Middle School Review English

Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly placed comma?

• There was bad weather in Maine, so the flight was delayed.

• Because her plane was an hour late, Rachel missed her connecting flight.

• Richmond is a small airport, and it doesn’t have a lot of flights.

• The plane was delayed for 45 minutes, because there were several other flights arriving.

All students must go to the homework board via Schoology or Classroom to stay on top of ______ English assignments.

• his or her

• their

• there

• your

What verb would correctly complete this sentence? 

After hours of researching pets online, either a hamster or a goldfish______ most exciting to Rachel. 

• seem

• seems

Which sentence uses inconsistent verb tense?

• As the winter holidays approached, we are all wondering when it will snow.

• As the winter holidays approached, we all wondered when it would snow.

• As the winter holidays are approaching, we are all wondering when it will snow.

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• Angie never left the basement all day, so she didn't know when it started raining.

• After Marcus lost the bet, he had to dress up like a mouse.

• I never thought of myself as a champion, but the medal is nice.

• Sam runs through the halls all day long without ever getting tired.

The bookcase has a lot of books filling up _________ shelves.

• their

• it's

• its

• there

Which sentence is not punctuated correctly?

• The baby continued to cry, so I snatched it out of her hands.

• The man held the crying, wiggling baby in his arms.

• Before she could notice I ran away quickly, into the cave with the baby.

• The cave had a small opening, so everyone could still hear the baby.

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• If we don't win soon, we will probably never make it to the finals.

• I can leave now, but Loren says she needs more time to get ready.

• Therefore, Loren can go by herself or we can all be late.

• If we end up missing the first half, I will never be able to understand the play.

going to be late for school if they don't eat their breakfast faster.

• There

• Their

• They're

How can I test if something is a verb?

• I can ask myself

  "is this something I can do?"

• I can use FANBOY

• I can ask "is this somewhere I can go?"

• there is no test