Grammar Usage Quiz

Which version of the sentence has been correctly edited for grammar usage?

• The beach is packed with people who has come to watch the surfing competition.

• The beach is packed with people who has came to watch the surfing competition.

• The beach is packed with people who have come to watch the surfing competition.

• The beach is packed with people who have comes to watch the surfing competition.

Choose the sentence that has correct use of verb tense.

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I have had time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I make a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I would have time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I made a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I would have time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I made a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I will have had time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I was making a poor choice."

Choose the sentence from the student's notes that does not have errors in grammar usage.

• Today, Americans ate more than 17 billion quarts of popcorn a year.

• Thanks to Old H. Smith, popcorn became available in grocery stores for the first time in 1914.

• In the 1700s, popcorn was cooking in thin metal containers in front of the fireplace and is served with sugar and cream for breakfast.

• Over 400 years ago, popcorn is important to an Aztecs as food, as decoration for ceremonial headdresses and necklaces, and as ornaments on statues of their gods.

Which sentence has an incorrect shift in verb tense?

• Carol has soccer practice, and Mike has softball practice.

• I am in junior band, and we practice twice a week.

• Everyone gets home at a different time, and we're all hungry.

• However, we never have dinner before Mom got home from work.

Which two sentences use the incorrect verb tenses?

• The newspaper says it will rain on Saturday.

• We will go to a movie if it does rain.

• Mom says we deciding our plan on Friday.

• Our family wants to go on a trip this weekend.

Which two sentences do not use correct verb tense?

• Yesterday, I went to the shopping mall with my mom.

• The shoe store was so crowded that we could not even get inside.

• People stand in line that reached the escalator.

• I wondered what was going on and started to worry.

• My favorite college basketball player was at the store to sign autographs!

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• Before you come to the program please be sure, that your permission slip is turned in to your teacher.

• Before you come to the program, please be sure that your permission slip is turned in to your teacher.

• Before, you come to the program please be sure that your permission slip is turned in to your teacher.

• Before you come to the program, please be sure that your permission slip is turned, in to your teacher.

Choose the two sentences that are missing a comma.

• The little boy pretended as if he had no idea how the chocolate milk spilled on the new rug.

• Once we realized that the thunderstorm was headed toward us we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.

• Before our class goes to the cafeteria all of the students wash their hands.

• She helps me with homework every day after school.

• The fifth-graders hope that they will be allowed to sit with their friends in the cafeteria starting next week.

Read the following sentences. Choose the sentence that does not have errors in punctuation.

• When Mr. Dean went to the store, he bought eggs, bread, and milk for ten dollars.

• The fifth-grade teachers gave math homework on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, last month.

• Sharon, Todd, and Corey, enjoy spending their Saturdays building rockets for the science fair.

• Ever since she was in Kindergarten, Ella has loved reading, coloring, and painting, during her free time.

Which version of the sentence has been correctly edited for punctuation?

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time, dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.