Grammar Quiz 15

Choose the sentence with correct PUNCUATION and CAPITLIZATION in the dialogue:

• Abe Lincoln said we shall win the war and the states shall remain united

• Abe Lincoln said, "We shall win the war, and the states shall remain united."

• Abe Lincoln said "we shall win the war and the states shall remain united."

Choose the sentence with correct PUNCUATION and CAPITLIZATION in the dialogue:

• The British are coming The British are coming, shouted Paul Revere

• "The British are coming! The British are coming!" shouted Paul Revere.

• "the british are coming. the british are coming." shouted Paul Revere.

Which sentence correctly shows ACTIVE VOICE ("who did it" goes first) for the following sentence:

The car was washed by the Girl Scout group.

• The Girl Scout group washed the car.

• The car was washed by the Girl Scout group.

• The cars are being washed by the Girl Scout group.

Combine the two sentences into one complex sentence:

Maxwell finished all his work. He decided to run around the track five times.

• Maxwell finished all his work. He decided to run around the track five times.

• Maxwell finished all his work and decided to run around the track five times.

• After Maxwell finished all his work, he decided to run around the track five times.

Choose the two words that are connected by the preposition for the following sentence:

Harry's shoes were under his bed.

• shoes, bed

• Harry, were

• his, bed

Choose the two words that are connected by the preposition for the following sentence:

Lucy put her book in her backpack.

• book, backpack

• Lucy, book

• put, backpack

Choose the two words that are connected by the preposition for the following sentence:

Gracie started snoring during math class.

• snoring, math class

• Gracie, snoring

• started, math

Choose the past perfect tense of the verb:

(promise)

Mom came home from the store with ice cream, just like she ___________________.

• will be promising

• had promised

• didn't promise

Dad bought a new automobile for the family because the old one no longer worked.

Choose the correct meaning of the root word "auto":

• self

• car

• new

Dad bought a new automobile for the family because the old one no longer worked.

Choose the correct meaning of the root word "mob":

• to move

• self

• car