English Quiz 1 Review

Look at the following sentence.

hector have you gone to the new italian restaurant on broad street

Which words should be capitalized? Select all that apply.

• hector

• italian

• broad

• street

Answer explanation

Capitalize:

• - beginnings of sentences

• - names

• - places (including street names, cities, countries, states, etc.)

Look at the following sentence. hector have you gone to the new italian restaurant on broad street

Where should there be a comma?

• after hector

• after restaurant

• after you

• There should not be a comma in this sentence

Answer explanation

Commas should be used for a direct address.

Use a comma after the name at the beginning of the sentence.

If the name is in the middle of the sentence, use a comma before and after.

If the name is at the end of a sentence, use a comma before the name.

Look at the following sentence. hector have you gone to the new italian restaurant on broad street

What should go at the end of this sentence?

• .
• !
• ?
• nothing

Answer explanation

A question mark should go at the end of this sentences because it is a question.

Look at the following sentence. hector have you gone to the new italian restaurant on broad street

What kind of sentence is this?

• declarative
• imperative
• interrogatory
• exclamatory

Answer explanation

Interrogatory sentences are sentences that ask a question.

Which of these things should NOT be capitalized

• the months of the year
• the seasons
• the names of cities
• the names of religions

On Sundays, I _______ to the park with my little brother.

Which verb should go in the blank?

• go

• gone

• went

• going

Answer explanation

Go is the past continuous tense of the verb.

What part of speech is used to describe a noun?

• adverb
• verb
• adjective
• gerund

Which words should be capitalized in the title of the book the house on mango street? Select all that apply.

• the
• house
• on
• mango
• street

Read this email:

Dear Ms. Branch

I was wondering if I could come to Coach Class this Tuesday. Please let me know what time I should arrive.

Thank you

Ashley

Where should commas be added?

• Between Dear and Ms. Branch

• After Branch

• Between Thank and you

• After Thank you

• Nowhere

Answer explanation

A comma should be added after the name in the address of a letter.

A comma should come after the salutation and before the name at the sign off of a letter.

Look at this sentence.

They ordered a giant pepperoni pizza for dinner last night.

Which word is the subject?

• They
• bought
• car
• dealership

Answer explanation

They is the subject.

It is the noun (who or what) that is performing an action in the sentence.