Grammar Rules Quiz

How should every sentence begin?

• With a lowercase letter

• With a capital letter

• With a punctuation mark

What should every sentence end with?

• A comma

• A full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark

• A colon

What structure should every sentence follow?

• Verb-Subject-Object

• Object-Verb-Subject

• Subject-Verb-Object

In a sentence, the subject and verb must:

• Agree in form

• Be in the same tense

• Be separated by a comma

To show alternatives or contrasting pairs, you should use:

• "either … and …"

• "either … or …" or "neither … nor …"

• "both … as well as …"

When should proper nouns be capitalized?

• Only at the beginning of a sentence

• Always, anywhere they are used

• Only in titles

When should common nouns be capitalized?

• Only at the beginning of sentences

• Always, when they refer to a general idea

• Only in titles

What is the difference between "its" and "it's"?

• There is no difference

• "Its" is possessive, and "it's" is a contraction for "it is"

• Both are used interchangeably

When should you use indefinite articles (a, an)?

• With plural nouns

• With singular countable nouns

• Only before adjectives

When should you use "an" instead of "a"?

• Only with nouns

• Before words starting with a vowel sound

• Only with proper nouns