.
C. Last weekend we visits the science museum.
D. Last weekend we will visit the science museum.
B. Last weekend we visited the science museum.
Which sentence correctly uses subject-verb agreement with a compound subject?
A. The principal and the teachers meets every month.
B. The principal and the teachers meet every month.
C. The principal and the teachers meeting every month.
B. The principal and the teachers meet every month.
The coach said we will practice after school tomorrow.Which revision uses correct punctuation?
A. The coach said,"we will practice after school tomorrow."
B. The coach said, "We will practice after school tomorrow."
C. The coach. said "We will practice after school tomorrow".
B. The coach said, "We will practice after school tomorrow."
The team practiced for weeks but they still felt nervous before the championship game. Which revision uses correct comma placement?
A. The team practiced for weeks but, they still felt nervous before the championship game.
B. The team practiced for weeks, but they still felt nervous before the championship game.
C. The team practiced, for weeks but they still felt nervous before the championship game.
B. The team practiced for weeks, but they still felt nervous before the championship game.
Which revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence below? The sun was setting the sky turned orange.
A. The sun was setting, the sky turned orange.
B. The sun was setting; the sky turned orange.
C. The sun was setting the sky, turned orange.
D. The sun was setting because the sky turned orange.
B. The sun was setting; the sky turned orange.
Which sentence maintains consistent verb tense?
A. The class studied for the test and review their notes.
B. The class studies for the test and reviewed their notes.
C. The class studied for the test and reviewed their notes.
C. The class studied for the test and reviewed their notes.