Grammar and Clarity Quiz

When we got to school, he realized that he have forgotten his math homework.

In this sentence, which word could best replace have?

• haven’t

• had

• As it is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

That night, Manuel had to do the dishes and a lot of homework, so he could only practice in the shower. How can this sentence best be revised for clarity?

• Change had to has

• Change could to can

• As it is

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The audience were clapping and looking at each other, wide-eyed with respect.

Which word is used incorrectly in this sentence?

• were

• looking

• respect

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The cards was available in those five-cent packages of gum: pink sticks, three together, and covered with a sweet, white powder. Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• A. Change was to were

• B. Change packages to package

• C. Change covered to covering

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Because a Ken Maynard serial was playing, he was the most popular cowboy of all.

How is this sentence best revised for clarity?

• A. Because a Ken Maynard serial was playing, he were the most popular cowboy of all.

• B. Because a Ken Maynard serial was playing, he weren’t the most popular cowboy of all.

• C. As it is

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CCSS.W.6.4

I hasn’t got a single Ken Maynard left, and I was going to buy some cards this afternoon.

Which word best replaces hasn’t in this sentence?

• A. haven't

• B. has not

• C. As it is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

He bent down to the dwarf and whispered, “I has heard that you folks have magic stones.” Which word is incorrectly written in this sentence?

• whispered

• has

• have

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Maibon said to himself, “They is as worn out as that old codger.”

In this sentence, how can is be correctly written?

• are

• isn’t

• was

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The way you look, I am thinking you might be one of the Fair Folk. How is this sentence best revised for clarity?

• The way you look, I is thinking you might be one of the Fair Folk.

• The way you look, I has been thinking you might be one of the Fair Folk.

• As it is

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D