Grammar and Usage Quizzes for Sixth Grade English Language Arts

Question 1

In the sentence 'The students eagerly completed their homework.', who or what is performing the action?

Accepted Answer

The students

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Homework

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Eagerly

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Completed

Question 2

In the sentence 'The curious cat jumped over the lazy dog,' identify the part of speech for each word and explain how they work together to create meaning.

Accepted Answer

The: article, cat: noun, jumped: verb, over: preposition, the: article, lazy: adjective, dog: noun

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The: pronoun, cat: verb, jumped: noun, over: adverb, the: adjective, lazy: noun, dog: preposition

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The: adjective, cat: noun, jumped: adverb, over: verb, the: article, lazy: noun, dog: noun

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The: noun, cat: pronoun, jumped: preposition, over: adjective, the: adverb, lazy: verb, dog: article

Question 3

In the sentence 'The students studied hard, and they passed the test', which word is a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

and

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The

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they

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passed

Question 4

Which spelling of the word 'to make space for' is correct?

Accepted Answer

accommodate

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acommodate

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acommidate

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accomodate

Question 5

When creating a list of items, which of these is the correct way to separate the items?

Accepted Answer

Use a comma after each item, except the last one.

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Use a comma only after the first item.

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Don't use any commas.

Question 6

Identify the part of speech for the word 'dog'.

Accepted Answer

Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 7

In the sentence, 'The **excited** children played in the park.', what type of word is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 8

Which sentence uses the same verb tense throughout?

Accepted Answer

The students worked on their projects and completed them by the deadline.

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The students work on their projects and complete them by the deadline.

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The students worked on their projects and will complete them by the deadline.

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The students have worked on their projects and completed them before the deadline.

Question 9

In the sentence: "The children ran quickly to the park," what part of speech is the underlined word "ran"?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 10

Identify the subordinate conjunction:

Accepted Answer

because

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and

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the

Question 11

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

Accepted Answer

The essay was written by the students.

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The students wrote the essay.

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The teacher assigned the homework.

Question 12

Which word in the sentence 'The students reflected on their own performance' is a reflexive pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Own

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The

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Students

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Performance

Question 13

In the sentence 'The chef chopped the vegetables', what is the direct object?

Accepted Answer

Vegetables

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Chef

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Chopped

Question 14

Which word in the sentence acts like a noun, but is formed from a verb?  "Swimming is my favorite summer activity."

Accepted Answer

Swimming

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Is

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My

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Favorite

Question 15

Which sentence expresses a wish or possibility, using the subjunctive mood?

Accepted Answer

I wish I could fly like a bird.

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The weather is beautiful today.

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I will go to the store if I have time.

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Please close the door.

Question 16

Which group of words in the sentence 'The book on the table is mine' is a prepositional phrase?

Accepted Answer

On the table

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The book

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Is mine

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On the

Question 17

Rewrite the sentence 'The diligent teacher graded the challenging tests' in the passive voice.

Accepted Answer

The challenging tests were graded by the diligent teacher.

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Graded by the diligent teacher were the challenging tests.

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The diligent teacher was graded by the challenging tests.

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The tests graded the diligent teacher.

Question 18

Which word in the sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some apples' is a coordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

and

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I

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to

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some

Question 19

Which sentence uses a relative pronoun to add more information about a noun?

Accepted Answer

The book that is on the table is mine.

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I went to the store yesterday.

Question 20

Which word in the sentence 'The students brought their laptops to class' indicates that the laptops belong to the students?

Accepted Answer

Their

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The

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Students

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Class

Question 21

Which sentence shows a possible weather condition for tomorrow using a modal verb?

Accepted Answer

It may rain tomorrow.

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The clouds are dark and heavy.

Question 22

In the sentence 'I will go to the store when my mom comes home', which part of the sentence tells us the condition that must be met before I go to the store?

Accepted Answer

'when my mom comes home'

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'I will go to the store'

Question 23

Which word can show the position or location of a noun or pronoun?

Accepted Answer

in

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and

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the

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of

Question 24

In the sentence: "The boy quickly ran to the store," what is the subject?

Accepted Answer

boy

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ran

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to the store

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store

Question 25

Which of these sentences uses correct punctuation?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked loudly.

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The dog barked, loudly

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The dog, barked loudly.

Question 26

In the sentence: "I like apples, but I prefer oranges," what kind of conjunction is "but"?

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coordinating

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subordinating

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correlative

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adverbial

Question 27

In the sentence: "He walked along the street," what are the words "along the street" called?

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prepositional phrase

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phrase

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clause

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sentence

Question 28

Which of the following sentences has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran to the store and bought some apples.

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The boy ran quickly.

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Because it was raining, the game was canceled.

Question 29

In the sentence: "Apples are sweet, and bananas are soft," what is the coordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

and

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sweet

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bananas

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soft

Question 30

Which of the following sentences correctly shows that the subject and verb agree in number?

Accepted Answer

The students are playing

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The students is playing

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The student are playing

Question 31

In the sentence: "I gave the book to him," what is the word "him"?

