Sentence Skills Review Quiz

Find the subjects for the following sentence.

Hedgehogs and porcupines have quills for protection.

• a) porcupines, quills

• hedgehogs, porcupines

• porcupines, protection

• protection, quills

Read the sentence. Choose the answer that tells which part of the sentence is underlined.

Giraffes eat leaves from the top of tall trees.

• subject

• verb

• noun

• predicate

Is this an incomplete or complete sentence?

Wild animals

• complete

• incomplete

Is this an incomplete or complete sentence?

Giraffes and elephants are the tallest animals alive.

• incomplete

• complete

Is this sentence incomplete or complete?

Giraffes grunt.

• incomplete

• complete

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• the sixteenth president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln.

• The sixteenth president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln.

• The sixteenth president of the united states was Abraham Lincoln.

• The sixteenth president of the United States was abraham lincoln.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• he was born on february 12, 1809, in a cabin in Kentucky.

• He was born on february 12, 1809, in a cabin in Kentucky.

• He was born on February 12, 1809, in a cabin in kentucky.

• He was born on February 12, 1809, in a cabin in Kentucky.

Which quote is written correctly?

• "Mr. Ross, look at the time machine! Sally exclaimed.

• "Mr. Ross, look at the time machine!" Sally exclaimed.

• Mr. Ross, look at the time machine! Sally exclaimed.

• "Mr. Ross, look at the time machine Sally exclaimed.

Where do the quotation marks go? Choose the one that has the quotation marks in the correct place.

• Well, if it isn't Mr. Grinch! Sally exclaimed.

• Well, if it isn't Mr. Grinch! "Sally exclaimed. "

• "Well, if it isn't Mr. Grinch! Sally exclaimed."

• "Well, if it isn't Mr. Grinch!" Sally exclaimed.

Look at the following sentence. Which word is the preposition?

You may want to put a cover on the tank.

• you

• on

• cover

• want