English Grammar Quiz

Which sentence uses the comma(s) correctly?

• Penny Yancey and Heather are all on the soccer team.

• Walter and Jenny, were waiting for the rain to stop.

• Make sure you bring a blanket, juice, sandwiches, and, chips for the picnic today.

• Kerry auditioned for the lead, but Leo got the part.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Every single complete sentence needs…

• a verb and a pronoun.

• a subject and a predicate.

• a subject and an adverb.

• a subject and conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which sentence uses a possessive apostrophe correctly?

• The childrens' books were left at school.

• Lily's mother works at the salon.

• This is the Joneses' house.

• The mens' coats were left at home.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is connotation?

• The feelings/cultural meanings associated with a word.

• FANBOYS- combines two independent clauses.

• The dictionary definition of a word.

• A type of poetry that has a unique rhyme scheme and rhythm.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What is denotation?

• FANBOYS- combines two independent clauses.

• The feelings/cultural meanings associated with a word.

• The dictionary definition of a word.

• A type of poetry that has a unique rhyme scheme and rhythm.

Which of the following sentences uses a colon correctly?

• My brother's best friends are: Tom and Hank.

• The birds love: to eat birdseed every morning.

• Kasey and Karley are: sisters.

• When you're at the store, pick up the following: milk, bread, and eggs.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What type of punctuation do you use to indicate an omission of words from a quote?

• Ellipsis

• Semicolons

• Parenthesis

• Commas

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Is the bolded pronoun in the following sentence personal or possessive? The teacher let me borrow her highlighter.

• Possessive

• Personal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is the bolded pronoun in the following sentence personal or possessive? Can I have some of your candy?

• Possessive

• Personal

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

Is the bolded pronoun in the following sentence personal or possessive? I love my friend Eric, but **he** is always yapping.

• Possessive

• Personal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A