FRIDAY Quiz: Language Review

1. {Review} Identify the possessive noun that completes the sentence.

• girl's

• girls’

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'girls’' because it indicates possession for multiple girls. 'girl's' is singular, 'girles’' and 'girlies’' are incorrect forms. 'girls’' correctly shows that something belongs to more than one girl.

2. {Review} Identify the past tense verb.

• cheers

• cheered

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the options is 'cheered'. It indicates an action that has already occurred, while 'cheers' is present tense, 'cheering' is present participle, and 'cheerd' is not a correct form.

3. {Review} Identify the best comparative or superlative adjective to complete the sentence.

• faster

• fastest

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'faster' because it is the comparative form of 'fast'. 'Fastest' is superlative, while 'more fast' and 'most fast' are incorrect constructions. 'Faster' effectively compares speed between two entities.

4. {Review} Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?

• compound

• complex

Answer explanation

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The correct answer is 'complex' because it fits this definition, unlike simple (one clause) or compound (two independent clauses).

5 {Review} Which answer best corrects the sentence?

• Before their date, Hannah and James eat dinner.

• Before their date, Hannah and James ate dinner.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Before their date, Hannah and James ate dinner.' 'Their' is the correct possessive form, and 'ate' is the past tense, which fits the context of the sentence.

6. {Review} Which answer best corrects the dialogue?

• Sarah yelled, “Throw the ball to first base!”

• Sarah yelled “Throw the ball to first base!”

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sarah yelled, “Throw the ball to first base!”' because it properly uses quotation marks and punctuation. The other options either misuse punctuation or omit necessary quotation marks.

7. {L.6.4.B} Identify the meaning of the prefix pre-.

• before, in advance

• primitive, first

Answer explanation

The prefix 'pre-' means 'before' or 'in advance'. It indicates something that occurs prior to a certain point in time, making 'before, in advance' the correct choice.

8. {L.6.4.B} Identify the meaning of the prefix post-.

• after, behind

• before, in advance

Answer explanation

The prefix 'post-' means 'after' or 'behind'. It is used in words like 'postpone' (to delay to a later time) and 'postwar' (after the war), making 'after, behind' the correct choice.

9. {Review} Identify the correct plural form of the noun.

• childes

• children

11. {Review} Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The dogs bark loudly.

• The dog barks loudly.

• The dogs barks loudly.

• The dog bark loudly.