Mastering 12th Grade Grammar

What part of speech is the word 'quick' in the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The students are studying for their exams.'

• Studying

• The exams

• For their exams

• The students

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A) Its a beautiful day. B) It's a beautiful day. C) Its' a beautiful day.

• B) It's a beautiful day.

• Its a beautiful day.

• Its a beautifull day.

• It is a beautiful day.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'She (go) to the store every Saturday'?

• going

• goes

• gone

• goed

Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the boys brought (his, their) lunch.'

• his

• his or her

• its

• their's

What type of sentence is this: 'Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.'?

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Declarative sentence

• Compound sentence

Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Each of the players have their own locker.'

• All of the players has their own locker.

• Each of the players have their own lockers.

• Each player have their own locker.

• Each of the players has their own locker.

Which of the following is a compound sentence? A) I like to read. B) I like to read, and I enjoy writing. C) Reading is fun.

• Reading and writing are my hobbies.

• I enjoy writing.

• I read every day.

• I like to read, and I enjoy writing.

What is the correct use of the semicolon in this sentence: 'I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.'?

• The semicolon separates two unrelated clauses.

• The semicolon is used to introduce a list of items.

• The semicolon connects two related independent clauses.

• The semicolon should be used before conjunctions.

Transform the following sentence into passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.