Unit 4 Grammar and Spelling

In which sentence is a possessive noun underlined?

• The ship's captain steered carefully into the busy harbor.

• The ship’s captain steered carefully into the busy harbor.

• The ship’s captain steered carefully into the busy harbor.

• The ship’s captain steered carefully into the busy harbor.

In which sentence is a possessive pronoun underlined?

• Our street is usually quiet, but theirs is busy all the time.

• Our street is usually quiet, but theirs is busy all the time.

• Our street is usually quiet, but theirs is busy all the time.

• Our street is usually quiet, but theirs is busy all the time.

Which present-perfect verb completes this sentence?
Some beavers a dam on that stream.

• build

• building

• have built
• will have built

Which future-perfect verb completes this sentence? By next week, we _____ all the grapes.

• harvesting

• harvested

• has harvested

• will have harvested

Which sentence has correct punctuation and capitalization?

• Donna asked, How can we fix this broken doorknob?

• Donna asked, “How can we fix this broken doorknob?”

• “Donna asked,” How can we fix this broken doorknob?

• “Donna,” asked, “How can we fix this broken doorknob?”

Which sentence has correct punctuation and capitalization?

• “This is an old watch,” said Dad, “but it still works.”

• “This is an old watch,” said Dad, but it still works.

• This is an old watch, said Dad, “but it still works.”

• “This is an old watch, said Dad, but it still works.”

Which sentence has correct punctuation?

• You only need four ingredients flour, water, yeast, and salt.

• You only need four ingredients; flour, water, yeast, and salt.

• You only need four ingredients flour: water, yeast, and salt.

• You only need four ingredients: flour, water, yeast, and salt.

Which sentence has correct punctuation?

• Take your time we aren’t in a hurry.

• Take your time; we aren’t in a hurry.

• Take your time we aren’t: in a hurry.

• Take your time: we aren’t in a hurry.

Which sentence needs italics?

• Our school puts on a play in the spring.

• Musical theater is very popular today.

• We performed the play The Mystery of Washington Park.

• What is the name of the play you saw?

In which sentence is the underline used correctly?

• A. Juno’s Twins is a book about ancient Rome.

• B. Juno’s Twins is a book about ancient Rome.

• C. Juno’s Twins is a book about ancient Rome.

• D. Juno’s Twins is a book about ancient Rome.