Grammar Diagnostics Test

Sentence Structure: Read carefully! Choose the best answer for each question.

Combining - Which way is the best way to combine these sentences? We saw a movie during our vacation. The movie was interesting.

Choose the correct way to combine each pair of sentences into one compound sentence:
Bob dries the dishes. Mary puts them away.

Fragments/Run-ons -
Which of these is a complete sentence?

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Phrases and Clauses -
What is the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence?
Although Bill was sick, he still went to work.

What type of sentence is this?
My teacher is Ms. Rangel

Which of these is a complete sentence?

A) Under the umbrella.
B) I jumped over the puddle.
C) My two friends and I.
D) Being hungry all day.

Parts of Speech: Read carefully! Choose the best answer for each question. 

Identify the adjective in the following sentence.

The helpful teacher concerned herself with students' abilities.

Decide which conjunction fits best in the sentence.

One person can sail the boat, _______________ two can take turns.

The plural form of class

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

The mouse got in the house.

Identify all the pronouns in the following sentence.

They ran to the store to buy us some candy.

What is the tense of the verb?
George returned his library books on time.

You ________ talented.

 Subject-Verb Agreement: Write the letter of the word that best completes each sentence. 

Starbucks (A. is / B. are) opening five new stores in San Diego in the next year.

Which sentence below shows correct subject and predicate (verb) agreement?

These rare books (has, have) leather covers.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.

Do __________ go on this shelf?

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
A) My parent are picking me up from school today.
B) My parents is picking me up from school today.
C) My parents are picking me up from school today.

Choose the word that belongs in the blank.

Is there any more __________ left?
A) turkey
B) turkeys

Spelling: Contractions, Abbreviations, Apostrophes

Which contraction uses the apostrophe correctly?

What is the abbreviation for pounds?

Complete the sentence with the correct possessive noun.
The _______________ classes are next door to each other.

Look at the girl. That __________ is pretty
A) girl's hair
B) girls' hair
C) girl hair

The ______________ beak was damaged when it hit the window.

What is the correct possessive noun for the sentence above?
A) crowes
B) crows
C) crow's
D) crows'

Capitalization and Punctuation

Which sentence is written correctly?

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30?" inquired Ms. Clark.
B) Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30" inquired Ms. Clark?
C) "Does the music start at 400 or 430?" inquired Ms. Clark.
D) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30"? inquired Ms. Clark.

What is missing from the following sentence?

Juan said, Can we go home

Combining - Which way is the best way to combine these sentences? We saw a movie during our vacation. The movie was interesting.

Choose the correct way to combine each pair of sentences into one compound sentence:Bob dries the dishes. Mary puts them away.

Fragments/Run-ons - Which of these is a complete sentence?

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Phrases and Clauses -What is the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence?Although Bill was sick, he still went to work.

What type of sentence is this?My teacher is Ms. Rangel

Which of these is a complete sentence?A) Under the umbrella.B) I jumped over the puddle.C) My two friends and I.D) Being hungry all day.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence. The helpful teacher concerned herself with students' abilities.

Decide which conjunction fits best in the sentence. One person can sail the boat, _______________ two can take turns.

The plural form of class

What is the preposition in the following sentence? The mouse got in the house.

Identify all the pronouns in the following sentence.They ran to the store to buy us some candy.

What is the tense of the verb?George returned his library books on time.

You ________ talented.

Starbucks (A. is / B. are) opening five new stores in San Diego in the next year.

Which sentence below shows correct subject and predicate (verb) agreement?

These rare books (has, have) leather covers.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.Do __________ go on this shelf?

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.A) My parent are picking me up from school today.B) My parents is picking me up from school today.C) My parents are picking me up from school today.

Choose the word that belongs in the blank.Is there any more __________ left?A) turkeyB) turkeys

Which contraction uses the apostrophe correctly?

What is the abbreviation for pounds?

Complete the sentence with the correct possessive noun. The _______________ classes are next door to each other.

Look at the girl. That __________ is prettyA) girl's hairB) girls' hairC) girl hair

The ______________ beak was damaged when it hit the window.What is the correct possessive noun for the sentence above?A) crowesB) crowsC) crow'sD) crows'

Which sentence is written correctly?

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

Which of the following sentences is correct?A) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30?" inquired Ms. Clark.B) Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30" inquired Ms. Clark?C) "Does the music start at 400 or 430?" inquired Ms. Clark.D) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30"? inquired Ms. Clark.

What is missing from the following sentence?Juan said, Can we go home

Choose the correct way to combine each pair of sentences into one compound sentence:
Bob dries the dishes. Mary puts them away.

Fragments/Run-ons -
Which of these is a complete sentence?

Phrases and Clauses -
What is the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence?
Although Bill was sick, he still went to work.

What type of sentence is this?
My teacher is Ms. Rangel

Which of these is a complete sentence?

A) Under the umbrella.
B) I jumped over the puddle.
C) My two friends and I.
D) Being hungry all day.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence.

The helpful teacher concerned herself with students' abilities.

Decide which conjunction fits best in the sentence.

One person can sail the boat, _______________ two can take turns.

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

The mouse got in the house.

Identify all the pronouns in the following sentence.

They ran to the store to buy us some candy.

What is the tense of the verb?
George returned his library books on time.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.

Do __________ go on this shelf?

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
A) My parent are picking me up from school today.
B) My parents is picking me up from school today.
C) My parents are picking me up from school today.

Choose the word that belongs in the blank.

Is there any more __________ left?
A) turkey
B) turkeys

Complete the sentence with the correct possessive noun.
The _______________ classes are next door to each other.

Look at the girl. That __________ is pretty
A) girl's hair
B) girls' hair
C) girl hair

The ______________ beak was damaged when it hit the window.

What is the correct possessive noun for the sentence above?
A) crowes
B) crows
C) crow's
D) crows'

Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30?" inquired Ms. Clark.
B) Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30" inquired Ms. Clark?
C) "Does the music start at 400 or 430?" inquired Ms. Clark.
D) "Does the music start at 4:00 or 4:30"? inquired Ms. Clark.

What is missing from the following sentence?

Juan said, Can we go home