Grammar and Mechanics Quizzes for 6th Grade English: Test Your Skills

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? When using a comma after an introductory clause, only use it if the clause contains multiple words.

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Because the day was gloomy, we decided to stay indoors.

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Because the day was gloomy we decided to stay indoors.

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Because the day was gloomy,we decided to stay indoors.

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Because, the day was gloomy we decided to stay indoors.

Question 2

Which of the following is a preposition?

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over

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the

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and

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run

Question 3

What is the correct way to capitalize the title of a book?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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to kill a mockingbird

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to Kill a Mocking BIrd

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To Kill A Mockingbird

Question 4

Which sentence uses the correct form of the word 'lie'?

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I am going to lie down and rest.

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I am going to lay down and rest.

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I am going to lye down and rest.

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I am going to layed down and rest.

Question 5

What type of punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

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Comma

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Colon

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Period

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Semicolon

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a subordinate clause? Subordinate clauses must have a subject and a verb.

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Because I was eating, the phone rang.

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The boy is tall.

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The dog barked loudly.

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I went to the store.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?

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The students read the book.

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The book was read by the students.

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Reading the book was done by the students.

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The book is being read by the students.

Question 8

What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?

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A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea; a pronoun replaces a noun.

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A noun is a word that describes an action; a pronoun is a word that names a person.

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A noun is a word that shows possession; a pronoun is a word that asks a question.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a dangling modifier?

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Walking down the street, the wind blew my hat off.

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

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After finishing the test, the students left the classroom.

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The students, eager to learn, raised their hands.

Question 10

Which sentence is written correctly? Titles of books, movies, and other works are capitalized using title case, only the first and last word and any proper nouns are capitalized.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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the lord of the rings: the Return of the King

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the Lord of the Rings: the return of the King

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The Lord of the rings: The return of the king

Question 11

Which sentence uses the correct punctuation mark?

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The dog barked, and the cat meowed.

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The dog barked the cat meowed

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The dog barked, but the cat meowed.

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The dog barked and the cat meowed.

Question 12

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun?

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I gave the book to her.

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I gave she the book.

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I gave the book to him.

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I gave the book to she.

Question 13

Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

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The President of the United States visited our school.

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the president of the united states visited our school.

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The president of the United States visited our school.

Question 14

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

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I love to read books, especially fantasy novels.

Question 15

Which sentence uses the correct possessive form of the noun?

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The dog's tail wagged excitedly.

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The dogs' tail wagged excitedly.

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The dog's tails wagged excitedly.

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The dogs tail wagged excitedly.

Question 16

Which pronoun correctly replaces the underlined phrase in the sentence: "The cat sat on the mat."?

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It

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She

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He

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They

Question 17

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

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The children play in the park.

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The children plays in the park.

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The child play in the park.

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The children playing in the park.

Question 18

Choose the sentence with the correct use of an adjective.

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The bright sun warmed the earth.

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The sun warmed the earth brightly.

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The sun brightly warmed the earth.

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The brightly sun warmed the earth.

Question 19

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

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I am happy to see you.

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I are happy to see you.

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I be happy to see you.

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I is happy to see you.

Question 20

Which sentence uses correct apostrophes?

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The students' projects were impressive.

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The student's projects were impressive.

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The students projects were impressive.

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The students' project were impressive.

Question 21

Choose the sentence with the correct use of a semicolon.

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The storm raged; the trees swayed violently.

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The storm raged, the trees swayed violently.

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The storm raged the trees swayed violently.

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The storm raged. The trees swayed violently.

Question 22

Which sentence uses the correct contraction?

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I'm going to the park.

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I'm going too the park.

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I am going to the park.

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Im going to the park.

Question 23

Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

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The president of the United States visited our school.

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the president of the United States visited our school.

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The President of the United States visited our school.

Question 24

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation:

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I love to eat pizza, but I also enjoy tacos.

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I love to eat pizza but I also enjoy tacos.

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I love to eat pizza, but, I also enjoy tacos.

Question 25

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'The dog wagged _____ tail.'

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its

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his

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it's

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their

Question 26

Identify the correct verb tense in the sentence: 'She will sing at the concert.'

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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 27

Which sentence uses an adjective correctly?

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The fluffy cat curled up on the couch.

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The cat curled up on the fluffy couch.

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The cat fluffy curled up on the couch.

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The cat curled up on the couch fluffy.

Question 28

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

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The team plays well together.

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The team play well together.

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The teams play well together.

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The teams plays well together.

Question 29

Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman.'

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loudly

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barked

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dog

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mailman

Question 30

Which sentence uses a preposition correctly?

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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 over the table.

Question 31

Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?

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I want to go to the park, but it's raining.

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I want to go to the park, and it's raining.

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I want to go to the park so it's raining.

Question 32

Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation for a direct quote:

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My friend said, "Let's go to the movies!"

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My friend said "Let's go to the movies!"

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My friend said, 'Let's go to the movies!'