Schools Around the World Grammar

What change should be made in the sentence below? "Watch out for bears in the forest", said the ranger.

• change the comma to a period

• put a quotation mark after ranger

• put the comma inside the second quotation mark

What change should be made in the sentence below?

Gina said, "I will bring popcorn for a snack.

• change the comma to a period

• put a quotation mark after the period

• change the period to an exclamation point

What change should be made in the sentence below?

Tiffany asked "Does anyone have an extra pencil?"

• change Does to does

• put a period after asked

• put a comma after asked

What change should be made in the sentence below? "My bedroom walls are painted green", said Cassie.

• add a comma after said

• take out the comma before said

• put the comma inside the second quotation mark

What is the correct way to write the contraction for "do not"?

• Dont

• Do'nt

• Don't

• Do not

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Cat the on mat.

• The cat is on the mat.

Which of the following words is a verb?

• Quickly

• Jump

• Happiness

• Blue

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The dog barked loud.

• The dog loudly barked.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The dog barked louds.

Read the following sentence: "The cat sat on the mat." What is the cat doing?

• Running

• Sitting

• Jumping

• Sleeping

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of a question?

• .

• ?

• !

• ,