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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A) The dog barked loudly, and ran away. B) The cat meowed, and purred. C) The bird chirped, and flew away. D) The horse galloped, and jumped.

• A) The dog barked loudly, and jumped.

• B) The cat meowed, and flew.

• D) The horse galloped, and purred.

• C) The bird chirped, and flew away.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the error in the sentence: 'She is a good student, she always completes her homework on time.' A) Comma splice B) Run-on sentence C) Fragment D) Correct as is

• A) Comma splice

• B) Fragment

• C) Incorrect punctuation

• D) Spelling error

Choose the correct spelling of the word: A) Occured B) Occurred C) Occured D) Occureed

• Occured

• Occureed

• Occured

• Occurred

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which sentence is grammatically correct? A) I seen the movie last night. B) I have saw the movie last night. C) I have seen the movie last night. D) I have see the movie last night.

• B) I have saw the movie last night.

• D) I have see the movie last night.

• C) I have seen the movie last night.

• A) I seen the movie last night.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Identify the error in the sentence: 'The book was laying on the table.' A) Subject-verb agreement B) Incorrect verb form C) Misplaced modifier D) Correct as is

• C) Misplaced modifier

• D) Correct as is

• A) Subject-verb agreement

• B) Incorrect verb form

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Choose the best transition word to complete the sentence: 'I wanted to go to the party, _______ I had too much homework to do.' A) but B) so C) because D) or

• or

• because

• so

• A) but

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A) She asked, 'What time is it?' B) She asked 'What time is it?' C) She asked 'What time is it? D) She asked, 'What time is it.'

• B) She asked 'What time is it?'

• C) She asked 'What time is it?

• D) She asked, 'What time is it.'

• A) She asked, 'What time is it?'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Identify the error in the sentence: 'Their going to the store to buy some groceries.' A) Subject-verb agreement B) Incorrect verb form C) Misplaced modifier D) Correct as is

• A) Subject-verb agreement

• C) Misplaced modifier

• B

• D) Correct as is

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: 'She _______ to the store yesterday.' A) goed B) gone C) went D) go

• D) go

• B) gone

• C) went

• A) goed

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence is grammatically correct? A) The cat laid on the couch all day. B) The cat layed on the couch all day. C) The cat lain on the couch all day. D) The cat lay on the couch all day.

• The cat lied on the couch all day.

• The cat laid on the couch all night.

• The cat lay on the couch all day.

• The cat laying on the couch all day.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D