Grammar and Sentence Correction Quiz

What change should be made in sentence 1? Current Sentence: “Whom agreed to this?” Aisha asked her mom as she packed her backpack.

• Change Whom to Who

• Change agreed to agrees

• Change the question mark to a period

• Delete the closing quotation marks

Answer explanation

The correct change is to replace 'Whom' with 'Who' because 'Who' is the subject of the verb 'agreed' in the question. 'Whom' is used for objects, while 'Who' is appropriate for subjects.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What change should be made in sentence 3? Current Sentence: Two months ago, I asked if you wanted to go on the camping trip with their troop.

• Change Two to Too

• Change wanted to wants

• Change on the camping trip to with the camping trip

• Change their to your

Answer explanation

The correct change is to replace 'their' with 'your' to accurately refer to the listener's troop, making the sentence clearer and more personal.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What change should be made in sentence 6? Current Sentence: She had agreed to the trip that she wasn’t so busy.

• Change She to Her

• Change agreed to agrees

• Change that to when

• Change busy to buzy

Answer explanation

The phrase 'that she wasn’t so busy' is incorrect in this context. Changing 'that' to 'when' clarifies the timing of her agreement, making the sentence grammatically correct: 'She had agreed to the trip when she wasn’t so busy.'

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What change should be made in sentence 4? Current Sentence: The group of friends was excited for the trip, but none of them have packed yet.

• Change none to no one

• Change have to has

• Change packed to pack

• Change was to were

Answer explanation

The correct change is to replace 'have' with 'has' because the subject 'group' is singular. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'none of them has packed yet.' This maintains subject-verb agreement.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What change should be made in sentence 2? Current Sentence: She said she would go if she was free on that weekend.

• Change said to says

• Change would to will

• Change was to is

• Change on to in

Answer explanation

The correct change is to replace 'was' with 'is' to maintain present tense consistency. The sentence should reflect her current availability, making it 'if she is free on that weekend'.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What change should be made in sentence 5? Current Sentence: They were planning to leave early in the morning, but the weather forecast was not looking good.

• Change good to well

• Change leave to leaves

• Change planning to plan

• Change were to was

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'good' to 'well' because 'well' is the appropriate adverb to describe how the weather forecast is 'looking'. 'Good' is an adjective and does not fit the context.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

Select the correction for this run-on sentence.

• The last thing that changed for me is my art got better. I know it’s not really a big thing but I really care about my art.

• The last thing that changed for me is my art got better it’s not really a big thing but I really care about my art.

• The last thing that changed for me. Is my art got better I know it’s not really a big thing but I really care about my art.

• The last thing that changed for me is my art got better I know it’s not, really, a big thing but I really care about my art.

Answer explanation

The correct choice separates the ideas into two sentences, avoiding a run-on. It clearly states that the speaker's art improved and expresses their feelings about it, maintaining clarity and proper punctuation.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence demonstrates the correct way to use quotation marks? (" ")

• A third example is "I don’t look at the time and I also forget to look at my schedule to do some chores, but now I do use my time wisely."

• A "third example" is I don’t look at the time and I also forget to look at my schedule to do some chores, but now I do use my time wisely.

• When Ms. DeFranco asked Nelson how he's changed, he said, "I don’t look at the time and I also forget to look at my schedule to do some chores, but now I do use my time wisely."

Answer explanation

The correct choice uses quotation marks properly by enclosing Nelson's exact words within them, indicating a direct quote. The other options either misplace the quotes or do not quote the speaker's words accurately.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

This sentence is a/an:

• incomplete sentence.

• run-on sentence.

• complete sentence.

Answer explanation

This sentence is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected. A complete sentence should have a subject and a verb and express a complete thought, which this does not.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

they are

or

it is

(Type one of the above.)

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'they are' or its contraction 'they're'. Both refer to the plural subject, while 'it is' refers to a singular subject. Since the question asks for a plural form, 'they are' is the appropriate answer.

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CCSS.L.3.1A