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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
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1.
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The winds dispersed.
The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist.
The clouds fell apart.
The sun shone through.
The winds dispersed.
The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist.
The clouds fell apart.
The sun shone through.
a)
The winds dispersed, the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
b)
After the winds dispersed and the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
c)
The winds dispersed, and the rain slackened to a drizzle. The clouds fell apart and sun shone through.
2.
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?
a)
After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
b)
After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
c)
After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
3.
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.
a)
The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
b)
The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
c)
Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
d)
Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
4.
Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?
a)
I was tired because I worked all day.
b)
I was tired, because I worked all day.
5.
Each time you see a conjunction/FANBOYS word, you use a comma.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
When I see a FANBOYS word, I have to determine whether the FANBOYS word is joining two complete sentences or joining together three or more items in a series. If it is performing either of those jobs, I place a comma.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.
a)
Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.
b)
Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
c)
They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.
d)
When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher.
8.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.
a)
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
b)
Mike and Sue have new jobs.
c)
Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.
d)
Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon.
9.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.
a)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
b)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying the puppy.
c)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
d)
The pet store let Willie buy the puppy.
10.
Choose the option that best combines all of the information contained in the sentences below:
Our car broke down.
We called a tow truck.
We had it towed to Toronto.
Our car broke down.
We called a tow truck.
We had it towed to Toronto.
a)
When our car broke down we had to call a tow truck to have it towed to Toronto.
b)
We had to call a tow truck when our car broke down.
c)
A tow truck from Toronto had to be called when our car broke down.
d)
We had to tow the car to Toronto.
11.
How would you combine the following sentences without changing the meaning?
My cat escaped out the door.
I had to rescue it from a tree.
I was late for school.
My cat escaped out the door.
I had to rescue it from a tree.
I was late for school.
a)
I rescued my cat from a tree because it was escaped out the door.
b)
I was late for school after my cat escaped out of the door.
c)
After my cat escaped out the door, I had to rescue it from a tree and was then late for school.
d)
My cat escaped out the door and I had to rescue it from a tree and I was late for school.
12.
Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.
a)
The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.
b)
The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.
c)
The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.
d)
The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.
13.
Find the VERB.
Melted snow is such a mess.
Melted snow is such a mess.
a)
melted
b)
snow
c)
is
d)
mess
14.
Find the verb.
The chastened child sat behind us.
The chastened child sat behind us.
a)
chastened
b)
child
c)
sat
d)
behind
15.
What changes do you need to make to the sentence below?
" Hi, martha! how are you"
" Hi, martha! how are you"
a)
lowercase H
b)
period after the word you
c)
capital m, h, and ? after you
d)
no changes need to be made
16.
Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.
a)
Add a comma after dinner
b)
Change While to After
c)
Change Regular to regular
d)
The sentence is correct.
17.
Which change should be made?
We planned on going to Six Flags, but now were going to Disneyworld!
We planned on going to Six Flags, but now were going to Disneyworld!
a)
Remove the comma
b)
Change but to and
c)
Capitalize the W in Disneyworld
d)
Change were to we're
18.
What change should be made?
Granny has took her dentures off.
Granny has took her dentures off.
a)
Change has took to taken
b)
Change has took to took
c)
Change has took to has tooken
d)
Change has took to taked
19.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
Patrick and Ariel broke Ms. Ward's vase, and now there in hot water!
Patrick and Ariel broke Ms. Ward's vase, and now there in hot water!
a)
Change Ward's to Ward
b)
Remove the comma after vase
c)
Change there to their
d)
Change their to they're
20.
What change, if any, should be made?
Mom told me to cut a apple for little Suzie, but instead I peeled her a banana.
Mom told me to cut a apple for little Suzie, but instead I peeled her a banana.
a)
Change peeled to pelt
b)
Change but to because
c)
Change banana to bannana
d)
Change a to an
21.
Which change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
There were five baby puppys asleep on the pillow.
There were five baby puppys asleep on the pillow.
a)
Change puppys to puppies
b)
Change puppys to puppy's
c)
Change There to Their
d)
Change There to They're
22.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
23.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
24.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
b)
Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
c)
Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
d)
Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
25.
Carol let's go to the mall after dinner.
a)
Carol,
b)
go,
c)
mall,
d)
As it is
26.
I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.
a)
Insert comma before the conjunction
b)
Insert comma after the conjunction
c)
No comma needed
27.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
Their chasing their dog into their house.
b)
They're chasing their dog into their house.
c)
They're chasing their dog into they're house.
d)
Their chasing their dog into they're house.
28.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
b)
The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
c)
The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
d)
The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.
29.
Where does the semicolon go?
She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.
She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.
a)
see;
b)
her;
c)
huge;
d)
coming;
30.
I watch (alot/ a lot/ allot) of TV.
a)
alot
b)
a lot
c)
allot
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