Punctuation & Grammar

Which sentence has correct punctuation and grammar?

• AThe student's have completed they're homework.
• BThe students have completed their homework.✓
• CThe students' have completed their homework.
• DThe student have completed there homework.

Answer: Option B: 'students' (plural, no apostrophe) and 'their' (possessive) are correct.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• ABetween you and I, the test was difficult.
• BBetween you and me, the test was difficult.✓
• CBetween you and me, the test where difficult.
• DBetween you're and my, the test was difficult.

Answer: Option B: Use 'me' (object pronoun) after 'between', and 'was' not 'were' with singular 'test'.

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• AIts a good day for learning.
• BIt's a good day for learning.✓
• CIts' a good day for learning.
• DIt's' a good day for learning.

Answer: Option B: 'It's' = 'It is' (contraction with apostrophe).

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• AThe group of students are studying hard.
• BThe group of students is studying hard.✓
• CThe students group are studying hard.
• DThe student groups is studying hard.

Answer: Option B: 'group' is singular, so 'is' is correct.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• AThe lesson includes reading, writing, and speaking.✓
• BThe lesson includes reading writing, and speaking.
• CThe lesson includes reading, writing and speaking.
• DThe lesson includes: reading, writing, and speaking.

Answer: Option A uses the Oxford comma (after 'writing') for clarity in a list.

Which sentence has a run-on error?

• AThe teacher explained the concept; the students understood it.
• BThe teacher explained the concept. The students understood it.
• CThe teacher explained the concept the students understood it.✓
• DThe teacher explained the concept, and the students understood it.

Answer: Option C is a run-on sentence (two independent clauses without punctuation or conjunction).

Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

• AThe principal, Dr. Smith, attended the meeting.✓
• BThe Principal, Dr. smith, attended the meeting.
• CThe principal, dr. Smith, attended the meeting.
• Dthe principal, Dr. Smith, attended the meeting.

Answer: Option A: 'principal' isn't capitalized (not a title here), and 'Dr. Smith' is correct.

Which sentence has a dangling modifier?

• AWalking to school, the student found a coin.
• BAs the student walked to school, she found a coin.
• CFinding a coin while walking to school, it made her happy.✓
• DThe student walked to school and found a coin.

Answer: Option C: 'it' is ambiguous—does it refer to the coin or the finding?

Which sentence uses the correct tense consistency?

• AThe class discusses the book and answered questions.
• BThe class discussed the book and answers questions.
• CThe class discusses the book and answers questions.✓
• DThe class discusses the book and had answered questions.

Answer: Option C maintains consistent present tense throughout.

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• AThe students, who studied hard, passed the test.✓
• BThe students who studied hard, passed the test.
• CThe students who studied hard passed the test.
• DThe students who studied hard; passed the test.

Answer: Option A: Commas correctly set off a non-essential relative clause.

Which sentence corrects the comma splice?

• AThe lesson was long, it was informative.
• BThe lesson was long, and it was informative.✓
• CThe lesson was long it was informative.
• DThe lesson was long; however it was informative.

Answer: Option B adds a conjunction to join two independent clauses correctly.

Which sentence is written in active voice?

• AThe report was written by the teacher.
• BThe teacher was writing the report.
• CThe report is being written.
• DThe teacher wrote the report.✓

Answer: Option D: Active voice with subject 'teacher' performing the action 'wrote'.