Grammar Skills Quiz

All of the following nouns require an uppercase letter EXCEPT for______

• Cincinnati

• Kings Island

• Mall

• Olive Garden

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I like pepperoni mushroom and cheese pizza.

• I like pepperoni, mushroom and, cheese pizza.

• I like pepperoni, mushroom, and cheese pizza.

Fill in the blank.

I went to the park, _______ I stayed for an hour.

• nor

• and

• but

• because

Whose cat is that?

• The cat was Kristas.

• The cat was Kristas'.

• The cat was Krista's.

• The cat was Kristas's.

Laura _____________________ (be) my best friend since we were nine.

• have been

• has been

• was

• were

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• The dogs barks loudly every morning.

• The dog bark loudly every morning.

• The dogs bark loudly every morning.

• The dog barks loudly every morning.

Choose the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.

• My Aunt lives in Paris.

• My aunt lives in Paris.

• my aunt lives in Paris.

• My aunt Lives in paris.

Select the sentence that correctly uses past tense verbs.

• She walk to the store yesterday.

• She walks to the store yesterday.

• She walked to the store yesterday.

• She is walking to the store yesterday.

Which of the following is a correctly written compound sentence?

• I like to swim, but my sister likes to dance.

• I like to swim but, my sister likes to dance.

• I like to swim, my sister likes to dance.

• I like to swim but my sister, likes to dance.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a possessive noun.

• The cats tail was fluffy.

• The cat's tail was fluffy.

• The cats' tail was fluffy.

• The cat tail's was fluffy.