Master Grammar: Enhance Your English Language Skills

Question 1

In the sentence 'The girl skipped merrily down the street.', what type of noun is 'girl'?

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Common noun

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Proper noun

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Abstract noun

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Collective noun

Question 2

In the sentence 'The **blue** car drove down the road,' what part of speech is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Preposition

Question 3

In the sentence 'The students, who were excited, ran to the playground,' what is the purpose of the commas?

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To set off the nonessential clause 'who were excited'

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To separate the subject from the predicate

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To indicate a pause in the sentence

Question 4

Which verb form correctly completes the sentence: 'The students (is/are) studying for their test?'

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are

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is

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was

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were

Question 5

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly because he was late', which word connects the two clauses?

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because

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The

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ran

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late

Question 6

In the sentence 'The tall tree swayed in the wind,' what is the purpose of the adjective 'tall'?

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Describes a feature of the tree

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Indicates the location of the tree

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Specifies the age of the tree

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Compares the tree to other trees

Question 7

Which punctuation mark should be used to end this sentence correctly: 'The students were excited for the field trip'?

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Period (.)

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Question mark (?)

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Exclamation point (!)

Question 8

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher asked the students to give their essays to _____.

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her

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she

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they

Question 9

Which type of sentence structure is used in the sentence 'The boy ran swiftly, and he effortlessly leaped over the fence.'?

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Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Complex sentence

Question 10

What does the prefix 'un' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

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Not happy

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Very happy

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Together happy

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Do it again happy

Question 11

In the sentence 'I went to the store because I needed milk,' which group of words is the dependent clause?

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because I needed milk

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I went to the store.

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I

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milk

Question 12

Which word in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly' describes how the dog barked?

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Loudly

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The

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Barked

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dog

Question 13

Which word in the sentence 'The cat is sleeping on the bed' shows the position of the cat?

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On

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The

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Is

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Bed

Question 14

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

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When the bell rang, the students rushed out.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The tall, majestic tree swayed in the gentle breeze.

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Can you pass me the book, please?

Question 15

In the sentence 'My favorite book, The Hobbit, is an adventure novel.', which part of the sentence is the appositive?

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The Hobbit

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My favorite book

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is an adventure novel

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There is no appositive in the sentence

Question 16

Which type of sentence is this: 'The cat sleeps on the couch'?

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Complex sentence

Question 17

Which word in the sentence 'I like apples and oranges' connects the two ideas?

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'And' is a word that connects the two ideas.

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'The' is a word that connects the two nouns 'apples' and 'oranges'.

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'Like' is a word that describes the action of liking.

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There is no word that connects the two ideas in this sentence.

Question 18

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', which word is the main verb?

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'kicked'

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'boy'

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'the'

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'ball'

Question 19

In the sentence 'The book is on the table,' what does the word 'on' tell us about the book's position?

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It is resting on top of the table.

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It is inside the table drawer.

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It is next to the table leg.

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It is hanging above the table.

Question 20

Which subordinating conjunction completes the sentence: 'The students studied hard __________ they could pass the test.'

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because

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so

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and

Question 21

In the sentence 'The car drove quickly down the road,' what does the word 'quickly' tell us about how the car drove?

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How the car was driving

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Where the car was driving

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Why the car was driving

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When the car was driving

Question 22

In the sentence, 'The playful dog chased the ball,' what is the subject?

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dog

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The

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chased

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ball

Question 23

Which punctuation mark separates two independent clauses?

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Semicolon

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Comma

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Period

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Colon

Question 24

What is the past tense of 'write'?

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Wrote

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Writed

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Written

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Writ

Question 25

Which sentence is in the active voice?

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The ball has been kicked.

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Kick the ball, boy!

Question 26

In the sentence, 'The wind whispered through the trees,' what type of figurative language is used?

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

Question 27

Which of these words names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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House

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Run

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Quickly

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And

Question 28

In the sentence, 'The boy kicked the ball,' who or what did the kicking?

