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English Grammar Rules Review
English Grammar Rules Review
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A game that reviews grammar rules for high school English students
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1
Which sentence features a homophone that is used correctly?
There are not many daze left in the school year.
The sports team had a bye in the tournament.
I had scene the fire so I was able to warn others.
I ordered a plane hot dog at the game.
2
Which of these is NOT an example of an idiom?
It's raining cats and dogs.
The clouds looked like cotton candy in the sky.
The unruly children drove me bananas.
You've been running through my mind all day.
3
Which sentence has an appositive phrase?
The neighbors played music (which was loud) at the party.
None of the above
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Nia, who plays the bassoon, wants to be a music teacher.
4
Which sentence is an example of a parallel construction?
Kareem likes watching basketball, TV and girls on the beach.
Aaliyah enjoys talking with her friends, eating, and reading
Mr. Rist likes eating hamburgers, tacos, and spaghetti.
Alexis likes drawing, reading, and to go out to eat.
5
Identify the sentence with a gerund phrase
I came, I saw, I conquered
Running to the bus, Joseph dropped his homework.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
The girl, who was angry, threatened to break the dishes.
6
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
LeBron James got game.
She seen me at the movies the other night.
I have no other motive, but to do the right thing.
I don't have no homework tonight.
7
Which does not use an apostrophe correctly?
Tea Cake's broad shoulders turned Janie on.
They'd been practicing witchcraft.
I bought spaghetti noodle's at the store.
That guy's handsome.
8
Identify the sentence fragment.
The boy went into the freezing pond.
He realized her forgot his towel.
Shivering like there is no tomorrow
When he went home he drank hot chocolate.
9
Which of these is a participial phrase and NOT a gerund?
The horse running near the stable broke his leg.
Running is one of my favorite things to do.
<div>The girl eating peanuts choked on the shells.</div>
The drain clogged by oil did not let water through
10
Which of the following sentences is correctly written?
That ladies dress is beautiful.
Did Joe watch the Super Bowl?
I don't have no homework tonight.
The boy seen the baseball game.
11
Which sentence is NOT a run-on?
He likes to watch football; he also enjoys watching hockey.
Mr. Rist likes baseball, his favorite team is the Dodgers.
Baseball is his favorite sport he also likes basketball.
He doesn't like boxing he doesn't like auto racing.
12
Which answer choice uses the pronoun "they" correctly?
They saw the animals at the zoo.
The kids put they books in they desks.
Them kids lost they minds when they went to the concert.
The students did not find they papers.
13
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
The boy had seen his money slowly dwindle away.
Hope brung her sister to the party.
She had came to the party late so there was no food left.
I don't have no homework tonight.
14
Which homophone is correctly used?
The principle makes the rules at the school.
The dog will berry the bone near his doghouse.
The students brought there books to the library.
The soldier wore his gun into war.
15
Which of the following features an infinitive phrase that is correctly written?
To boldly go where no man has gone before.
None of these is correctly written
To quickly go home is something I can't do often.
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
16
Which sentence does NOT show a comma that is used correctly?
The man bought candy, cookies, and pie at the store.
The man was born on May 22, 1970
The man was born in Riverside, CA
He saw, what looked like a bird in the sky.
17
Which sentence does NOT have a spelling mistake?
I know you understand my situation.
Their not here.
The boys forgot there books.
You don't no how I feel.
18
In which of the sentences below is the pronoun "their" used correctly.
The teachers don't know what there doing.
They're is no excuse for not listening.
Darryl put his basketball over their.
The girls ate their dinner quickly.
