Grammar and Punctuation Quizzes for Year 5 English Students

Question 1

Let's sort these words into groups based on what they describe: book, run, beautiful, quickly.

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Book is a noun. Run is a verb. Beautiful is an adjective. Quickly is an adverb.

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Run is a noun. Book is a verb. Beautiful is an adjective. Quickly is an adverb.

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Book is an adjective. Run is a verb. Beautiful is a noun. Quickly is an adverb.

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Beautiful is a noun. Run is an adjective. Book is a verb. Quickly is an adverb.

Question 2

Which option correctly identifies the grammatical error in the sentence: 'Me and my friends went to the park yesterday'?

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The subject should be 'My friends and I'.

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The verb should be 'went'.

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The sentence should have a comma after 'Me'.

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The sentence should end with a period.

Question 3

Which sentence contains an adverb that tells us how an action is done?

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The dog ate its food quickly.

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The dog ate its food.

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The dog ate its food yesterday.

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The dog ate its food in the kitchen.

Question 4

In the sentence 'The book is on the table', which word shows the location of the book?

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The word 'on' shows the location of the book.

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The word 'is' shows the state of the book.

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The word 'the' introduces the noun 'table'.

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There are no prepositions in the sentence.

Question 5

Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice: 'The postman delivered the letter.' Then, explain the key difference between the active and passive forms.

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The letter was delivered by the postman.

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The postman was delivering the letter.

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The letter delivered the postman.

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The letter has been delivered.

Question 6

In the sentence 'The audience gave an auspicious response,' what type of word is 'auspicious'?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 7

How do the adjectives 'sleek' and 'black' enhance the description of the cat in the sentence 'The sleek, black cat prowled cautiously through the alley'?

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They provide specific details about the cat's appearance.

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They suggest the cat's mysterious intentions.

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They make the sentence difficult to understand.

Question 8

Question: Why is it crucial to use proper grammar and punctuation in formal writing? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

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Correct grammar ensures sentences are grammatically sound, while punctuation clarifies their meaning.

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Option 1: Grammar and punctuation are not essential for formal writing.

Question 9

In the sentence, 'The book **that** I borrowed from the library was fascinating,' what is the role of the underlined word 'that'?

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To introduce a clause that describes the book.

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To connect two main ideas.

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To describe the book.

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To show where the book is.

Question 10

In the sentence, 'The cat playfully chased the mouse,' what kind of adverb is 'playfully'?

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Adverb of manner

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Adverb of time

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Adverb of place

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Adverb of frequency

Question 11

When writing a letter to a friend and a letter to your teacher, how should you adapt your language to suit each audience?

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Use more formal language and longer sentences in the letter to your teacher, and more informal language and shorter sentences in the letter to your friend.

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Use very formal language in both letters.

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Use informal language and short sentences in both letters.

Question 12

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

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The dog barked loudly.

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The car sits in the driveway.

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Playing in the park with friends.

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Because the weather was rainy.

Question 13

Identify the noun in the sentence: 'The children played in the garden.'

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children

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played

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garden

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the

Question 14

What tense is the verb 'was' in the sentence: 'She was reading a book.'?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Past continuous

Question 15

Which of the following is a pronoun?

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He

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Ran

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Slowly

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Because

Question 16

What type of conjunction is 'and'?

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Coordinating conjunction

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Subordinating conjunction

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Adversative conjunction

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Causal conjunction

Question 17

What is the subject of the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'?

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Cat

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Chased

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Mouse

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The

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a prepositional phrase?

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On the table

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Because she was tired

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The happy children

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The new car

Question 19

What is the past participle of the verb 'eat'?

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Eaten

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Ate

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Eating

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Eats

Question 20

Which of these words is a name for a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Cat

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Run

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Quickly

Question 21

Which of these symbols is used to separate things in a list?

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,

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.

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?

Question 22

Which of these sentences correctly shows that something belongs to a boy?

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The boy's ball is blue.

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The boys ball is blue.

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The boy is ball is blue.

Question 23

Which of these words describes something?

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Beautiful

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Slowly

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Run

Question 24

Which of these sentence types asks a question?

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Interrogative

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Declarative

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Exclamatory

Question 25

Which of these symbols is used to end a question?

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?

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.

