Grammar and Punctuation Quizzes for Year 4 English Students

Question 1

Which word below is a noun?

Accepted Answer

Teacher

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Quickly

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Jumped

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And

Question 2

Which word in the sentence '*The colorful flowers bloomed in the garden*' describes a noun?

Accepted Answer

colorful

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The

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bloomed

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garden

Question 3

Which sentence uses the past tense form of the verb *to walk* correctly?

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I walked to school yesterday.

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I walk to school everyday.

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I will walk to school tomorrow.

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I have walked to school many times.

Question 4

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran quickly, but the girl walked slowly.

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The boy runs quickly.

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When the boy ran, the girl walked.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the most descriptive language?

Accepted Answer

The sleek, black cat gracefully leapt onto the plush, velvet mat.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The hungry cat ate the food.

Question 6

Which sentence describes an action that is happening at this very moment?

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The cat is jumping on the table.

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The cat jumps on the table.

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The cat will jump on the table.

Question 7

Which word can you use to join these two sentences together correctly? I like reading. I enjoy writing.

Accepted Answer

and

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but

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or

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so

Question 8

Which word should NOT be written with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

dog

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London

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Tuesday

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Mrs. Smith

Question 9

Which sentence shows that an action will be finished before another action in the future?

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I will have finished my drawing before you arrive.

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I will be finishing my drawing when you arrive.

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I will have been finishing my drawing before you arrive.

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I will finish my drawing before you arrive.

Question 10

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the thing it describes.

Accepted Answer

Buzz

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Dance

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Slowly

Question 11

Which phrase in the sentence *The boy on the bike rode past the house* gives more information about the noun 'boy'?

Accepted Answer

On the bike

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Rode past the house

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The boy

Question 12

John informed his friend about completing his homework. How did John convey this information?

Accepted Answer

John informed his friend that he had finished his homework.

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John informed his friend that he was finishing his homework.

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John informed his friend that he would finish his homework.

Question 13

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

What is the capital of France?

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The sun is shining brightly.

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The dog chased the ball.

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Close the door, please.

Question 14

Which of these is a noun that names a person, place, thing, or idea?

Accepted Answer

dog

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the

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but

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quickly

Question 15

Where should you put a full stop?

Accepted Answer

at the end of a statement

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in the middle of a sentence

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at the beginning of a sentence

Question 16

Which of these is a word that describes a noun?

Accepted Answer

tall

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sleep

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and

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into

Question 17

In the sentence 'The brown cat jumped over the fence', who or what is doing the action?

Accepted Answer

cat

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jumped

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over

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fence

Question 18

Which of these words shows the relationship between words or phrases?

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to

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happy

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dog

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quickly

Question 19

What kind of sentence is it when you ask a question?

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question

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statement

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command

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exclamation

Question 20

Which of these words connects words, phrases, or clauses?

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and

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the

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dog

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quickly

Question 21

Which of these words describes how something is done?

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slowly

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car

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the

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but

Question 22

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', what is the thing that is being kicked?

Accepted Answer

ball

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boy

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kicked

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the

Question 23

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', who carried out the action?

Accepted Answer

The boy

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kicked

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the ball

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nothing

Question 24

Which word means a person, place, or thing?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Run

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And

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Happy

Question 25

Which sentence has two parts joined by 'and'?

Accepted Answer

The sun is shining and the birds are singing.

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The sun is shining.

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I like to read books.

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She went to the store because she needed milk.

Question 26

In the sentence 'I played football yesterday', which word tells us when the action happened?

Accepted Answer

yesterday

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I

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played

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football

Question 27

Which word describes something?

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Beautiful

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Walk

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Because

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He

Question 28

Which word joins words or sentences together?

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And

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The

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Blue

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Run

Question 29

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

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Comma

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Semi-colon

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Period

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Exclamation mark

Question 30

Which word tells us how something is done?

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Quickly

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The

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Jump

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Blue

Question 31

Which sentence tells us something is true?

