Grammar

Which of the following is correct?

• The team plays good in decisive games.

• The team plays well in decisive games.

Which of the following is correct?

• I haven't barely started to think about my exam

• I have barely started to think about my exam

Identify the problem with the following paragraph:

Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.

• It lacks subject - verb agreement in some sentences.

• Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph

• There are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses

Which of the following is correct?

• Most people not only lift weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout

• Most people not only are lifting weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout.

Mom..............the potatoes for dinner.

• mash

• mashes

• mashing

• none of the above

My grandma and grandpa............... to Florida every summer.

• goes

• went

• go

• goed

The suffix in the word comfortable is:

• for

• table

• ible

• able

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

• When I get older, I will be able to drive.

• When I get older I will be able to drive

• When, I get older, I will be able to drive.

• When I get older I will be, able to drive

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

• However I am very good at math.

• However I, am very, good at math.

• However, I am very good at math

• However I am very good, at math.

What is the action verb in this sentence?

After the speech, Mario asked a question of Sydney.

• speech

• asked

• question

• Sydney