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,

Question 26

Which of these words tells us how something is done?

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Slowly

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Beautiful

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Run

Question 27

Which of the following is a complete thought?

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The dog ran.

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The boy in the red shirt.

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Jumping over the fence.

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Because it was raining.

Question 28

In the sentence 'The playful puppy wagged its tail.', what is the noun?

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Puppy

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Playful

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Wagged

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Tail

Question 29

Which punctuation mark ends a question?

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?

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,

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.

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!

Question 30

In the sentence 'The cat's meow was very loud.', which of these shows the correct use of the apostrophe?

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Cat's meow

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Cats' meow

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Cat meow

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Cats meows

Question 31

Which of these sentences uses the conjunction 'and' correctly?

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The dog barked, and the cat meowed.

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The boy ran and jumped.

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The car was red but blue.

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The flowers are pretty or ugly.

Question 32

In the sentence 'Wow! That was amazing.', what part of speech is 'Wow'?

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Interjection

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 33

Identify the complete sentence.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat sat.

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On the mat, the cat.

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Sat the cat on the mat.

Question 34

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

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Comma

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Full stop

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Question mark

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Exclamation mark

Question 35

What is the past tense of 'run'?

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Ran

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Runned

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Run

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Ranned

Question 36

What is the plural form of 'mouse'?

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Mice

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Mouses

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Mousies

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Mousees

Question 37

Which word in this sentence is an adverb: 'The cat slowly walked across the room.'

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Slowly

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Beautiful

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Cat

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Across

Question 38

In the sentence "The boy ran speedily through the field.", what part of speech is the underlined word?

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Adverb

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

Question 39

Which punctuation mark ends a question?

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?

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.

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,

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!

Question 40

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

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The boy ran and jumped over the fence.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The cat is black and fluffy.

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I saw a bird singing in the tree.

Question 41

Which word is a pronoun?

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He

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And

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The

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Quickly

Question 42

Which sentence uses the past tense correctly?

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I went to the cinema yesterday.

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I go to the cinema yesterday.

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I am going to the cinema yesterday.

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I will go to the cinema yesterday.

Question 43

Which word is a preposition?

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To

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And

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The

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Because

Question 44

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The boy is kicking the ball.

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The ball will be kicked by the boy.

Question 45

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

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I have three favourite colours: red, blue, and green.

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I have three favourite colours, red, blue, and green.

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I have: three favourite colours, red, blue, and green.

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I have three favourite colours red: blue: and green.

Question 46

Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?

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Question mark

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Period

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Comma

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Exclamation mark

Question 47

Which word in the sentence: 'The cat quickly jumped over the fence' is an adverb?

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Quickly

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The

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Cat

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Over

Question 48

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The children played in the park'.

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children

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played

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in

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park

Question 49

Which of the following words is a subordinating conjunction?

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Because

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And

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But

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So

Question 50

In the sentence: 'The book is on the table', which word is a preposition?

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on

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is

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the

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table

Question 51

Which of the following is a type of subordinating conjunction that shows contrast?

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Although

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Because

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So

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Or

Question 52

Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?

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The boy ran quickly and jumped over the fence.

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The boy ran quickly and, jumped over the fence.

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The boy ran quickly and jumped over the fence

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The boy, ran quickly, and jumped over the fence.

Question 53

Identify the interjection in the sentence: 'Wow, that was a great movie!'.

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Wow

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that

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was

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great

Question 54

Which of these is a complete sentence?

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The cat sleeps.

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Big and fluffy.

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Running through the park.

Question 55

What part of speech is the underlined word in 'The playful puppy wagged its tail.'?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

Question 56

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of a question?

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?

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.

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!

Question 57

Which of these words means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Tired

Question 58

Which of these is an example of an adverb?

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Quickly

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Tall

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Tree

Question 59

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate two main ideas?

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;

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.

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,

Question 60

Which of these is an example of a preposition?

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On

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And

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The

Question 61

Which of these is a type of joining word that shows why?

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Because

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But

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Or

Question 62

Which of these sentences is written in the passive voice?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

Question 63

Which sentence is complete and makes sense?

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The dog barked.

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Barking dog

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Dog barks

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Barked the dog

Question 64

Which punctuation mark do we use to separate things in a list?

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Comma

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Period

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Colon

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Question mark