Who needs a semicolon here?

I like tea; she prefers coffee.

Which is a correct compound sentence?

I wanted pizza, but she wanted pasta.

Which sentence is parallel?

She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.

Where should the colon go?

He brought three things: food, water, and maps.

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Grammar Challenge

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1
A sentence must have a verb.
False
True
2
Who needs a semicolon here?
I like tea she prefers; coffee.
I like tea she; prefers coffee.
I like tea; she prefers coffee.
I like; tea she prefers coffee.
3
Which is a correct possessive form?
The dog bone's
The dogs bone
The dog's bone
The dogs' bone
4
Which is a correct compound sentence?
I wanted pizza but, she wanted pasta.
I wanted pizza, but she wanted pasta.
I wanted pizza; but she wanted pasta.
I wanted pizza but she wanted pasta.
5
How do you fix this run-on?
Add a period
Add more commas
Make it longer
Remove all verbs
6
Which is a correct use of 'their'?
Their coats are blue.
There coats are blue.
Their's coats are blue.
They're coats are blue.
7
Which is a correct use of 'affect'?
The rain will affect the game.
The rain will effect the game.
The rain will effected the game.
The rain will affects the game.
8
Which is a correct use of quotation marks?
She said, "Hello!
She said, "Hello!"
She said, Hello!"
She said, Hello!
9
Which sentence is parallel?
She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.
She likes hiking, to swim, and biking.
She likes hiking, swimming, and to bike.
She likes to hike, swimming, and biking.
10
Which is a correct subject-verb agreement?
The team win every game.
The team are wins every game.
The team of school
The team winning every game.
11
How do you fix a fragment?
Add more adjectives
Make it shorter
Remove all punctuation
Add a subject or verb
12
How do you fix a dangling modifier?
Clarify the subject
Make it passive
Add more commas
Remove all modifiers
13
Which is a correct use of 'its'?
The cat licked its' paw.
The cat licked its paw.
The cat licked it paw.
The cat licked it's paw.
14
Which is a correct use of 'fewer'?
Fewer apples are left.
Fewer apple is left.
Few apples are left.
Less apples are left.
15
Which is a correct plural form?
Apple's
Apples'
Apples
Applis
16
Complete the sentence: She ___ to the store.
goed
goes
went
gone
17
Where does the question mark go?
Did you see that.
Did you see that?
Did you see that,
Did you see that!
18
Where should the colon go?
He brought three things: food, water, and maps.
He brought: three things food, water, and maps.
He brought three: things food, water, and maps.
He: brought three things food, water, and maps.
19
Which is a correct use of 'who'?
Whose is coming to dinner?
Whom is coming to dinner?
Who is coming to dinner?
Who's is coming to dinner?

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