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Boy

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Kicked

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The

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Ball

Question 29

Which of these groups of words tells a complete thought?

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The tall tree swayed in the wind

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The cat

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Running quickly

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Because it was raining

Question 30

Which punctuation mark should come at the end of this sentence: 'The students were excited'?

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.

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!

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?

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;

Question 31

Which of these words describes a noun?

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Blue

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Slowly

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Because

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Jump

Question 32

Which of these words shows the relationship between two other words in a sentence?

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Prepositions

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Adverbs

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Nouns

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Verbs

Question 33

Which of these phrases shows that something belongs to someone or something else?

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The cat's toy

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A toy

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The toy store

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A toy car

Question 34

Which word describes a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Preposition

Question 35

Which word is used to describe someone who is not happy?

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Sad

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Angry

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Joyful

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Tired

Question 36

Which of these words is a type of figurative language that uses exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

Question 37

What type of sentence is this: 'Wow, that was a great movie!'?

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Exclamation

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Question

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Statement

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Command

Question 38

Which of the following is not a part of speech?

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Digit

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 39

Who is performing the action in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'?

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The cat

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chased

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the mouse

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period

Question 40

Which punctuation mark signals a question?

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Question mark

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Period

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Comma

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Exclamation mark

Question 41

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: 'Put the book ____ the desk.'

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On

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In

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At

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Of

Question 42

How would you describe the sentence: 'Wow, what a beautiful day!'?

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An exclamation

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A statement

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A question

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A command

Question 43

Which rule tells you to capitalize the first letter in a sentence?

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Capitalize the first word only

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Capitalize the first two words

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Capitalize all words

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Don't capitalize words

Question 44

Change the verb 'run' to past tense:

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Ran

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Runned

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Running

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Rung

Question 45

Which word describes how something is done?

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Slowly

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Car

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Jump

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Beautiful

Question 46

Which group of words in the sentence gives more information about the subject?

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With the long tail

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The dog

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Wagged its tail

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Period

Question 47

Which of these words is not a part of speech?

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Number

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Noun

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Verb

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Preposition

Question 48

What punctuation mark should come at the end of a statement?

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.

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?

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!

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,

Question 49

Which word means the opposite of 'sad'?

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Happy

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Angry

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Scared

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Tired

Question 50

What is the past tense of the verb 'to sing'?

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Sang

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Singing

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Singed

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Sings

Question 51

What is the subject of the sentence 'The children played in the park'?

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children

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The

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played

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park

Question 52

What is the main purpose of using commas in a list?

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To separate items

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To show ownership

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To emphasize words

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To ask a question

Question 53

Choose the correct ending punctuation for the sentence 'The students were excited for the trip':

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.

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,

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?

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!

Question 54

Which word in the sentence 'The teacher graded the papers' is the verb?

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graded

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teacher

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papers

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the

Question 55

Select the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'The dog ran through the park':

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through the park

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The dog ran

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dog

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park

Question 56

Which word in the sentence 'The tall giraffe reached for the leaves' is an adjective?

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tall

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giraffe

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reached

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leaves

Question 57

In the sentence 'The students are excited about the trip', the verb 'are' agrees with which subject?

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students

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student

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excited

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trip

Question 58

Which word in the sentence 'The car drove quickly down the road' is an adverb?

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quickly

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car

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down

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road

Question 59

Which of these is a coordinating conjunction?

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but

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because

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after

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although

Question 60

What type of sentence is 'The sun is shining brightly in the sky'?

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Statement

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Question

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Command

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Exclamation

Question 61

Which of these is NOT a part of speech that can make up a sentence?

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Sentence

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Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

Question 62

Which of these is a sentence that tells us something?

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The dog is brown.

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Brown the dog.

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Dog is a brown.

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Is the brown dog?

Question 63

Which punctuation mark ends a sentence that asks a question?

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?

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.

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,

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!

Question 64

Which of these words means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired