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WorksheetsDogs and their toys
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Despite their individual differences....... In this sentence "Despite" is an example of...
Adverb
Subordinating conjunction
Coordinating conjunction
Adverb of manner
If you live with a dog, you might have reflected on a particular doggie characteristic this holiday season.
What is the finite verb in this sentence
live with
if you
have reflected
might have
Dogs like new things.
Provide a homonym for a word in the above sentence
Is the article written by an American or South African
American
South African
"Dogs overwhelming chose to always sniff or pick up the new object, and the researchers reported that "the unfamiliar object was chosen first in 38 out of 50 tests."
What is the grammatical error in paragraph 4?
Spelling error
Concord error
Split infinitive
Homophone error
While dogs are interested in new toys, the interest is not long-lasting.
What is the hyphen for?
Compound noun
Compound verb
Compound Adjective
A synonym for "transient" is
Clear
Temporary
Changing
Change the word "scientific" into an adverb
Scientist
Science
Scientifically
Scienced
Identify the finite verb in:
It's time to stop buying dog toys.
It's
To stop
Is to stop
It is time to stop
Old toys can be rotated back into sight.
Change the verb into a noun
Rotated
Rotation
Could be
Can't
What is the correct term for the use of comma, brackets or dashes when they are used to add extra information?
Parenthesis
Additional clause
Subliminal meaning
Antithesis
Researchers say." Instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lose their appeal, toys can be put out of sight."
The correct indirect speech for this is:
Researchers said that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lose their appeal, toys can be put out of sight.
Researchers say that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys can be put out of sight.
Researchers said that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys could be put out of sight."
Researchers say that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys could be put out of sight.
"Toys can gain an entirely new meaning when both person and dog engage with them."
Identify the underlined word's part of speech
verb
adverb
auxillary verb
finite verb
"The experimenter played with the dogs and the objects to ensure interest."
Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence.
to ensure
played with
ensure
played
"The experimenter played with the dogs and the objects to ensure interest."
Identify what type of non-finite verb the underlined is.
Present participle
Past Participle
Infinitive
Gerund
Identify the use of the apostrophe in the following sentence:
"But how long until it's time for a new toy?"
Omission/ contraction
Possession/ ownership
"But how long until it's time for a new toy?"
What type of figurative language is this?
Sarcasm
Comparsion
Rhetorical question
Irony
Provide a synonym for dog from the article:
"NEW!" screamed the dogs.
Account for the use of the quotation marks.
To show sarcasm
To indicate direct speech
To show the dogs are shouting
To allow the reader to know the dogs response as if they were talking
What holiday season is the article refering to?
Valentines Day
Dogs Day
Christmas
Thanksgiving
