English Grammar Quiz 1

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• She went to the store.

• She went to the store, and he stayed home.

• He stayed home.

• She went to the store and bought some food.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• My dog loves playing outside, but she hates getting wet.

• My dog loves playing outside but, she hates getting wet.

• My dog loves playing outside but she hates, getting wet.

• My dog loves playing, outside but she hates getting wet.

What is the subject of the sentence? "The children are playing outside."

• playing

• children

• outside

• are

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• I have a big test tomorrow; I need to study tonight.

• I need to buy groceries; and I have to clean the house.

• I’m going to the park; because it’s sunny.

• We had a test tomorrow; however, it was canceled.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The dogs runs fast.

• The team practices every day.

• She go to school every morning.

• They enjoys reading books.

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated sentence?

• I want to visit Paris, London, and Rome.

• I want to visit Paris London and Rome.

• I want to visit Paris; London, and Rome.

• I want, to visit Paris London, and Rome.

What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence: “She ran quickly to the bus”?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

• Adjective

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• I want to go to the store but I don’t have any money.

• I want to go to the store, but I don’t have any money.

• I want, to go to the store but I don’t have any money.

• I want to go, to the store but I don’t have any money.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: “The cat is under the table.”

• The cat

• under the table

• is under

• is

What is the verb in the sentence? “The students listened attentively to the teacher.”

• students

• listened

• teacher

• attentively