Grammar and Usage Quiz

Which sentence uses the correct form of the word to describe a person?

• My classmate is a nicety person.

• My classmate is a niceness person.

• My classmate is a nice person.

• My classmate is a nicely person.

How should you describe your ability to speak a language well?

• I can speak Spanish very greatly.

• I can speak Spanish very good.

• I can speak Spanish very well.

• I can speak Spanish very goodness.

Which sentence correctly uses an adjective to describe a noun?

• Katrina took a painting class so she can paint beautifully pictures.

• Katrina took a painting class so she can paint beautiful pictures.

• Katrina took a painting class so she can paint beauty pictures.

• Katrina took a painting class so she can paint beautify pictures.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how someone looked?

• Mr. Smith looked angry at me when I arrived late.

• Mr. Smith looked angrily at me when I arrived late.

• Mr. Smith looked anger at me when I arrived late.

• Mr. Smith looked angerly at me when I arrived late.

How should you express happiness about receiving a good grade?

• Of course I was happy when I got an A+ on the exam.

• Of course I was happily when I got an A+ on the exam.

• Of course I was happiness when I got an A+ on the exam.

• Of course I was happying when I got an A+ on the exam.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how the thief acted?

• The thief quietness took the money and walked out the door.

• The thief quiet took the money and walked out the door.

• The thief quieted took the money and walked out the door.

• The thief quietly took the money and walked out the door.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how the cat waited?

• The cat silence waited for the mouse to come out of the hole.

• The cat silently waited for the mouse to come out of the hole.

• The cat silenced waited for the mouse to come out of the hole.

• The cat silent waited for the mouse to come out of the hole.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how the boy kept the cookie?

• The little boy selflessly kept the cookie for himself.

• The little boy self kept the cookie for himself.

• The little boy selfishly kept the cookie for himself.

• The little boy selfish kept the cookie for himself.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how the man opened the door?

• The man nervously opened the door and looked inside.

• The man nerve opened the door and looked inside.

• The man nerving opened the door and looked inside.

• The man nervous opened the door and looked inside.

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb to describe how the firemen acted?

• The firemen bravery rescued the people from the burning house.

• The firemen bravely rescued the people from the burning house.

• The firemen brave rescued the people from the burning house.

• The firemen braving rescued the people from the burning house.