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The sky is blue.

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What is your name?

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Please close the door.

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Wow, that was amazing!

Question 32

Which sentence uses a full stop correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat sat : on the mat

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The cat sat on: the mat

Question 33

Which of these sentences is a command?

Accepted Answer

Please close the door.

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The dog barked.

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The sky is blue.

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I am going to school.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a punctuation mark?

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Noun

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Comma

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Semi-colon

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Apostrophe

Question 35

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

I ran to the shop.

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I run to the shop.

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I am running to the shop.

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I have run to the shop.

Question 36

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

Because

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But

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And

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Or

Question 37

Which sentence is a question?

Accepted Answer

Where is the cat?

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The boy is playing.

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The sun is shining.

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I am going to school.

Question 38

In the sentence 'He kicked the ball', which word is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

He

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kicked

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the

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ball

Question 39

Which punctuation mark should you use to separate the two parts of the sentence 'I went to the park, it was sunny'?

Accepted Answer

comma

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full stop

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colon

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semicolon

Question 40

Which of the following is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

on

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and

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the

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quickly

Question 41

Which type of sentence is used to ask a question?

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interrogative

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declarative

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imperative

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exclamatory

Question 42

Which of the following is a conjunction?

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and

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dog

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the

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quickly

Question 43

Which punctuation mark is used to show that a word or phrase has been left out?

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ellipsis

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comma

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apostrophe

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colon

Question 44

Which of the following is a relative clause?

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The dog that chased the cat is black.

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The dog ran quickly.

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The cat is sleeping on the bed.

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I went to the park yesterday.

Question 45

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

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and

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because

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although

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so

Question 46

Which of the following words describes a person, place, or thing?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Quickly

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Jump

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And

Question 47

What symbol goes at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

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Period

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Comma

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Exclamation point

Question 48

Which of these sentences tells about something that happened in the past?

Accepted Answer

The cat slept on the bed.

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The girl runs to the park.

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The boy will go to school tomorrow.

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I will finish my homework later.

Question 49

Which of the following words joins two words or sentences?

Accepted Answer

But

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The

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Book

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Quickly

Question 50

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball.', who or what is doing the action?

Accepted Answer

Dog

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Chased

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Ball

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The

Question 51

Which of these shows who owns something?

Accepted Answer

The dog's bone

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The book on the table

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The girl who sings

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The car that is red

Question 52

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

Accepted Answer

Children

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Childs

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Childen

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Childs's

Question 53

Which of these words tells where or when something is?

Accepted Answer

On

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The

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Quickly

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And

Question 54

What type of sentence is this: 'Wow, it's sunny today!'?

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Exclamatory

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Interrogative

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Imperative

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Declarative

Question 55

Which word in the sentence 'I went to the park, but it was raining' connects the two parts of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

but

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I

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went

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park

Question 56

Which word in the sentence 'The cat is under the table' tells us where the cat is?

Accepted Answer

Under

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The

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Table

Question 57

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Where is the book?

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The cat is black.

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The boy ran to the store.

Question 58

Which word can connect two or more words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

and

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the

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because

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of

Question 59

In the sentence, *The boy rode past the house on the bike*, what type of phrase is *on the bike*?

Accepted Answer

Prepositional phrase

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Noun phrase

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Verb phrase

Question 60

Which of these best describes the sentence: *What a beautiful day we're having!*

Accepted Answer

It expresses strong emotion.

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It's a statement of fact.

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It's a question.

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It's a command.

Question 61

Which word describes the flowers in the sentence 'The colorful flowers bloomed in the garden'?

Accepted Answer

colorful

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The

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bloomed

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in

Question 62

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

Accepted Answer

?

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.

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!

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,

Question 63

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat is black and white.

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The cat is black, and white.

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The cat is black andwhite.

Question 64

Which word in the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat' is a determiner?

Accepted Answer

The

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Sat

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On

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Mat