Master English Grammar: Interactive Quizzes for Year 8 Students

Question 1

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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The car is red.

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The girl running down the street.

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Because it was raining.

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Walk to the store

Question 2

Select the sentence that uses a comma correctly:

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I went to the store, and I bought milk.

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I went to the store and I bought milk.

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I went to the storeand I bought milk.

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I, went to the store and I bought milk.

Question 3

Identify the adjective in the phrase: The beautiful flowers bloomed in spring.

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Beautiful

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Flowers

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Bloomed

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Spring

Question 4

Which word in the sentence is an adverb: The runner quickly crossed the finish line.

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Quickly

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Runner

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Crossed

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Finish line

Question 5

Identify the verb in the sentence: The children were playing in the park.

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Were playing

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Children

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Park

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In

Question 6

Which word in the sentence is a pronoun: He went to the store to buy some groceries.

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He

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Went

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Store

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Groceries

Question 7

Identify the interjection in the sentence: Wow! That was an amazing performance.

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Wow

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That

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Amazing

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Performance

Question 8

Which word in the sentence is the subject?

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The boy

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Ran quickly

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To the shops

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And back

Question 9

Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

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Slowly

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Walked

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To the park

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With friends

Question 10

What is the object in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse."?

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Mouse

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Cat

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Chased

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The

Question 11

Which of the following 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.

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The ball rolled down the hill.

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The children are playing in the park.

Question 12

What is the correct tense for the following sentence: "Yesterday, I ______ to the park."?

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Went

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Go

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Have gone

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Had gone

Question 13

What type of subordinating conjunction is used in the sentence: "I will go to the library if it is open."?

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Condition

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Time

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Reason

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Contrast

Question 14

What is the purpose of a preposition in a sentence?

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To show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence

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To change the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb

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To introduce a new idea

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To end a sentence

Question 15

Which of the following words can be used to express possibility?

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Can

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Will

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Have

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Be

Question 16

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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The boy runs fast.

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Runs fast the boy

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Boy the runs fast

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Fast runs the boy

Question 17

Which word in the sentence 'The cat jumped over the fence' is a preposition?

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Over

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Cat

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Jumped

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Fence

Question 18

Choose the sentence that uses a colon correctly:

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The following ingredients are needed: flour, sugar, and eggs.

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The following ingredients are needed flour, sugar and eggs

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The following ingredients are needed: flour sugar and eggs

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The following ingredients are needed flour sugar, and eggs

Question 19

Identify the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly:

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The weather was bad; we decided to stay home.

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The weather was bad we decided to stay home.

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The weather was bad: we decided to stay home

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The weather was bad;we decided to stay home

Question 20

Which sentence is an example of a simple sentence?

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The girl walked to the park.

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The girl, who was happy, walked to the park.

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Because the girl was happy, she walked to the park.

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The girl walked to the park and played on the swings.

Question 21

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

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The boy ate his lunch and then went to play.

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The boy ate his lunch.

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When the boy finished his lunch, he went to play.

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The boy, who was hungry, ate his lunch.

Question 22

Which sentence is an example of a complex sentence?

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The girl sang a song because she was happy.

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The girl sang a song.

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The girl, who was happy, sang a song.

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The girl sang a song and then danced.

Question 23

Which of the following is a preposition?

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in

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the

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beautiful

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slowly

Question 24

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The students read books in the library.'

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the students

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read

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books

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in the library

Question 25

Identify the correct punctuation mark to end the following sentence: 'The dog is barking'

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.

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!

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?

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,

Question 26

Which of the following is a noun?

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house

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quickly

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and

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blue

Question 27

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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played

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children

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in

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park

Question 28

Identify the correct spelling of the following word: 'accomodate'

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accommodate

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acommodate

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accomodate

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acommidate

Question 29

Identify the type of pronoun in the following sentence: 'I went to the shop with my friends.'

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personal pronoun

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possessive pronoun

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reflexive pronoun

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demonstrative pronoun

Question 30

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

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Cat

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The

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Sat

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On

Question 31

Which of the following punctuation marks is used to end 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 32

In the sentence 'The dog ran quickly', what is the subject?

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Dog

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Ran

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Quickly

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The

Question 33

Which word in the sentence 'The book is on the table' is a preposition?

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On

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The

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Book

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Is

Question 34

What is the past tense of 'eat'?

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Ate

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Eat

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Eated

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Eaten

Question 35

What is the plural form of 'child'?

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Children

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Childs

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Childen

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Childs

Question 36

Which word in the sentence 'The tall tree swayed in the wind' is an adjective?

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Tall

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The

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Tree

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Swayed

Question 37

In a simple sentence, what is the correct order of the subject, verb, and object?

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Subject - Object - Verb

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Object - Subject - Verb

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Verb - Subject - Object

Question 38

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence: "The students studied hard for their exams; they wanted to achieve good grades."?

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Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Complex sentence

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Sentence fragment

Question 39

In the sentence "The dog barked loudly", which part of speech is the word "barked"?

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

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Noun

Question 40

In the sentence "The tall boy kicked the ball", who is performing the action?

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Boy

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Ball

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Tall

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Kicked

Question 41

In the sentence "Although it was raining, we went for a walk", what type of clause is "Although it was raining"?

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Subordinate Clause

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Main Clause

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Noun Clause

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Independent Clause

Question 42

In the sentence "The happy children played in the park", which word describes the children?

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Happy

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Played

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Park

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Children

Question 43

In the sentence "The book is on the table", which word shows the relationship between the book and the table?

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On

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Table

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Book

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Is

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 ball kicks the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

Question 45

In the sentence "I like apples and oranges", which word joins the two nouns?

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And

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Oranges

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Apples

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I

Question 46

Which sentence follows the rules of grammar correctly?

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The students are studying for their test.

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The students were studying for their test.

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The students is studying for their test.

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The students was studying for their test.

Question 47

In the sentence "Wow! That was a great movie", what is the word "Wow!"?

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Interjection

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Noun

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Adverb

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Verb

Question 48

Identify the noun in the sentence "The feline companion perched atop the cushion."

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feline companion

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perched

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cushion

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atop

Question 49

Which sentence demonstrates the correct plural form of the noun 'child'?

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The children frolicked merrily in the playground.

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The childrens frolicked merrily in the playground.

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The childs frolicked merrily in the playground.

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The childes frolicked merrily in the playground.

Question 50

Identify the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement:

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The diligent students completed their assignments promptly.

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The diligent students completes their assignments promptly.

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The diligent student completed their assignments promptly.

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The diligent student complete their assignments promptly.

Question 51

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

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Comma

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Semicolon

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Colon

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Apostrophe

Question 52

Which sentence exemplifies a simple sentence structure?

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The gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

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Because the gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, I felt a sense of tranquility.

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The gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, creating a soothing melody.

Question 53

Choose the sentence that correctly replaces the underlined phrase with an appropriate pronoun:

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The playful puppy wagged its tail enthusiastically.

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The playful puppy wagged it's tail enthusiastically.

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The playful puppy wagged his tail enthusiastically.

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The playful puppy wagged her tail enthusiastically.

Question 54

Which term describes words that indicate the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence?

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Noun

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Conjunction

Question 55

Identify the sentence that adheres to the rules of capitalization:

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The renowned author, Jane Austen, crafted timeless literary works.

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The Renowned Author, Jane Austen, Crafted Timeless Literary Works.

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the renowned Author, jane Austen, crafted timeless literary works.

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the renowned author, jane austen, crafted timeless literary works.