Grammar Skills Quiz

Which of the following titles is correctly capitalized?

• the adventures of tom sawyer

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• The adventures Of Tom Sawyer

• The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

Answer explanation

The correct title is 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' because the first letter of each major word should be capitalized in a title.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The dogs barks loudly.

• The dog bark loudly.

• The dog barks loudly.

• The dogs barking loudly.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with subject-verb agreement is 'The dog barks loudly.' The subject 'dog' agrees with the singular verb 'barks.'

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• Each of the students must bring their own lunch.

• Each of the students must bring his or her own lunch.

• Each of the students must bring its own lunch.

• Each of the students must bring their own lunches.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with proper pronoun-antecedent agreement is 'Each of the students must bring his or her own lunch.'

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence uses standard English punctuation correctly?

• My favorite colors are: blue, green, and red.

• My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.

• My favorite colors are blue green and red.

• My favorite colors are; blue, green, and red.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.' as it uses standard English punctuation with commas separating the colors in the list.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the correctly spelled word.

• Recieve

• Receive

• Recive

• Receeve

Answer explanation

The correctly spelled word is 'Receive'. The other options 'Recieve', 'Recive', and 'Receeve' are misspelled. Therefore, the correct choice is 'Receive'.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following titles is correctly capitalized?

• a tale of two cities

• A Tale Of Two Cities

• A Tale of Two Cities

• A tale of Two Cities

Answer explanation

The correct title is 'A Tale of Two Cities' because the first letter of each main word should be capitalized in a title.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The cat chase the mouse.

• The cat chases the mouse.

• The cats chases the mouse.

• The cats chasing the mouse.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with subject-verb agreement is 'The cat chases the mouse.' The subject 'cat' agrees with the singular verb 'chases.'

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• Everyone should do their homework.

• Everyone should do his or her homework.

• Everyone should do its homework.

• Everyone should do their homeworks.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with proper pronoun-antecedent agreement is 'Everyone should do his or her homework.' This choice uses the singular 'his or her' to match the singular antecedent 'Everyone.'

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence uses standard English punctuation correctly?

• She said, "Let's go to the park".

• She said "Let's go to the park."

• She said, "Let's go to the park."

• She said "Let's go to the park".

Answer explanation

The correct sentence uses standard English punctuation by placing the comma inside the quotation marks before the closing punctuation. Therefore, the sentence 'She said, "Let's go to the park."' is the one that uses standard English punctuation correctly.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the correctly spelled word.

• Accommodate

• Acommodate

• Accomodate

• Acommodate

Answer explanation

The correctly spelled word is 'Accommodate'. The other options 'Acommodate' and 'Accomodate' are misspelled. Therefore, the correct choice is 'Accommodate'.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept