Grammar and Usage

Which is a run-on sentence?

• Yesterday I went swimming, so today I will try to go fishing.
• Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out.
• My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up again.
• We went on a nature hunt with my class and collected leaves, rocks, and pinecones.

Which sentence needs an apostrophe?

• Do not remove the tag from your mattress; it is the law.
• Ashleys kitchen was a mess, but nobody wanted to clean it up.
• Alexis needs to find a new place to live by the end of the month.
• The feelings are always the same when you move to a new town.

Which date is correctly punctuated?

• January 7 2001
• January 7, 2001
• January, 7, 2001
• January. 7. 2001

Which sentence uses the correct past tense of the verb to bring?

• I brought my books home.
• I brung my books home.
• I brang my books home.
• I bring my books home.

Which word in the sentence is a verb?

Andrea played well in a difficult tennis match.

• Andrea
• played
• difficult
• tennis

Which sentence is in the present tense?

• I played football last week.
• I will play football after school.
• I have played football since school began.
• I play football sometimes but not everyday.

Which is the correct form for the contraction it is?

• its'
• its
• it's
• its's

Which word BEST completes the sentence?
I have _________ the dog out for a walk.

• tooken
• took
• take
• taken

Which is a sentence fragment?

• My sister won the swimming contest.
• Did you go to the swimming contest?
• Next Saturday, the swimming contest.
• Stop calling about the swimming contest.

(1) Grasslands are areas of land throughout the world that do not get enough rain to support the growth of many trees. (2) However, these areas do have grasses and plants that provide a source of food for animals. (3) Many animals live in a grassland. (4) African elephants and zebras live in a grassland. (5) These areas of land are known also as prairies or savannas.
Choose the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4 to improve the meaning of the paragraph.

• Many animals, African elephants, and zebras live in grasslands.
• Many animals live in grasslands, and they are African elephants and zebras.
• African elephants and zebras are two of the many animals that live in grasslands.
• African elephants and zebras are animals that live with many other animals in grasslands.