Wave Connect Quiz

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• She went to the store, and bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
• She went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges.
• She went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
• She went to the store and bought, apples, bananas, and oranges.

Answer explanation

This sentence correctly uses the Oxford comma (the comma before "and" in a list) to separate items in a series.

What is the correct plural form of "child"?

• childs
• childes
• childrens
• children

Answer explanation

"Child" follows the regular rule for forming plurals by adding "-ren" to the singular form.

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• The dogs barks in the yard.
• The dog bark in the yard.
• The dogs bark in the yard.
• The dog barks in the yard.

Answer explanation

"Dog" is singular, so the verb should also be singular ("barks").

Identify the noun in the sentence: "The sun shines brightly."

• shines
• brightly
• the
• sun

Answer explanation

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. "Sun" is the noun in this sentence as it refers to a celestial body.

What is the correct form of the verb "to be" in the past tense

• is
• be
• was
• been

Answer explanation

The past tense form of the verb "to be" for singular subjects (I, he, she, it) is "was."

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "She _____ to the store yesterday."

• goed
• gone
• went
• go

Answer explanation

"Went" is the past tense form of the verb "go."

What is the correct comparative form of "good"?

• gooder
• more good
• better
• goodest

Answer explanation

"Better" is the comparative form of "good" when comparing two things.

What is the correct spelling?

• occurence
• ocurrence
• occurrence
• ocurrense

Answer explanation

This is the correct spelling of the word meaning "something that happens."

He ________ football with his friends last Saturday.

• play
• plays
• played
• playing

Answer explanation

"Played" is the correct past tense form of the verb to match the past action indicated by "last Saturday."

The sun ________ in the sky.

• shine
• shines

• shined
• shining

Answer explanation

"Shines" is the correct form of the verb to match the singular subject "sun" in the present tense.