What is a run-on sentence?

Two sentences joined incorrectly

What does SPAG stand for?

Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar

What is an example of a homophone?

Read, read, Their, there, they’re, To, two, too

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1
Which is a common verb tense?
Adverbial
Past
Present participle
Conjunctional
2
What is a compound sentence?
A single clause
A question and answer
A dependent clause
Two independent clauses
3
Which is a common spelling mistake?
Definately
Definitely
Definately
Definately
4
Which is a synonym for 'punctuation'?
Word choice
Grammar rules
Sentence structure
Writing marks
5
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
Separate items in a list
Join two related sentences
Indicate a pause
End a sentence
6
What is a run-on sentence?
A sentence with no verbs
A sentence with too many commas
Two sentences joined incorrectly
A sentence that is too short
7
Which is a correct contraction?
It's
Youre
Theyre
Its
8
When should you use a comma?
After every word
Only in questions
Before conjunctions
At the end of sentences
9
Which is a common punctuation mark?
Exclamation mark
Ampersand
Caret
Asterisk
10
Which is a correct plural form?
Childs
Childrens
Childes
Children
11
True or false: 'its' is possessive?
True
False
12
What does SPAG stand for?
Spelling, Phonetics, and Grammar
Syntax, Punctuation, and Grammar
Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar
Spelling, Punctuation, and Guidelines
13
What is the function of an adjective?
Connect clauses
Describe a noun
Indicate time
Modify a verb
14
Which is a type of sentence?
Interrogative
Prepositional
Adverbial
Conjunctional
15
What is an example of a homophone?
All of the above
Read, read
Their, there, they’re
To, two, too
16
Which is an example of an adverb?
Quickness
Quicker
Quick
Quickly
17
Which is a common grammatical error?
Correct punctuation
Proper capitalization
Using synonyms
Subject-verb agreement
18
Which sentence is correct?
She likes apples.
She liking apples.
She apple likes.
She like apples.
19
What is a dangling modifier?
A type of punctuation
A misplaced descriptive phrase
A grammatical error
A sentence fragment
20
True or false: 'there' indicates location?
False
True

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