Tense and Pronoun Mastery Quiz

Identify the error in the sentence: "Yesterday, she walks to the park and played with her friends."

• walks

• played

• park

• friends

Answer explanation

The error in the sentence is 'walks'. It should be 'walked' to maintain past tense consistency with 'played'. The correct sentence is: 'Yesterday, she walked to the park and played with her friends.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "The dog and the cat (was/were) playing in the yard."

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'were' because the subject 'The dog and the cat' is plural. When the subject is plural, we use 'were' instead of 'was'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the vague pronoun in the sentence: "When Sarah met Emily, she was very happy."

• Sarah

• Emily

• she

• happy

Answer explanation

The vague pronoun in the sentence is 'she', as it does not clearly specify whether it refers to Sarah or Emily. This ambiguity makes it unclear who was very happy.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Correct the sentence for subject-verb agreement: "The team of players are ready for the match."

• The team of players is ready for the match.

• The team of players were ready for the match.

• The team of players was ready for the match.

• The team of players is ready for the matches.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "The team of players is ready for the match." because 'team' is a collective noun treated as a singular subject, requiring the singular verb 'is' for proper subject-verb agreement.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the error in the sentence: "If he studies hard, he will passed the exam."

• studies

• will

• passed

• exam

Answer explanation

The error in the sentence is 'passed'. It should be 'pass' to match the future tense 'will'. The correct sentence is: 'If he studies hard, he will pass the exam.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Neither of the girls brought (her/their) book."

• her

• their

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'her' because 'neither' is singular, referring to one girl. Therefore, we use the singular possessive pronoun 'her' instead of the plural 'their'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the tense shift in the sentence: "I was watching TV when the phone rings."

• was watching

• TV

• rings

• phone

Answer explanation

The tense shift occurs with the verb "rings". The sentence starts in the past tense with "was watching" but shifts to the present tense with "rings", indicating an action happening at the same time.

Correct the sentence for subject-verb agreement: "Each of the students have a pencil."

• Each of the students has a pencil.

• Each of the students have pencils.

• Each of the students has pencils.

• Each of the students have a pencil.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Each of the students has a pencil." because "each" is a singular subject, requiring the singular verb "has". The other options incorrectly use "have" or plural nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Clarify the vague pronoun in the sentence: "Alex told Jordan that he would help with the project."

• Alex told Jordan that Alex would help with the project.

• Alex told Jordan that Jordan would help with the project.

• Alex told Jordan that they would help with the project.

• Alex told Jordan that someone would help with the project.

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'he' in the sentence refers to Alex, as it is the most logical antecedent. Therefore, the correct clarification is 'Alex told Jordan that Alex would help with the project.' This removes any ambiguity.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the error in the sentence: "The birds sings every morning."

• birds

• sings

• every

• morning

Answer explanation

The error in the sentence is 'sings'. It should be 'sing' to agree with the plural subject 'birds'. The correct sentence is 'The birds sing every morning.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F