Master Grammar and Usage: Enhance Your English Language Skills

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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The dog barked and ran away, wagging its tail.

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The dog barked and ran away wagging its tail.

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The dog barked and ran away. Wagging its tail.

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The dog, barked and ran away, wagging its tail.

Question 2

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

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The students are studying for their test.

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The students is studying for their test.

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The student are studying for their test.

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The student is studying for their tests.

Question 3

From the options below, identify the word that functions as a preposition.

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in

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because

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happy

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run

Question 4

In the sentence 'The diligent students studied diligently', which word is the subject?

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students

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studied

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diligently

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the

Question 5

Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without creating a run-on sentence?

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semicolon

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comma

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period

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colon

Question 6

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice.

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The assignment was completed by the students.

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The students completed the assignment.

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The teacher gave a quiz.

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The students took a quiz.

Question 7

Which of the following pronouns is used to indicate a specific person or thing that has already been mentioned?

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demonstrative

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personal

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possessive

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reflexive

Question 8

Which of the following verbs expresses permission or ability?

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can

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is

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will

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has been

Question 9

Which of the following words connects two clauses and shows a cause-and-effect relationship?

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because

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and

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but

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although

Question 10

Identify the type of sentence that expresses strong emotion.

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exclamatory

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declarative

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interrogative

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imperative

Question 11

Which spelling rule applies when adding '-ed' to a regular verb that ends in a consonant and a short vowel?

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Double the final consonant.

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Drop the final 'e'.

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Change the final 'y' to 'i'.

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Add '-ed' without changing the spelling.

Question 12

In the sentence 'The playful puppy jumped over the fence', what is the subject?

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puppy

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The

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jumped

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fence

Question 13

Which type of sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction?

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Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Complex sentence

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Compound-complex sentence

Question 14

Which of these phrases is a dependent clause?

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Because it was hungry

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The dog barked

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The boy ran

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To the park

Question 15

What verb tense is used when talking about an action that will happen in the future?

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Future tense

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Present tense

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Past tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 16

Which of these words is a coordinating conjunction?

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And

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Because

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Although

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If

Question 17

How do you correctly write the plural form of the noun 'box'?

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Boxes

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Boxs

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Box's

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Boxez

Question 18

Which part of speech describes a verb or an adjective?

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Adverb

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Adjective

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Noun

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Preposition

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech commonly found in the English language?

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Number

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Noun

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Verb

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Preposition

Question 20

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The young boy kicked the soccer ball with great force.'

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The young boy

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Kicked

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The soccer ball

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Nothing

Question 21

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning?

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Semicolon

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Comma

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Period

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Colon

Question 22

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

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The book is interesting; it has a lot of action.

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The book is interesting, it has a lot of action.

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The book is interesting, it has a lot of action

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The book is interesting: it has a lot of action

Question 23

Identify the type of verb in the sentence: 'The brave dog barked loudly at the mail carrier.'

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Action verb

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Linking verb

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Helping verb

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Transitive verb

Question 24

Which of the following is a preposition that indicates location?

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On

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And

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The

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Run

Question 25

Identify the correct form of the verb 'to be' for the subject 'we':

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Are

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Is

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Was

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Were

Question 26

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction that connects two words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank?

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And

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That

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The

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Is

Question 27

Identify the sentence that uses the passive voice:

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The ball was thrown by the boy.

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The boy threw the ball with great force.

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The dog chased the cat around the yard.

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The cat ran away quickly.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a basic part of speech?

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Sequence

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 29

What type of sentence is this: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.'

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Complex sentence

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Run-on sentence

Question 30

Which of the following is the correct use of a comma in a compound sentence?

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I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

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I went to the store and I bought some milk.

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I went to the store; and I bought some milk.

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I went to the store and, I bought some milk.

Question 31

In the sentence 'The old, wooden bridge creaked and groaned in the wind.', what is the subject?

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bridge

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The

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creaked

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groaned

Question 32

What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the noun 'woman'?

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woman's

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womans

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womens

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women

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a prepositional phrase?

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Under the table

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The quick brown fox

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I went to the store

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It was raining

Question 34

What is the correct past tense form of the verb 'eat'?

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ate

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eated

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eat

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eaten

Question 35

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism?

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I like to read, play video games, and go for walks.

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I like reading, playing video games, and go for walks.

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I like read, play video games, and walk.

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I like read, play video game, and go walk.

Question 36

What is the main purpose of using a semicolon (;)?

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To join two independent clauses

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To separate items in a list

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To introduce a dependent clause

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To show possession

Question 37

In the sentence 'The playful puppy chased its tail', what is the subject?

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puppy

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tail

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playful

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chased

Question 38

Which punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses without using a conjunction?

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Semicolon

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Comma

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Colon

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Period

Question 39

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

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 40

Which of these words is an adverb?

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Quickly

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Happy

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Tree

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And

Question 41

Rearrange the following words into a correct sentence: 'slowly/the/turtle/crawled/along'.

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The turtle slowly crawled along.

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Slowly the turtle along crawled.

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Crawled the turtle slowly along.

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Along the turtle slowly crawled.

Question 42

Which of the following is a preposition?

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Under

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Green

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Jump

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The

Question 43

Which of these sentences contains a comma splice?

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The weather was nice, we decided to go for a walk.

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The weather was nice; we decided to go for a walk.

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The weather was nice, so we decided to go for a walk.

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Because the weather was nice, we decided to go for a walk.

Question 44

Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence: 'Walking the dog, the leash got tangled'.

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Walking the dog

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the leash got tangled

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dog

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leash

Question 45

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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The dog chased the ball into the park.

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The dog chased, the ball into the park.

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The dog, chased the ball into the park.

Question 46

Identify the word that is a preposition:

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on

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book

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slowly

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the

Question 47

Which punctuation mark should be placed after a question?

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?

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.

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,

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!

Question 48

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The book was read by the student.

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The reading of the book was done by the student.

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The student read the book.

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The book and the student read.

Question 49

Identify the word that is an adjective:

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beautiful

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and

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the

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run

Question 50

Which sentence is written in the present perfect tense?

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I have eaten breakfast.

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I ate breakfast.

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I will eat breakfast.

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I am eating breakfast.

Question 51

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

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,

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;

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.

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:

Question 52

Identify the word that is a noun:

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dog

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run

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the

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and

Question 53

Which sentence is written in the future tense?

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I will go to the store.

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I went to the store.

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I go to the store.

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I am going to the store.