ELA iLearn Prep

Identify the correct usage of a semicolon in a sentence.

• I went to the store however I forgot to buy milk.

• I went to the store, however, I forgot to buy milk.

• I went to the store; however, I forgot to buy milk.

• I went to the store; however I forgot to buy milk.

How can you determine the main idea of a passage?

• Identify the central theme or message that ties together the key points and details presented in the text.

• Choose the longest paragraph in the passage

• Look for the first sentence in the passage

• Count the number of characters in the passage

When should you use a comma in a sentence?

• Only in short sentences

• After every word in a sentence

• When separating items in a list, separating independent clauses when joined by a coordinating conjunction, after introductory phrases, before conjunctions in compound sentences, and to set off non-essential information.

• When you want to emphasize a point

Discuss the role of context clues in understanding new words.

• Context clues have no impact on understanding new words

• New words can be understood without any context clues

• Context clues play a crucial role in understanding new words by providing additional information and context to infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.

• Context clues are only useful for familiar words

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• The cat and the dog has a toy.

• The cat and the dog have a toy.

• The cat and the dog is having a toy.

• The cat and the dog haves a toy.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I like apples, bananas and grapes.

• I like apples bananas, and grapes.

• I like, apples, bananas, and grapes.

• I like apples, bananas, and grapes.

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.”

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

This word means "to explain what it is like."

• demonstrate

• describe

• determine

• develop

Explain the difference between a subject and a predicate.

• The subject is a verb, and the predicate is a noun.

• The subject is at the beginning of a sentence, and the predicate is at the end.

• The subject is always plural, and the predicate is always singular.

• The subject is what the sentence is about, and the predicate is what is being said about the subject.

Identify and correct the grammatical error in the sentence: 'He don't like to eat vegetables.'

• He doesn't likes to eat vegetables.

• He doesn't like to eat vegetables.

• He don't likes to eat vegetables.

• He do not like to eat vegetables.