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