Writing Conventions: Master the Rules of Writing for Clarity and Accuracy

Question 1

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

believe

Answer

beleive

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct title of the book?

Accepted Answer

(b) The Little Red Hen

Answer

(a) The little red hen

Answer

(c) The Little red Hen

Question 3

The cat sat on the couch and did what? Which verb form is correct?

Accepted Answer

purred

Answer

purring

Answer

purrs

Question 4

Which punctuation mark indicates that a character is speaking directly?

Accepted Answer

Quotation marks (")

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Period (.)

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Comma (,)

Answer

Exclamation point (!)

Question 5

Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate the three fruits?

Accepted Answer

The store sells apples, oranges, and bananas.

Answer

The store sells apples, oranges and bananas.

Question 6

When writing a sentence, which word should be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

Tuesday

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the

Answer

and

Question 7

Which word in the sentence should be capitalized: "I live in **new york city**"?

Accepted Answer

New York City

Answer

the

Question 8

When should you capitalize a letter?

Accepted Answer

At the start of a sentence

Accepted Answer

For a person's name

Accepted Answer

For a place name

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For every word

Question 9

Which spelling is correct for the word that means 'belonging to them'?

Accepted Answer

their

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there

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they're

Question 10

Which sentence uses a comma after the greeting correctly?

Accepted Answer

Hello, how are you?

Answer

Hello how are you

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Hello,how are you?

Answer

Hello how, are you?

Question 11

In the sentence, 'The boy kicked the ball.', which word should be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

boy

Answer

the

Answer

kicked

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ball

Question 12

Which punctuation mark is used to end a question?

Accepted Answer

?

Answer

.

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,

Answer

!

Question 13

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

My sister and I went to the park.

Answer

Me and my sister went to the park.

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I and my sister went to the park.

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My sister went to the park and me.

Question 14

Which word is a noun?

Accepted Answer

dog

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play

Answer

happy

Answer

slowly

Question 15

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat's toys are scattered around.

Answer

The cats toys are scattered around.

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The cat toys' are scattered around.

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The cats's toys are scattered around.

Question 16

Which of these is a writing convention?

Accepted Answer

Capitalization

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Math

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Science

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History

Question 17

Which word is a noun?

Accepted Answer

Dog

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Quickly

Answer

Jump

Answer

And

Question 18

Which of these is a type of punctuation mark?

Accepted Answer

Comma

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Plus sign

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Equal sign

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Multiplication sign

Question 19

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran to the store.

Answer

The boy runs to the store.

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The boy will run to the store.

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The boy is running to the store.

Question 20

Which word is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

Quickly

Answer

Jump

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Dog

Answer

And

Question 21

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat.', which word should start with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

the

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sat

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mat

Question 22

Which punctuation mark is used to end a question?

Accepted Answer

?

Answer

.

Answer

!

Answer

,

Question 23

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

I am going to the store.

Answer

I is going to the store.

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Me is going to the store.

Answer

Me am going to the store.

Question 24

What is the reason we use a period at the end of a sentence?

Accepted Answer

To end a sentence.

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To show a question.

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To show excitement.

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To separate words.

Question 25

Which of these words replaces a person's name?

Accepted Answer

he

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happy

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quickly

Answer

and

Question 26

How should we write the number 'one hundred two' in numbers?

Accepted Answer

102

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100 and 2

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one hundred two

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one-hundred-and-two

Question 27

Which of these sentences has two complete thoughts?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store, and I bought milk.

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The dog ran quickly.

Answer

The sky is blue.

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My mom cooked dinner.

Question 28

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'for this reason'?

Accepted Answer

because

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beacuse

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becaus

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beecause

Question 29

Which punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence: 'The boy ran quickly'?

Accepted Answer

.

Answer

?

Answer

!

Question 30

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?

Accepted Answer

I am going to the store.

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I is going to the store.

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I be going to the store.

Question 31

What is an example of a writing convention?

Accepted Answer

Capitalization

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Imagination

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Storytelling

Question 32

Which sentence has the comma in the correct place?

Accepted Answer

The dog, barked at the mailman.

Answer

The dog barked the mailman.

Answer

The dog barked, at the mailman.

Question 33

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran to the store.

Answer

The boy runs to the store.

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The boy will run to the store.

Question 34

What is the correct way to write the plural form of 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

cats

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cat's

Answer

catts

Question 35

Which word should be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

the dog

Question 36

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

The cat is sleeping.

Answer

the cat is sleeping

Question 37

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

weird

Answer

wierd

Question 38

Which sentence has a noun?

Accepted Answer

The cat sleeps.

Answer

I am happy.

Question 39

Which word is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

happy

Answer

and

Question 40

Which sentence is in past tense?

Accepted Answer

I ate.

Answer

I eat.

Question 41

Which word means that something belongs to you?

Accepted Answer

my

Answer

me

Question 42

Which sentence is a question?

Accepted Answer

What is your name?

Answer

The dog barks.

Question 43

Which word describes how something is done?

Accepted Answer

slowly

Answer

the

Question 44

Which sentence has the correct capitalization?

Accepted Answer

The big Red Dog

Answer

the big red dog

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the Big Red dog

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the big red DOG

Question 45

What is the correct spelling of the word?

Accepted Answer

beautiful

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beautful

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beutiful

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beutifull

Question 46

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

I jumped.

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I jump.

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I will jump.

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I have jumped.

Question 47

Which word is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

on

Answer

and

Answer

the

Answer

is

Question 48

Which sentence needs a question mark at the end?

Accepted Answer

Do you want to play

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The cat is sleeping

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Look at the bird

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I love to read

Question 49

Which sentence is written in active voice?

Accepted Answer

The boy kicked the ball.

Answer

The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The ball is kicked by the boy.

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The boy is kicking the ball.

Question 50

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

excited

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sad

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angry

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tired

Question 51

Which word should NOT start with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

Monday

Answer

January

Answer

school

Question 52

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

Accepted Answer

question mark

Answer

period

Answer

comma

Answer

exclamation mark

Question 53

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

definitely

Answer

definitly

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definately

Answer

definitly

Question 54

What is the correct way to write the number five hundred and seven?

Accepted Answer

507

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50 and 7

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5 0 7

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five hundred seven

Question 55

Which word is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

he

Answer

and

Answer

the

Answer

of

Question 56

What is the correct form of the verb 'to be' for the subject 'she'?

Accepted Answer

is

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are

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be

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was

Question 57

What punctuation mark ends a question?

Accepted Answer

question mark

Answer

period

Answer

comma

Question 58

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The boy ate the apple.

Answer

the boy ate the apple.

Answer

The Boy ate the apple.

Question 59

What's the difference between a noun and a verb?

Accepted Answer

A noun is a person, place, or thing, while a verb is an action.

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A verb is a person or thing, while a noun is an action.

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A noun is an action, while a verb is a person, place, or thing.

Question 60

What's an example of a compound word?

Accepted Answer

mailbox

Answer

dog

Answer

run

Question 61

What's a period used for?

Accepted Answer

To end a sentence

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To separate words in a sentence

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To ask a question

Question 62

Which sentence starts with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

Answer

the cat sat on the mat.

Question 63

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

My name is John.

Answer

my name is John.

Question 64

Which sentence starts with a capital letter, as it should?

Accepted Answer

The boy kicked the ball.

Answer

the boy kicked the ball.

Answer

The boy kicked the Ball.