Grammar Skills Assessment

Choose the sentence that 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.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the sentence that demonstrates correct use of the apostrophe for possession:

• The boys' room is upstairs.

• The boy's rooms are upstairs.

• The boys room is upstairs.

• The boys rooms are upstairs.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the type of conjunction used in the following sentence: "She wanted to go for a walk, but it was too cold."

• Coordinating conjunction

• Subordinating conjunction

• Correlative conjunction

• None of the above

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the colon:

• Here is what I need from the store: milk, eggs, and bread.

• Here is what I need from the store, milk: eggs, and bread.

• Here: is what I need from the store milk, eggs, and bread.

• Here is what I need from the store milk, eggs, and: bread.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the sentence that demonstrates correct use of quotation marks:

• She said, "I'm not going to the party."

• She said, "I'm not going to the party".

• She said, I'm not going to the party.

• She said, "I'm not going to the party".

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the correct verb tense in the following sentence: "She will have finished her homework by then."

• Simple future

• Present perfect

• Future perfect

• Past continuous

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the main verb in the following sentence: "The cat was sleeping on the sofa."

• was

• sleeping

• on

• sofa

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which option shows the plural form of the noun "fox"?

• Foxs

• Foxes

• Fox

• Foxe

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

• The dog chased the cat.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "After the show, we went to a restaurant."

• After the show

• went to

• to a restaurant

• we went

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept