Sentence Structure and Punctuation: Master the Basics of Clear Writing

Question 1

In the sentence 'The playful puppy wagged its tail excitedly,' who or what is the sentence about?

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The playful puppy

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The puppy

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Wagged

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Its

Question 2

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

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B. The car was driven by the man.

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A. The students studied for the test.

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C. The teacher gave the students a homework assignment.

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D. The dog barked at the mailman.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the preposition 'under' correctly?

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A. The cat rested peacefully under the shade of the tree.

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B. The dog jumped on the couch.

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C. The boy ran towards the park.

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D. The bird perched behind the window.

Question 4

Transform this sentence into reported speech: 'He said, 'I will be going to the park tomorrow'.'

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He said that he would be going to the park the next day.

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He said that he would go to the park tomorrow.

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He said to go to the park tomorrow.

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He said that I would be going to the park tomorrow.

Question 5

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

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The park is closed today; it will reopen tomorrow.

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The dog barked loudly, wagging its tail furiously.

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My favorite colors are blue, red, and yellow.

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses the homophone 'their'?

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The children left their toys in the sandbox.

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The dog wagged its tail.

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It's raining outside.

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They're going to the store.

Question 7

In the sentence, 'The excited children played in the park,' which word is the noun that names the person or thing performing the action?

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children

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excited

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played

Question 8

Identify the type of sentence: 'What a beautiful sunset!'

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

Question 9

Which sentence is written correctly?

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B. My friend and I went to the store.

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A. Me and my friend went to the store.

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C. I went to the store with my friend.

Question 10

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense to show an action that happened before another action in the past?

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A. I had finished dinner before she arrived.

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B. I finished dinner before she arrived.

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C. I will have finished dinner before she arrives.

Question 11

Which sentence correctly uses the preposition 'on' to show where the book is placed?

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The book is on the table.

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The book is in the table.

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The book is at the table.

Question 12

Which sentence type is used to ask a question?

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Interrogative

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Declarative

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Exclamatory

Question 13

Which conjunction correctly connects the ideas in this sentence: 'The sky was clear,   it started to rain heavily.'?

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but

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and

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so

Question 14

Arrange the following words into a grammatically correct sentence: children, played, park, in the

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The children played in the park.

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Played the children in the park.

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In the park played the children.

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The park the children played in.

Question 15

Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice: 'The students wrote the essay.'

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The essay was written by the students.

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The essay has been written by the students.

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The students have written the essay.

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The essay is written by the students.

Question 16

In the sentence, "Wow! I can't believe I won the prize," what part of speech is the underlined word "Wow!"?

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Interjection

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 17

What type of sentence is this: 'The sun is shining brightly.'?

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Statement

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Question

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Exclamation

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Command

Question 18

Which sentence uses an interjection and punctuation correctly to show strong emotion or surprise?

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B. Oh my goodness! The weather is beautiful.

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A. Oh my goodness, the weather is beautiful.

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C. The weather is beautiful, oh my goodness.

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D. Oh my goodness the weather is beautiful.

Question 19

In the sentence, "The dog barked at the mailman," who or what is performing the action of barking?

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dog

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barked

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mailman

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at

Question 20

Which choice best describes the verb tense used in the sentence, "The students are studying for the test"?

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Present continuous tense

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Past tense

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Present tense

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Future tense

Question 21

In the sentence, "The girl, who was wearing a red dress, ran down the street," what is the purpose of the comma?

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To separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence

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To separate the subject from the verb

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To separate two independent clauses

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To mark the end of a sentence

Question 22

Which of the following is a direct quotation?

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The sign read, "No parking".

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My teacher said that we have a test tomorrow.

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According to my friend, the movie was amazing.

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I wonder if it will rain today.

Question 23

Which punctuation mark is used to end a question?

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Question mark

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Period

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Comma

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Exclamation point

Question 24

In the sentence, "The teacher gave the students a test," what is the object of the verb?

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test

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teacher

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gave

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students

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The boy ran and jumped.

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I like to read and write.

Question 26

In the sentence, "The students studied hard; they wanted to pass the test," what is the purpose of the semicolon?

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To separate two independent clauses

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To introduce a quotation

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To separate a list of items

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To end a sentence

Question 27

In the sentence 'The tall giraffe stretched its neck to reach the leaves,' which word is the subject?

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giraffe

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The

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stretched

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leaves

Question 28

Which word best completes the sentence 'The students were excited for their ______ field trip.'?

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annual

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year

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week

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month

Question 29

Which of these sentences is an example of a compound sentence?

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The children played in the park and built a sandcastle.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The teacher gave a quiz.

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The weather was sunny.

Question 30

Which of these sentences is an example of a declarative sentence?

