5th grade English Grammar Skills

Correct the fragment: 'Running through the park.'

• I will run through the park.

• I was running through the park.

• Running in the park is fun.

• I ran through the park.

Answer explanation

The fragment 'Running through the park' lacks a subject and verb. 'I was running through the park' corrects this by providing a subject and a verb in the past continuous tense, making it a complete sentence.

Identify the run-on sentence: 'I love to read I also enjoy writing.'

• I love reading; I enjoy writing too.

• I love to read I also enjoy writing.

• I love to read, and I also enjoy writing.

• I love to read. I also enjoy writing.

Answer explanation

The run-on sentence is 'I love to read I also enjoy writing.' because it improperly connects two independent clauses without punctuation or a conjunction. The correct options use proper punctuation or conjunctions.

Choose the correct verb: 'She (go, goes) to school every day.'

• goes

• gone

• going

• go

Answer explanation

The correct verb is 'goes' because it agrees with the singular subject 'She'. In present simple tense, we add 's' to the base form 'go' for third-person singular subjects.

Fill in the blank with the past tense of the verb: 'He (swim) in the pool yesterday.'

• swimmed

• swam

• swammy

• swimmed

Answer explanation

The correct past tense of 'swim' is 'swam'. 'Swimmed' is not a valid form, and 'swammy' is not a word. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'He swam in the pool yesterday.'

Choose the correct modal verb: 'You (can, could) finish your homework later.'

• can

• might

• would

• should

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'can' because it indicates ability or possibility in the present. 'Could' suggests a past ability or a hypothetical situation, which doesn't fit the context of finishing homework later.

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She quickly finished her project.'

• project

• finished

• quickly

• her

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'She quickly finished her project,' the word 'quickly' modifies the verb 'finished,' indicating how she completed her project. Therefore, 'quickly' is the adverb.

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The book, (who, which) I borrowed, is great.'

• which

• whom

• that

• who

Answer explanation

The correct relative pronoun is 'which' because it refers to things, like 'the book'. 'Who' is used for people, 'that' can be used for both but is less formal, and 'whom' is incorrect here as it is an object pronoun.

Rewrite the sentence to show possession: 'The toy belongs to the boy.'

• The boy's toy.

• The boy owns the toy.

• The boy has a toy.

• The toy is for the boy.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'The boy's toy,' clearly indicates possession by using the possessive form of 'boy.' The other options do not convey ownership as directly.

Correct the subject-verb agreement: 'The team are winning the game.'

• The team is winning the game.

• The teams is winning the game.

• The team are win the game.

• The team wins the game.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The team is winning the game.' because 'team' is a collective noun treated as singular in American English, requiring the singular verb 'is' for proper subject-verb agreement.

Identify the run-on sentence: 'I went to the store I forgot my wallet.'

• I went to the store I forgot my wallet.

• I went to the store; I forgot my wallet.

• I went to the store, and I forgot my wallet.

• I forgot my wallet after I went to the store.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I went to the store I forgot my wallet.' because it is a run-on sentence. It improperly connects two independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunction.