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Bonus question! What is the definition of a homophone?

Fill in the blank: May I borrow __ sweater?

Grammar Mistakes

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Common #grammar mistakes from the Summer Reading tests.

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Fill in the blank: May I borrow __ sweater?
Your
You're
2
Bonus question! What is the definition of a homophone?
All of the above
Two words that sound alike but have different spellings
Two words spelled the same but pronounced differently
Two words that are spelled the same with different meanings
3
When is it not appropriate to use an apostrophe?
None of the above
When using the possessive
When making a plural
When using contractions
4
When quoting literature, commas and periods should...?
be placed in brackets [] if not part of the original quote
Go before the end quotation mark
not belong in a quote unless in the original quote
Go after the end quotation mark
5
Which is an example of passive voice?
John is serving the meal.
Having served the meal, John left the room.
The meal had been served by John.
John served the meal.
6
When discussing literature, you should use
First person
The future tense
The present tense
The past tense
7
True or False: you can begin a sentence with a conjunction.
False
True
8
Fill in the blank: ____ car will be in the shop until Friday.
Their
They're
There
9
Fill in the blank: the Alchemist test was __ hard.
too
to
two
10
What is the correct way to write the title of a book?
In italics
In quotation marks
Underlined
Bolded
11
What's wrong with this sentence: The dog won't except its new bed.
Nothing! It's perfect
its
except
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