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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The only mountain in Texas is located in big ben country.
Change mountain to Mountain
Change Texas to texas
Change big ben country to Big Ben Country
Make no change
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
May we open one present on christmas eve?
Change present to Present
Change christmas eve to Christmas eve
Change christmas eve to Christmas Eve
Make no change
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
During the civil war, many relatives fought against each other.
Change civil war to Civil war
Change civil war to Civil War
Change relatives to Relatives
Make no change
What change should be made in this sentence?
The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.
Change cafeteria to Cafeteria
Change hamburgers to Hamburgers
Change wednesday to Wednesday
No change is needed
My cousin max has a really cool new bike.
Ms. Gill doesn't have _________ patience for interruptions.
no
any
I didn't see __________ in the gym at that time.
anybody
nobody
Until she took off her hat, there _________ no one who thought she would have purple hair!
was
wasn't
There ________ no excuse for that type of behavior.
is
isn't
Which sentence is correct?
We hadn't barely started the project when the teacher called us back to class.
We barely started the project when the teacher called us back to class.
I _____ the minister last week.
meet
am meeting
have met
met
He _____ his breakfast when I reached his place.
was having
is having
has
I _____ a letter to my sister.
write
am writing
writing
We _____ for Singapore next Monday.
leave
are leaving
have left
My father _____ for a brisk walk in the evening.
go
goes
is going
"How many are here Dad?" she asked.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence?
add a comma after here
change she to She
change asked to askt
make no change
"They make a lot of energy for cities in Texas, Sally's dad said.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
change make to makes
change cities to citys
add quotations marks after Texas,
make no change
Sally looked at the wind turbines wirling in the wind.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
add a comma after Sally
change turbines to Turbines
change wirling to whirling
make no change
Sally asked, "what is your job out here, Dad?"
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
change what to What
delete the comma after here
change the question mark after Dad to an exclamation point
make no change
She thought about going with him to the coal plant where he worked in Florida, remembering how they always seemed dirty.
change thought to thouht
change Florida to florida
change they to it
make no change
"It seems as if the electricity made here is more better than at the other place you worked."
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
delete the quotation marks before It
change more better to better
insert a comma after place
make no change
John joined the navy in 1943, during world war II.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
change John to He
change joined to jined
change world war II to World War II
make no change
John spended much of his life trying to help people.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
change spended to spent
change his to their
delete the period after people
make no change
John then became a professor at Midwestern State University.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
change became to become
change professor to profesor
change Midwestern State University to Midwestern state university
make no change
John then became a professor at Midwestern State University.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
change became to become
change professor to profesor
change Midwestern State University to Midwestern state university
make no change
For example, helping Texas farmers.
Is this a complete sentence?
yes
no
Choose the sentence with correct use of commas.
If you do well on STAAR test it will prove you worked hard all year long.
If, you do well on STAAR test it will prove you worked hard all year long.
If you do well on STAAR test, it will prove you worked hard all year long.
Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
See you on Sunday at Casablanca state park.
See you on Sunday at Casablanca State Park.
Choose the correctly written sentence.
His tablet fallen on the ground and cracked.
His tablet fell on the ground and cracked.
His tablet fell on the ground, and cracked.
The student's/students were whispering.
student's
students
Did you see the red leaf's/leaves?f
leaf's
leaves
I can't read the students/student's handwriting.
students
student's
I saw the cat's/cats kittens.
cat's
cats
Which shows the correct use of a possessive apostrophe?
The cat's boot's
The cat's boots
The cats boot's
Which shows the correct use of possessive apostrophe?
The girl's pigtails
The girl's pigtail's
The girls pigtail's
In the phrase below, is the word "princess" the plural or the possessor?
The princess's shoes
Plural
Possessive
In the phrase below, is the word "paws" the plural or the possessor?
The puppy's paws
Plural
Possessive
Which word is missing a possessive apostrophe in the sentence below?
As I walked into the monastery, I could see the monks eating their breakfasts and the look on my brothers face was one of shame.
monks
brothers
breakfasts
The burglar attempted to the TV.
steel
steal
Will you me a drink, please?
pour
poor
The wind nearly the woman off her feet.
blew
blue
The man carefully went down the .
stares
stairs
The cyclist gripped his to slow down.
break
brake
Last I went for a walk in the moonlight.
knight
night
Which sentence is written correctly?
My friend, John came to my house.
My freind, John, came to my house.
My friend John came to my house
My friend. John came, to my house.
Which sentence is written correctly?
I'll tell her tomorrow," I said."
Ill tell her tomorrow," I said.
I'll tell her, tomorrow I said."
"I'll tell her tomorrow," I said.
Which sentence is written correctly?
The moon is shining in the skigh.
The mun is shining is the skigh.
The moon is shining in the sky.
The moon is shyning in the sky.
Which sentence is written correctly?
The silly dog cann't reach the water dish.
The silly dog can't reach the water dish.
The silly dogg can't reach the water dish.
The silly dog can't reech the water dish.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Lake elsinore is in Riverside county.
Lake Elsinore is in Riverside County.
Lake elsinore is in riverside county.
lake Elsinore is in riverside County.
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
We oh a lot to our healthcare workers.
Wee owe a lot to our healthcare wurkers.
Whee owe a lot to our healthcare workers.
We owe a lot to our healthcare workers.
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
Jason, the boy in the blue jacket, is my friend.
Jason the boy in the blue jacket is my, friend.
Jason the boy, in the blue jacket, is my friend.
Jason, the boy in the blue jacket, is my freind.
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
Where did you put my shoes.
Where did you put my shoes?
Ware did you put my shoes?
Where did you put my shuze?
