Mastering Basic Grammar Skills

Identify the correct tense: She (go) to the market every Saturday.

• goes to the market every Saturday

• goes

• going

• gone

Choose the correct punctuation: I love reading books ___ they are my escape.

• I love reading books, they are my escape.

• I love reading books. They are my escape!

• I love reading books: they are my escape.

• I love reading books; they are my escape.

Which sentence is correctly structured? A) The dog barked loudly, it was annoying. B) The dog barked loudly; it was annoying.

• The dog barked loudly: it was annoying.

• The dog barked loudly; it was annoying too.

• B) The dog barked loudly; it was annoying.

• The dog barked loudly, and it was annoying.

Select the correct pronoun: Every student must submit (his or her, their) assignment on time.

• the assignment

• its assignment

• his assignment

• his or her

Identify the part of speech: Quickly, she ran to the store. (What is 'quickly'?)

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Fill in the blank with the correct tense: They (finish) their project by next week.

• finished their project

• have finished their project

• will have finished

• will finish their project

Choose the correct punctuation: Can you believe it ___ I won the lottery?

• Can you believe it: I won the lottery?

• Can you believe it, I won the lottery?

• Can you believe it? I won the lottery!

• Can you believe it; I won the lottery?

Which sentence demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) Each of the players have their own locker. B) Each of the players has his or her own locker.

• All of the players have their lockers.

• B) Each of the players has his or her own locker.

• Each player have their own locker.

• Every player has their own lockers.

Identify the part of speech: The cat sat on the mat. (What is 'sat'?)

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Choose the correct form: If he (was, were) here, he would help us.

• will be

• is

• were

• wasn't