Quiz Quest: Beat the Test!

A comma shows a pause in a sentence or separates items in a list.

Which of the following sentences use commas correctly?

• We bought apple, oranges, bananas, and grapes.

• After dinner, we went for a walk.

• both sentences

• neither sentence

A ____________ connects two complete sentences that are closely related without

using a conjunction like and.

A semicolon looks like...

• :

• '

• ;

• !

Choose the sentence below that uses a semicolon.

• We bought apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.

• OINK!

• I finished my homework; now I can relax.

• She packed everything she needed: a flashlight, a tent, and socks.

A colon introduces a list, an explanation, or a quote after a complete sentence.

Which of the following is a colon?

• ,

• ?

• ;

• :

Which sentence uses a colon correctly.

• I finished my homework; now I can play video games.

• He packed everything he needed: the XBOX, a controller, and a HDMI cord.

A ______ is a verb ending in ING that functions as a noun.

Swimming is my favorite sport.

Swimming is the gerund in this sentence-true or false

• true

• false

An infinitive is the word "to" followed by a verb. It can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Choose the sentence that includes an infinitive.

• Basketball is my favorite sport.

• The chirping bird was annoying.

• She wants to learn French.

A metaphor is figurative language that compares two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS.

Pick the metaphor below.

(for a prize out of the Treasure Trunk, shout out an onomatopoeia after reading this)

LIMIT 1 prize

• OINK!

• TWEET!

• Her hands were as cold as ice.

• Her hands were an ice cube.