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Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
1. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Our collie won a prize last january.
B. In Winter it is hard to herd animals.
C. On March 3, our collie will be ten years old.
D. My Border collie herds monday through sunday.
2. Which is the correct sentence?
A. the children are going to the movie on friday, August 30.
B. The children are going to the movie on Friday, august 30.
C. the children are going to the Movie on Friday, August 30.
D. The children are going to the movie on Friday, August 30.
3.
The dog carried _____ own bone to the
backyard.
Which word BEST completes this sentence?
A. its
B. our
C. mine
D. their
4. Which word is the subject of the sentence?
Carol walked to school with Josh and
Kathy.
A. Carol
B. walked
C. Josh
D. Kathy
5.
I have three __________ of fruit. Which one would you like to eat?
Which word belongs in the blank of this sentence?
A. peices
B. pieces
C. peaces
D. peeses
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6.
There ____ twelve slices of chocolate
cake.
Choose the best word to fill in the blank.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. have
7.
The baseball game _____ just begun.
Which is the BEST word to fill in the blank?
A. is
B. has
C. was
D. have
8. Which sentence is correct?
A. The boy and girl helping their teacher.
B. The boy and girl is helping their teacher.
C. The boy and girl are helping their teacher.
D. The boys and girls is helping their teacher.
9.
What is wrong with the capitalization in the sentence below?
Latiesha told her friend Joe that she was born on a thursday in August.
A. Joe should have a small letter j
B. born should have a capital letter B
C. thursday should have a capital letter T
D. August should have a small letter a
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10.
Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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Jake and me went to the country fair last week. 2Both of us had a great time. 3We hadn't been there for two
years. 4Last year, Jake was visiting his grandparents.
Which sentence above uses an incorrect pronoun?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
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Answer Key
1. C) On March 3, our collie will be ten years old.
2. D) The children are going to the movie on Friday, August 30.
3. A) its
4. A) Carol
5. B) pieces
6. B) are
7. B) has
8. C) The boy and girl are helping their teacher.
9. C) thursday should have a capital letter T
10. A) sentence 1
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