Which sentence uses the past progressive?

Garry was writing a letter to his parents.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

She counted the errors – 24 in all- and gave the test back.

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

Phil dug a hole for a new pond.

Which sentence has used an apostrophe correctly?

The men’s toilets are blocked.

Which sentence has been punctuated correctly?

Shortly after her arrival, we all sat down to dinner.

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1
Which sentence uses the past progressive?
Garry was writing a letter to his parents.
Danielle munched eagerly on her chocolate bar.
Grace jumped over the fence.
Melanie listened carefully to the instructions.
2
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
She counted the errors 24 in all- and gave the test back.
She counted the errors – 24 in all- and gave the test back.
She counted the - errors 24 in all- and gave the test back.
She counted the errors - 24 in all and - gave the test back.
3
Which sentence must end with a question mark?
What time is it
I like to drink tea
Get me the remote
Tell me the time
4
Which sentence is written in the active voice?
The letter was written by Shirley.
The wall was built to separate the two gardens.
The aeroplane was flown by Captain John Richards.
Phil dug a hole for a new pond.
5
Which sentence must end with an exclamation mark?
What is the date
What a lovely day
How are you
How did you do that
6
What is the correct prefix for the word appear?
dis
im
il
un
7
Which sentence has used an apostrophe correctly?
The mens' toilets are blocked.
The men’s toilet's are blocked.
The mens toilet's are blocked.
The men’s toilets are blocked.
8
How have the words 'along the top' been used ? The castle had colourful flags along the top.
as a prepositional phrase
as a main clause
as a noun phrase
as a relative clause
9
Which sentence has been punctuated correctly?
Shortly after, her arrival we all sat down to dinner.
Shortly after her arrival we all sat down to dinner.
Shortly after her arrival, we all sat down to dinner.
Shortly, after her arrival we all sat down to dinner.
10
What is the contracted form of is not?
isnt'
isn't
is'not
isn'ot

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