STAAR English II Review

Which sentence below uses proper capitalization?

• My Aunt, Lucy loves chocolate cake.

• My aunt, Lucy loves chocolate cake.

• My Aunt, lucy loves chocolate cake.

• My aunt, Lucy loves Chocolate cake.

Which of the following has proper capitalization?

• on sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at applebee's.

• On Sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at Applebee's.

• On Sunday, the allen family went out to eat at Applebee's.

• On Sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at applebee's.

Which sentence is correct?

• Jerrys food was tasty!

• Jerry's food was tasty!

• Jerry food was tasty!

• Jerrys' food was tasty!

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?

• I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow - I can't go out tonight.

On the night before the STAAR English II exam, you should all of the following EXCEPT:

• Eat a good dinner

• Excercise

• Study hard one last time

• Go to bed at a reasonable time

Which of the following sentences contains properly punctuated coordinate adjectives?

• My father brought home a new set of golf clubs, a red visor, and a dozen golf balls.

• My sweet, sassy sister turns eighteen in September.

• My babbling brother, Ben, is the best at breaking bones.

• Micah made a massive mess of the materials.

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

• I'm leaving for Michigan today but, I don't want to go.

• Anika grew up in Michigan, but I grew up in West Virginia.

• Since we spent Christmas in Florida this year, next year we're headed back to West Virginia.

• We're headed to Italy this summer, since we vacationed in the Bahamas last year.

Select the correct version of this sentence:

• "Mary is trying hard in school this semester" her father said

• "Mary is trying hard in school this semester, her father said."

• "Mary is trying hard in school this semester," her father said.

• Mary is trying hard in school this semester.

A pronoun takes place of a _________ in a sentence.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

During the STAAR test, do you have access to grammar tips?

• no

• yes, in the back of the thesaurus

• yes, in the back of the dictionary

• yes, in the little red book