Which answer choice uses the pronoun "they" correctly?

They saw the animals at the zoo.

Which sentence is NOT a run-on?

He likes to watch football; he also enjoys watching hockey.

Which homophone is correctly used?

The soldier wore his gun into war.

Which of the following features an infinitive phrase that is correctly written?

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Which sentence does NOT show a comma that is used correctly?

He saw, what looked like a bird in the sky.

In which of the sentences below is the pronoun "their" used correctly.

The girls ate their dinner quickly.

Which of these is NOT an example of an idiom?

The clouds looked like cotton candy in the sky.

Identify the sentence with a gerund phrase

Running to the bus, Joseph dropped his homework.

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

The boy had seen his money slowly dwindle away.

Which sentence is an example of a parallel construction?

Mr. Rist likes eating hamburgers, tacos, and spaghetti.

Identify the sentence fragment.

Shivering like there is no tomorrow

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

I have no other motive, but to do the right thing.

Which sentence has an appositive phrase?

Nia, who plays the bassoon, wants to be a music teacher.

Which sentence does NOT have a spelling mistake?

I know you understand my situation.

Which of these is a participial phrase and NOT a gerund?

Running is one of my favorite things to do.

Which sentence features a homophone that is used correctly?

The sports team had a bye in the tournament.

Which does not use an apostrophe correctly?

I bought spaghetti noodle's at the store.

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1
Which answer choice uses the pronoun "they" correctly?
The students did not find they papers.
The kids put they books in they desks.
They saw the animals at the zoo.
Them kids lost they minds when they went to the concert.
2
Which sentence is NOT a run-on?
Mr. Rist likes baseball, his favorite team is the Dodgers.
He doesn't like boxing he doesn't like auto racing.
He likes to watch football; he also enjoys watching hockey.
Baseball is his favorite sport he also likes basketball.
3
Which homophone is correctly used?
The dog will berry the bone near his doghouse.
The students brought there books to the library.
The principle makes the rules at the school.
The soldier wore his gun into war.
4
Which of the following features an infinitive phrase that is correctly written?
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
None of these is correctly written
To boldly go where no man has gone before.
To quickly go home is something I can't do often.
5
Which sentence does NOT show a comma that is used correctly?
The man bought candy, cookies, and pie at the store.
He saw, what looked like a bird in the sky.
The man was born on May 22, 1970
The man was born in Riverside, CA
6
In which of the sentences below is the pronoun "their" used correctly.
They're is no excuse for not listening.
The teachers don't know what there doing.
Darryl put his basketball over their.
The girls ate their dinner quickly.
7
Which of these is NOT an example of an idiom?
The clouds looked like cotton candy in the sky.
You've been running through my mind all day.
It's raining cats and dogs.
The unruly children drove me bananas.
8
Identify the sentence with a gerund phrase
Running to the bus, Joseph dropped his homework.
I came, I saw, I conquered
To be or not to be, that is the question.
The girl, who was angry, threatened to break the dishes.
9
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
I don't have no homework tonight.
The boy had seen his money slowly dwindle away.
She had came to the party late so there was no food left.
Hope brung her sister to the party.
10
Which sentence is an example of a parallel construction?
Mr. Rist likes eating hamburgers, tacos, and spaghetti.
Kareem likes watching basketball, TV and girls on the beach.
Alexis likes drawing, reading, and to go out to eat.
Aaliyah enjoys talking with her friends, eating, and reading
11
Identify the sentence fragment.
Shivering like there is no tomorrow
He realized her forgot his towel.
When he went home he drank hot chocolate.
The boy went into the freezing pond.
12
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
LeBron James got game.
She seen me at the movies the other night.
I have no other motive, but to do the right thing.
I don't have no homework tonight.
13
Which sentence has an appositive phrase?
None of the above
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Nia, who plays the bassoon, wants to be a music teacher.
The neighbors played music (which was loud) at the party.
14
Which of the following sentences is correctly written?
I don't have no homework tonight.
That ladies dress is beautiful.
Did Joe watch the Super Bowl?
The boy seen the baseball game.
15
Which sentence does NOT have a spelling mistake?
The boys forgot there books.
You don't no how I feel.
Their not here.
I know you understand my situation.
16
Which of these is a participial phrase and NOT a gerund?
Running is one of my favorite things to do.
<div>The girl eating peanuts choked on the shells.</div>
The horse running near the stable broke his leg.
The drain clogged by oil did not let water through
17
Which sentence features a homophone that is used correctly?
There are not many daze left in the school year.
The sports team had a bye in the tournament.
I had scene the fire so I was able to warn others.
I ordered a plane hot dog at the game.
18
Which does not use an apostrophe correctly?
I bought spaghetti noodle's at the store.
That guy's handsome.
Tea Cake's broad shoulders turned Janie on.
They'd been practicing witchcraft.

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