Grammar Fun

Read the sentence.

The president of our club, _________ is known for giving long speeches, said only a few words before our club activities began.

• that

• which

• whom

• who

Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in pronoun usage?

• The fish that Amy caught was huge.

• The woman who is smiling is my teacher.

• The boy which won the prize is my brother.

• The cake that my cousin baked is ready to eat.

Read the paragraph.

(1)Today, art class is fun because I am painting a picture of a garden. (2) In the picture, the sun is shining and a big cloud is floating in the sky. (3) Colorful flowers are growing everywhere. (4) Butterflies and bumblebees were flying around the flowers.

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in verb tense?

• Change am painting to was painting in sentence 1.

• Change is floating to will be floating in sentence 2.

• Change are growing to were growing in sentence 3.

• Change were flying to are flying in sentence 4.

Read the sentence.

My brother stayed home even though he _______ have gone outside to play with his friends.

Which word correctly completes the sentences to show that the brother was able to go outside but decided not to?

• must

• might

• could

• would

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The moose has large brown, two antlers.

• The moose has two brown, large antlers.

• The moose has large, two brown antlers.

• The moose has two large, brown antlers.

Read the information.

The Ohio River __________________.

Choose the words that complete the sentence.

• flowing very quickly

• for rafting and fishing

• runs through Pennsylvania

• along with the Beaver River

Read the sentence.

I no there is one road that goes through the park.

What change needs to be made to correct the error?

• Change no to know.

• Change there to their.

• Change one to won.

• Change road to rowed.

Read the sentences.

(1) Carpenters receive important training to help them do their jobs. (2) Carpenters might find their jobs more difficult without _____________.

Which word correctly completes sentence 2?

• it

• once

• those

• them

Read the sentence.

Giant pandas live in the mountain ranges of central china.

Which underlined word should begin with a capital letter?

• pandas

• ranges

• central

• china

Read the sentence.

"Elk herds have been spotted in nearby Winslow Hill" Mr. Henson read aloud from the paper.

Which change corrects the mistake in punctuation?

• Add a comma after Hill.

• Add quotation marks after Mr. Henson.

• Add a comma after read.

• Add quotation marks after paper.