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The capital of France is Paris.

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Wow, that was amazing!

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Have you seen the new movie?

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Please close the door.

Question 31

What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'dog'?

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dog's

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dogs

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dogss

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dogs'

Question 32

Which of these is the correct way to write the direct speech in the sentence: 'She said, 'I love to read.'?

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She said, 'I love to read'.

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She said "I love to read".

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She said "I love to read.

Question 33

Which of these is a preposition?

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above

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the

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quickly

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read

Question 34

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence: 'I like apples ______ pears.'

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and

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but

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or

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for

Question 35

In the sentence 'The playful dog chased the ball', who or what is performing the action?

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The dog

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The ball

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Chased

Question 36

Which of these is an example of a simple sentence?

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The cat napped in the sun.

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The children played in the park, and the adults talked.

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

Question 37

What is the role of a period in writing?

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To signal the end of a sentence.

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To separate words in a sentence.

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To add emphasis to a particular word.

Question 38

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

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The car was red, and it was fast.

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The car was red and it was fast.

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The car was red; and it was fast.

Question 39

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test', who or what is receiving the action?

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Students

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Teacher

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Gave

Question 40

Which of these sentences is a compound sentence?

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The boy ran to the store and bought some milk.

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The boy ran to the store.

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The boy ran to the store because he needed milk.

Question 41

Which of these sentences is written in passive voice?

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The report was written by the students.

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The students wrote the report.

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The report was on the desk.

Question 42

What is the role of a semicolon in writing?

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To separate two closely related independent clauses.

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To connect two unrelated ideas.

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To indicate a pause in a sentence.

Question 43

Which element is NOT typically found in a simple sentence?

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Subordinate clause

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Subject

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Verb

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Object

Question 44

In the sentence 'The playful puppy wagged its tail', which word identifies the subject?

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Puppy

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Wagged

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Tail

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The

Question 45

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

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,

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.

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;

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!

Question 46

What is the main purpose of a period in a sentence?

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To end a statement

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To ask a question

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To separate words in a list

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To express excitement

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a type of object in a sentence?

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Subject

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Direct object

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Indirect object

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Object complement

Question 48

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test', who or what is the indirect object?

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Students

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Teacher

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Gave

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Test

Question 49

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

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The boy ran to the store and bought some candy.

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The boy ran to the store.

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The boy ran to the store because he needed milk.

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The boy's mom asked him to run to the store.

Question 50

What is the correct format for quoting direct speech?

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"He said, 'I'm going to the store.'"

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'He said, 'I'm going to the store.'

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"He said 'I'm going to the store'"

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'He said 'I'm going to the store.'"

Question 51

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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The boys went to the store

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The boys they went to the store.

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The boys, they went to the store.

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They boys went to the store.

Question 52

Which sentence correctly uses an adjective to describe the noun and an adverb to describe the verb?

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A. The swift runner swiftly dashed across the finish line.

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B. The swiftly runner dashed across the finish line.

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C. The runner swiftly dashed across the finish line.

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D. The runner dashed swiftly across the finish line.

Question 53

Which type of sentence shows strong feelings and ends with an exclamation point (!)?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 54

In the sentence: 'When the teacher arrived, the students stood up to greet her.', which clause tells when the students stood up?

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'When the teacher arrived'

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'the students stood up'

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'to greet her'

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None of the clauses

Question 55

In the sentence 'She will go to the store if she has time', what type of clause is 'if she has time'?

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Adverbial Clause

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Noun Clause

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Adjective Clause

Question 56

Which phrase in the sentence 'The car parked next to the house' is a prepositional phrase?

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next to the house

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the car parked

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in the sentence

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next to

Question 57

Change the sentence to active voice: 'The ball was kicked by the boy.'

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball kicked the boy.

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Kicked the boy the ball.

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By the boy, the ball was kicked.

Question 58

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

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boy

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ball

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kicked

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the

Question 59

Which of these sentences is a complete sentence?

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The cat sat

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Jumping over the fence

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Because it was raining

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In the park

Question 60

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

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,

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.

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?

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!

Question 61

Which of these is an example of a compound sentence?

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The boy walked to school and his sister rode her bike.

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The boy walked to school.

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The boy walked to school because it was raining.

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Although it was raining, the boy walked to school.

Question 62

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

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He said, 'I'm going to the store'

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He said he was going to the store

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He said. 'I'm going to the store'

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He said I'm going to the store

Question 63

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The kicking of the ball was done by the boy.

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The ball was kicked.

Question 64

Transform the sentence 'They finished their homework' into the present perfect tense.

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They have finished their homework.

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They are finishing their homework.

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They had finished their homework.

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They have been finishing their homework.