Grammar Challenge (STAAR)

Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: the dog barked loudly

• The dog barked loudly!

• The dog barked loudly,

• The dog barked loudly;

• The dog barked loudly.

• The dog barked loudly

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: The team _______ going to the championship.

• be

• are

• is

• were

Which word needs to be capitalized in the sentence: i love to read books

• love

• I

• read

• books

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement: The students in the class is very smart.

• The students in the class are very smart.

• The student in the class is very smart.

• The students in the classes is very smart.

• The students in the class is very smart.

Add the necessary punctuation to the sentence: she asked if i wanted to go with her

• She asked if I wanted to go with her!

• She asked if I wanted to go with her.

• She asked if I wanted to go with her?

• She asked if I wanted to go with her.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence: a) I cannot go to the party b) i cannot go to the party

• I cannot go to the party!

• a) I cannot go to the party

• I cannot go to the party.

• i cannot go to the party

Which word should be capitalized in the title: the adventures of tom sawyer

• adventures

• sawyer

• Tom

• the

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: The cat _______ on the windowsill.

• sits

• laying

• jumped

• sleeps

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement: The book that I borrowed from the library are very interesting.

• The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.

• The book that I borrowed from the library were very interesting.

• The book that I borrowed from the library be very interesting.

• The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.

Add the necessary punctuation to the sentence: where are you going

• Where are you going?

• Where are you going.

• Where are you going!

• Where are you going