Act English

What is the correct way to combine the following sentences? 'She went to the store. She bought some milk.'

• She went to the store but bought no milk.

• She went to the store, then bought some milk.

• She went to the store, she bought some milk.

• She went to the store and bought some milk.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is grammatically correct? A) 'The dog quickly ran across the street.' B) 'Quickly the dog ran across the street.'

• Quickly the dog ran across the street.

• Ran quickly the dog across the street.

• The dog quickly ran across street.

• A) 'The dog quickly ran across the street.'

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify the error in the following sentence: 'The teacher told the students to quietly sit down.'

• The error is the use of 'sit down' instead of 'sit' as a phrasal verb.

• The error is the use of 'told' instead of 'asked' as a more polite verb.

• The error is the use of 'quietly' as an adverb instead of 'quiet' as an adjective.

• The error is the use of 'students' instead of 'pupils' as a more formal term.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly: A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.' B) 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'

• 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'

• 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'

• 'I love to read books especially, mystery novels.'

• A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.'

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is written in active voice? A) 'The cake was baked by Mary.' B) 'Mary baked the cake.'

• D) 'The cake was baked.'

• C) 'The cake was baked by Mary.'

• B) 'Mary baked the cake.'

• A) 'Mary baked the cake.'

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement: A) 'The team plays well together.' B) 'The team play well together.'

• A) 'The team play well together.'

• B) 'The team playing well together.'

• C) 'The team played well together.'

• A) 'The team plays well together.'

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the word 'children'?

• childs

• child's

• children's

• childrens

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'their', 'there', and 'they're': A) 'Their going to the park over there.' B) 'They're going to the park over there.'

• They're going to the park over their.

• They're going to the park over there.

• Their going to the park over there.

• Their going to the park over they're.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the sentence with the correct placement of adverbs: A) 'She quickly ran the race.' B) 'She ran quickly the race.'

• A) 'She quickly ran the race.'

• C) 'She ran the race quickly.'

• D) 'Quickly she ran the race.'

• E) 'She ran the quickly race.'

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence uses the correct form of the irregular verb 'to swim'? A) 'She swimmed across the pool.' B) 'She swam across the pool.'

• C) 'She swim across the pool.'

• A) 'She swimmed across the pool.'

• B) 'She swam across the pool.'

• D) 'She swimming across the pool.'

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D