Grammar Quiz: Week 15

Which sentence would make the best lead sentence for a story about someone's favorite teacher?

• Mrs. Alexander was a very good math teacher, but she wasn't very good at reading.

• My art teacher Mrs. Logan once sent me to the office for spilling a big can of paint.

• Because of the many lessons I learned in his class, I will always consider Mr. Benton my favorite teacher.

• My favorite times of ay at school are lunch time and recess.

In order to hook the reader, which would be the best introduction for the following paragraph?

The huge leaves slapped at his sides as he picked his way along the path his family had made. For generations his herd had walked this way to reach the large pool that provided them all with baths and cool drinks. This time was different thought. He was not with his mother, his aunts, or his sisters. He was on his own. For the first time, he was making his way in the world with the support of his family.

• An elephant went walking in the forest.

• This will be a story about a young elephant.

• There was a young elephant walking in the forest.

• The young elephant stepped carefully among the banana plants.

The melting ice threatens to shrink glaciers.

This sentence is an example of...

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• an exclamatory sentence

• an imperative sentence

Chocolate cake is delicious, but apple pie is my favorite dessert.

The sentence above is an example of...

• a simple sentence

• a run-on sentence

• a compound sentence

• an interrogative sentence

1. Setting up an aquarium, or fish tank, for the first time takes several steps. 2. First, use water to wash everything that's going in the tank. 3. Check the tank for leaks. 4. Do not add the fish until the next day. 5. Ask an adult to help you hook up the air pumps and lights. 6. Next, decorate the bottom of the tank with rocks and plants. 7. Fill the tank with clean water.

Which sentence order makes the paragraph above most clear to the reader?

• 1,2,3,4,6,7,5

• 1,2,3,4,7,5,6

• 1,2,3,4,5,7,6

• 1,2,7,3,5,6,4

Both Belinda's brother and her uncle work on a battleship in the pacific.

Which word in the sentence above needs to be edited for capitalization?

• brother

• uncle

• battleship

• pacific

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• I love to read and learn all about horses.

• I love to read about horses, and someday I want to own one.

• I want to own a horse one day, and I love to read about them.

• Since I want to own a horse one day, I want to read all about them.

Articles in English are a, an, & the

Identify the sentence in which all the articles are used correctly.

• My grandfather entered a large watermelon and a eggplant in the county fair.

• Titanic his a iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank a few hours later.

• They say that an apple a day will keep the doctor away.

• The man wrote a angry letter to the editor of the newspaper.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• "Tell Mindy, to come in here." Mom said.

• Trent whispered, "I'll go find a flashlight."

• Dad, called "Let's get into the car right now."

• "I wish I could go to the skating rink" sighed, Jennie.

Which sentence is an example of an interrogative sentence?

• Kim has a new puppy named Tanner.

• Kim, have you fed your new puppy Tanner?

• What a cute doge your new puppy Tanner is, Kim!

• Kim, feed your new puppy Tanner before you leave school.