Grammar and Punctuation Quizzes for Year 3 English Students

Question 1

Which sentence shows two complete thoughts joined by 'and'?

Accepted Answer

The dog chased the ball, and the children laughed.

Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

Answer

When I get home from school, I will eat my lunch.

Question 2

In the sentence 'The children are playing in the park', which part is a prepositional phrase?

Accepted Answer

in the park

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The children are playing

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playing

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The park

Question 3

Which sentence has a word that connects two ideas, a word that describes how something happened, and a word that names a person, place, or thing?

Accepted Answer

The cat ran quickly across the street.

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The boy likes to play outside with his friends.

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I went to the store but forgot my wallet.

Question 4

How does the change in the underlined adjective affect the meaning of the sentence?

The child was **sad** when he lost his toy.
The child was **furious** when he lost his toy.

Accepted Answer

The change from 'sad' to 'furious' shows that the child is now very angry.

Answer

The change from 'sad' to 'furious' makes the sentence more funny.

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The change from 'sad' to 'furious' makes the sentence incorrect.

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The change from 'sad' to 'furious' doesn't change the meaning of the sentence.

Question 5

How should the sentence be punctuated? He was so excited __ he could barely contain himself.

Accepted Answer

Comma (,)

Answer

Period (.)

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Question mark (?)

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Exclamation mark (!)

Question 6

Which sentence has a part that depends on another part for its meaning?

Accepted Answer

When the bell rang, the students left the classroom.

Accepted Answer

Because I was tired, I went to bed early.

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The dog ran quickly.

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I like pizza.

Question 7

Which word in the sentence 'The boy ran swiftly to the park' describes how the boy ran?

Accepted Answer

swiftly

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boy

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to

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park

Question 8

In the sentence: "The teacher asked the class to introduce themselves", what type of pronoun is "themselves"?

Accepted Answer

Reflexive pronoun

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Personal pronoun

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Demonstrative pronoun

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Possessive pronoun

Question 9

Which word in the sentence 'The cat sat under the table' shows the position of the cat?

Accepted Answer

under

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The

Answer

cat

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table

Question 10

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Where is the library?

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The boy plays in the park.

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The girl has a new dress.

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The dog barks loudly.

Question 11

Which sentence describes an event that occurred in the past?

Accepted Answer

I visited the park yesterday.

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I visit the park daily.

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I'll visit the park tomorrow.

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I've visited the park.

Question 12

Which sentence uses an exclamation mark to show strong emotion or excitement?

Accepted Answer

Look out! The tree is about to fall!

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The playful dog wagged its tail.

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I love playing with my friends.

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Please close the door quietly.

Question 13

Which punctuation mark should we use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Exclamation mark

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Comma

Answer

Period

Question 14

Which sentence type asks a question and ends with a question mark?

Accepted Answer

Question

Answer

Statement

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Exclamation

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Command

Question 15

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

Accepted Answer

dog

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jump

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run

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beautiful

Question 16

What symbol ends a statement?

Accepted Answer

.

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?

Answer

!

Answer

,

Question 17

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The girl is running.

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The girl she is running.

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The girl runs.

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She girl is running.

Question 18

In the sentence, 'The cat chased the mouse.', who is doing the action?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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The

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Chased

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Mouse

Question 19

What is the plural of 'child'?

Accepted Answer

Children

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Childs

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Childen

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Childers

Question 20

Which word shows an action?

Accepted Answer

jump

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happy

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slowly

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of

Question 21

How do you spell the word that means the reason?

Accepted Answer

Because

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Becaus

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Bicause

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Bycause

Question 22

Which sentence has a comma in the correct place?

Accepted Answer

I went to the shop, and I bought milk.

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I went to the shop and I bought milk.

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I went, to the shop and I bought milk.

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I went to the shop and, I bought milk.

Question 23

What is the past form of the word 'write'?

Accepted Answer

Wrote

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Writed

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Writen

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Writted

Question 24

What type of sentence tells about something that has already happened?

Accepted Answer

Statement

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Question

Answer

Exclamation

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Command

Question 25

Which punctuation mark ends a sentence that tells about something?

Accepted Answer

.

Answer

?

Answer

!

Answer

,

Question 26

What is the past tense of the action word 'eat'?