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pronoun

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noun

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verb

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adjective

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech as we learned in class?

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Number

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Noun

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Adjective

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Conjunction

Question 33

In the example sentence 'The boy jumped over the fence,' what is the subject?

Accepted Answer

boy

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The

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jumped

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fence

Question 34

Which type of punctuation mark is used to show that a question is being asked?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

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Period

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Comma

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Exclamation mark

Question 35

What is the plural form of 'child' as we discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Children

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Childrens

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Childs

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Child

Question 36

What is the possessive form of 'she' as discussed previously?

Accepted Answer

Hers

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Her

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Her's

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She's

Question 37

Read the sentence: 'Wow, that was an amazing performance!' What type of sentence is this?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 38

Transform the sentence into the future perfect tense: 'The students have just completed their homework.'

Accepted Answer

The students will have just completed their homework.

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The students have been completing their homework.

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The students will complete their homework.

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The students completed their homework.

Question 39

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence 'Her heart was as heavy as a stone?'

Accepted Answer

Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 40

In the sentence, 'The teacher gave us a hand_written note,' should there be a hyphen between 'hand' and 'written'?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because the hyphen connects two words that together describe the noun 'note'.

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No, because 'handwritten' is already a single word.

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No, because 'hand' and 'written' are separate words.

Question 41

In the sentence, 'I went to the store to buy apples, bananas, and oranges,' where should commas be placed?

Accepted Answer

After apples and bananas

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No commas needed

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After store and apples

Question 42

Which sentence gives human qualities to a non-human thing?

Accepted Answer

The wind whispered through the trees.

Accepted Answer

The sun smiled down on us.

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The flowers danced in the breeze.

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The book lay on the table.

Question 43

What is the purpose of this sentence: 'What is the capital of France?'

Accepted Answer

To ask a question

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To make a statement

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To express excitement

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To give an order

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

Book

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Running

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Beautiful

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Quickly

Question 45

Select the correct form of the verb 'to be' for the subject 'they':

Accepted Answer

They are

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They is

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They be

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They was

Question 46

Identify the type of sentence that makes a statement or tells a fact:

Accepted Answer

Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

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Exclamatory

Question 47

Choose the correct punctuation mark to complete the sentence: 'The dog barked ______ the mailman came'

Accepted Answer

,

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.

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;

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:

Question 48

Which of the following words describes how an action is done?

Accepted Answer

Slowly

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And

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Because

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Through

Question 49

Identify the part of the sentence 'The students are reading the book' that tells who or what is doing the action:

Accepted Answer

Students

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Book

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Reading

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The

Question 50

Which of the following words shows the position or relationship of something?

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Into

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And

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Because

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Quickly

Question 51

Identify the type of clause in the sentence: 'I like to read, but I also enjoy playing outside'

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Subordinate

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Independent

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Dependent

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Relative

Question 52

In the sentence 'He gave the book to himself', which option correctly identifies the type of each pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Personal pronoun ('He') and reflexive pronoun ('himself')

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Demonstrative pronoun ('He') and indefinite pronoun ('himself')

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Possessive pronoun ('He') and objective pronoun ('himself')

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Interrogative pronoun ('He') and relative pronoun ('himself')

Question 53

In the sentence 'The students, who were excited about the field trip, arrived at the park early,' which clause provides more information about the students?

Accepted Answer

The clause 'who were excited about the field trip'

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The clause 'arrived at the park early'

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There is no dependent clause in this sentence

Question 54

Which sentence rewrites 'The students received awards for their hard work' in the passive voice?

Accepted Answer

Awards were received by the students for their hard work.

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The students received awards by their hard work.

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The hard work of the students received awards.

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The students were received awards for their hard work by the teacher.

Question 55

Which word in the sentence is a noun: "The dog is running in the park."

Accepted Answer

Dog

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The

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Is

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Running

Question 56

Which type of sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Interrogative

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Declarative

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Exclamatory

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Imperative

Question 57

What word in the sentence connects the two ideas: "I like pizza and pasta."

Accepted Answer

And

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I

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Like

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Pizza

Question 58

Which punctuation mark ends a sentence that is telling something?

Accepted Answer

Period

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Comma

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Exclamation point

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Question mark

Question 59

In the sentence: "The children finished their dinner on time.", what part of the sentence tells what the subject did?

Accepted Answer

Finished their dinner

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Children

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On time

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Dinner

Question 60

Which word in the sentence shows where something is: "The cat is sleeping on the bed."

Accepted Answer

On

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Cat

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Sleeping

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Bed

Question 61

Which word in the sentence describes how something is done: "The car drove quickly down the road."

Accepted Answer

Quickly

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Car

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Drove

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Road

Question 62

What punctuation mark do we use to separate words in a list?

Accepted Answer

Comma

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Period

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Exclamation point

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Question mark

Question 63

In the sentence: "The teacher gave a test to the students.", who is the subject of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Teacher

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Gave

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Students

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Test

Question 64

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked at the mailman

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The dog barked the mailman?

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The dog, barked at the mailman?

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The dog barked at mailman.