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Duplicate of Grammar Guru 2
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STAAR Grammar Prep. Skills covered: possessives, plurals, punctuation, homophones, and transitions.
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1
I dropped my cell phone and it broke. ___, I need to either buy a new one or borrow yours.
Likewise
Otherwise
In spite of
Therefore
2
What type of punctuation always follows a transitional word or phrase?
a comma
a period
a semicolon
no punctuation
3
Its difficult to write compound sentences correctly if you don’t have your FANBOYS memorized.
your to you're
insert a comma after correctly
Its to It's
memorized to memorised
4
No body likes it when I sing, but I think they’re just jealous.
delete the comma
likes to like
they're to their
No body to Nobody
5
Sometimes, talking to a friend during hard times can give you _____ of mind.
peace
piece
6
She gave him a ___ of her mind.
piece
peace
7
When my sister's friends come over I always feel like I am missing out on their fun.
their to they're
comma after over
sister's to sisters
their to there
8
He ________ a snowball at the police officer.
threw
through
9
________ of the weather, the football game will be played tomorrow.
Regardless
Furthermore
In addition
Therefore
10
______ of her good grades, Rebecca did not get accepted to Stanford.
In spite of
In addition
Thereafter
On the other hand
11
When the bell rings at 3:10 __ I immediately pull out my phone___ but it’s usually dead.
; -- ,
, -- ,
NONE -- ,
; -- NONE
12
Don't give me any _______.
excuse's
excuses
13
One of the things that annoy me most about school is having alot of homework.
alot to a lot
is to are
things to thing's
14
I hope the ________ is fine tomorrow.
weather
whether
15
It's up to you if we go to see Kung Fu Panda 3 or Zootopia.
Kung Fu Panda 3 to kung fu panda 3
no change is needed
insert a comma after 3
It's to Its
16
My favorite junk foods are Takis ___ and fries with ketchup.
no punctuation needed
;
,
.
17
There’s never an excuse for cheating, even if the test is ____ hard.
too
to
18
I just got off the phone with my sisters, and they are on they’re way.
delete the comma
they're to their
sisters to sister's
19
I like school. ______, it can be boring sometimes.
Indeed
Next
Also
However
20
I can't help you with your homework because I'm not good at math. __, I know someone who can.
Subsequently
However
For example
In the same way
21
For the love of all that is good, remember to put a controlling idea in you’re introduction.
controlling to controling
you're to your
delete the comma
22
If I use a dictionary on the test ___ I will have access to a lot of grammar rules.
,
:
;
no punctuation needed
23
I met ____ ______ boyfriend.
Helens daughters
Helen's daughters
Helens daughter's
Helen's daughters'
24
There was a elephant that escaped the zoo and walked downtown.
There to Their
insert a comma after zoo
a to an
zoo to Zoo
25
If you want to be successful in your essay draw your chart and remember HELP for examples.
delete and
insert a comma after HELP
successful to succesful
insert a comma after essay
26
My puppy got a new collar, and ____ too big for him.
it's
its
27
The United States ____ very powerful.
are
were
is
weren't
28
The STAAR test is coming up __ and you need to know your grammar rules.
.
no punctuation needed
,
;
29
Her mothers not very happy with her now that she has a 52 in language arts.
language arts to Language Arts
comma after her
mothers to mother's
no change needed
30
They forgot to take ____ backpacks to school.
there
they're
their
31
________ it was raining, I still walked to school.
Consequently
Although
As a result
Furthermore
32
I don’t think teachers do much outside of school, they probably just grade.
, to ;
probably to probobly
grade to grades
don't to dont
33
If an AAAWWWUUBBIS is in the middle of a sentence, is a comma needed before the AAAWWWUUBBIS?
yes
no