Accepted Answer

Ate

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Eated

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Eat

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Eating

Question 27

Which word shows where something is?

Accepted Answer

In

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And

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Because

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The

Question 28

Who or what is doing the action in this sentence: 'The girl is playing'?

Accepted Answer

Girl

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Is

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Playing

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The

Question 29

Which word describes how someone or something is?

Accepted Answer

Happy

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And

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But

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The

Question 30

What does the word 'but' do in this sentence: 'I like ice cream, but I don't like chocolate.'?

Accepted Answer

Connects two different ideas

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Connects two similar ideas

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Shows a cause and effect

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Introduces a question

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Running in the park

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The dog ran.

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The park is big

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What a nice day!

Question 32

In the sentence 'The children play in the park', which word is a verb?

Accepted Answer

play

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children

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in

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park

Question 33

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

Accepted Answer

I went to the shop, and I bought some bread.

Answer

I went to the shop, and I bought some bread

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I went to the shop and I bought some bread.

Question 34

Which word is an adjective in the sentence: 'The pretty flowers bloom in the garden'?

Accepted Answer

pretty

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flowers

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bloom

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garden

Question 35

What type of sentence is this: 'The dog barks loudly'?

Accepted Answer

A statement

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A question

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An exclamation

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A command

Question 36

What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the noun 'dog'?

Accepted Answer

dog's

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dogs

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dogss

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dog'ss

Question 37

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

My friends and I went to the cinema.

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Me and my friends went to the cinema.

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My friends and me went to the cinema.

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I and my friends went to the cinema.

Question 38

What is the correct punctuation mark to use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

?

Answer

.

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!

Answer

,

Question 39

What is the correct way to write the plural form of the noun 'child'?

Accepted Answer

children

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childs

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child's

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childrens

Question 40

Which of these is a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

Answer

The big red ball.

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And the dog barked loudly.

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Because it was hungry.

Question 41

Which word in the sentence 'The car is blue.' is a noun?

Accepted Answer

Car

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The

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Is

Answer

Blue

Question 42

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly to the store.', which word is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

Quickly

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Boy

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Ran

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Store

Question 43

Which of these words is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

He

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And

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Quickly

Answer

The

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

Comma

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Period

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 45

Which tense is used in the sentence 'I ate breakfast this morning.'?

Accepted Answer

Past tense

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Present tense

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Future tense

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Perfect tense

Question 46

Which punctuation mark shows ownership?

Accepted Answer

Apostrophe

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Comma

Answer

Question mark

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Exclamation mark

Question 47

Which part of speech is the word 'barked' in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly.'?

Accepted Answer

Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 48

Which word is a noun?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Quickly

Answer

Jump

Question 49

Which punctuation mark is used to end a statement?

Accepted Answer

.

Answer

,

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!

Question 50

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat's toy is broken.

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The cat toy is broken.

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The cats' toy is broken.

Question 51

Which word is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

He

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Red

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Fast

Question 52

Which word is a verb?

Accepted Answer

Walk

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Happy

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Slowly

Question 53

Which sentence is in the present tense?

Accepted Answer

I go to the park every day.

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I went to the park yesterday.

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I am going to the park tomorrow.

Question 54

Which word is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

Quickly

Answer

Dog

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Green

Question 55

Which word is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

by

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and

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the

Question 56

What is the subject of the sentence: 'The dog chased the ball'?

Accepted Answer

Dog

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Chased

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Ball

Question 57

Which of these is a possessive pronoun?

Accepted Answer

her

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they

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who

Question 58

What type of punctuation should be used at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Period

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Comma

Question 59

What part of speech is the word 'quickly'?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

Question 60

Which of these sentences is written in passive voice?

Accepted Answer

The book was read by the students.

Answer

The students read the book.

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The book is reading by the students.

Question 61

What is the plural form of 'child'?

Accepted Answer

Children

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Childs

Answer

Childrens

Question 62

Which of these is a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

and

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of

Answer

by

Question 63

Which sentence uses commas to separate items in a list correctly?

Accepted Answer

The big, red ball bounced around the room.

Answer

The big, red, ball bounced around the room.

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The big, red ball, bounced around the room.

Question 64

Which word names a person, place, thing, or idea?

Accepted Answer

book

Answer

quickly

Answer

jump