Examen De Gramatica

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3rd Marking Period Grammar Test

I. Instructions: Read each question carefully, and circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which words are correctly capitalized?

a) January, february, march, APRIL

b) January, February, March, April

c) january, february, march, april

d) jAnuarY, FeBruary, MarCh, ApriL

2. Choose the correct place for the apostrophe in the following sentence from the choices below.

a) The dog ate its bone but wont eat its biscuits.

b) The dog ate it's bone but wont eat its biscuits.

c) The dog ate its bone but won't eat its biscuits.

d) The dog ate its bone but wont eat it's biscuits.

e) The dog ate it's bone but wont eat it's biscuits.

3. In the following choices, which is a helping verb?

a) walk

b) run

c) will

d) talk

4. Find the adjective in the following sentence.

I loved the buttery mashed potatoes my grandma used to make on holidays.

a) mash potatoes

b) holidays

c) loved

d) buttery

5. Choose the correctly written compound sentence.

a) The teachers planned the lesson, they went to lunch.

b) Abby missed the bus, but she made it to school on time.

c) Charlie went to Disney World, he rode Slash Mountain.

d) Florida is a great destination but it is very hot.

6. Choose the correctly written complex sentence.

a) She likes to read, and she likes to write.

b) Kate and Jonathan worked on their reports.

c) Before she goes to bed, she must brush her teeth.

d) Although she likes read mystery novels best.

7. Choose the sentence that contains a compound subject.

a) Avery and Kate washed the dishes for their mother.

b) The teacher wrote lesson pland and graded papers.

c) The circus comes to town every July.

d) Anniston loves to read and write.

8. Choose the correctly written compound sentence.

a) Therefore, they did not have recess.

b) She went to the mall and to the movies.

c) She went to the doctor because she was ill.

d) School was cancelled due to the bad weather, so the students stayed home.

9. Choose the correctly written compound sentence.

a) Although the twins look alike, they act completely different.

b) Andy and Sandra love to sing and dance.

c) Abby rode her bike with no training wheels, but her dad had to stand beside her.

d) But she doesn't want to go to school today.

10. Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence.

I need a soft and silky yarn to make her dress.

a) need

b) yarn

c) soft, silky

d) dress

11. Aiden is the of the two boys.

a) tallest

b) taller

12. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

a) I saw the Statue of Liberty in New York.

b) i saw the Statue of libery in new york.

c) I saw the State Of Liberty in New York.

d) I saw the statue of liberty in New York.

13. Fill in the blank with a CORRECT form of adjective.

Who is the boy in your class?

a) smartest

b) smarter

c) smart

d) bright

14. How many adjectives are in the following sentence?

That red tomato is the best and the juiciest I've ever tasted.

a) 4

b) 5

c) 3

d) 6

15. Choose the correctly written

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