Grammar/Writing Rules

Question 1

Neither and nor usually go together in writing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Planning is an important part of the writing process.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Good writing makes the reader FEEL, SEE, HEAR, TASTE, or SMELL what the author is describing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Verbs are the action part of the sentence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Homophones are two words that sound the same but have different spellings

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Commas tell the reader when to pause in the story

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Exclamation marks are used to indicate a question.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

A comma is used to separate the city and state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

All sentences must end in some type of punctuation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

You may not use a dictionary on STAAR.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

All complete sentences must have a who (noun) and a what (verb).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

All questions should end with a period.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Conjunctions are not needed when combining two sentences.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Quotation marks are used to show the reader when someone is speaking.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Adjectives are used to make writing stronger and more meaningful.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Adverbs describe verbs, and adjectives describe nouns.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Not every sentence needs to begin with a capital.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Revising is when we correct silly mistakes like misspelled words.

Accepted Answer

False

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