DZMS Grammar Review

Question 1

What change, if any, should be made on this sign?

Accepted Answer

Use too instead of to

Question 2

The following sentence is punctuated correctly: "Kaylah said, jump higher"!

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

We ____ strips of paper to make a pinata.

Accepted Answer

cut

Question 4

Which transition word is also a sequential order clue word?

Accepted Answer

Finally

Question 5

What change, if any, should be made on this sign?

Accepted Answer

Change find to fined

Question 6

Commas are NOT needed after an introductory transition word or phrase.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

_______, most people prefer chocolate over vanilla. (Choose the best transition word.)

Accepted Answer

Actually,

Question 8

Place the end punctuation that completes a quote inside the closing quotation marks.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

When you want to join two sentences with different ideas, use --

Accepted Answer

but

Question 10

The following sentence is correct: Jesse brung a big bag of Takis to lunch.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Which change, if any, should be made on this sign?

Accepted Answer

Change WERE to WE'RE

Question 12

Why would a spelling bee winner be ashamed of this sign?

Accepted Answer

There is a misspelled word in the message.

Question 13

What does the first sentence communicate to the reader?

Accepted Answer

It suggests that the reader literally eat their grandfather.

Question 14

How many errors are on this sign?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 15

What a beautiful dress you're wearing __ (Choose the correct end punctuation.)

Accepted Answer

!

Question 16

What do these words have in common? swim --- take --- eat --- know --- be

Accepted Answer

They are all irregular verbs.

Question 17

How many spelling and punctuation errors are on this sign?

Accepted Answer

5, 4

Question 18

The apostrophe in "Shelly's coat" means --

Accepted Answer

One coat belongs to Shelly.

Question 19

Which word can be used after a comma to combine sentences?

Accepted Answer

or, but, and, so

Question 20

Are the quotation marks in the correct place?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Questions 20