Grammar and Punctuation Skills

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• Grammar and Punctuation Skills

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Question Where do the quotation marks belong in
the following sentence?Jane said, Please pass
me the salt.
Quotations for 100

• Answer Jane said, Please pass me the salt.

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Quotations for 200
Question Where do the quotation marks belong in
the following sentence? I love the poem by Carl
Sandberg called The Fog
Answer I love the poem by Carl Sandberg called
The Fog.
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Quotations for 300
Question Where do the quotation marks belong in
the following sentence? Please wait, John
interrupted, until all students are seated.
Answer Please wait, John interrupted, until
all students are seated.
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Quotations for 400
Question Where do the quotation marks belong in
the following sentence? My brothers favorite
song, God Bless the USA, is often used to express
patriotism.
Answer My brothers favorite song, God Bless
the USA, is often used to express patriotism.
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Spelling for 100
Question Which word in the following sentence
is spelled incorrectly?The sientist found the
cure for the womans disease.
Answer scientist
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Spelling for 200
Question Which word in the following sentence
is spelled incorrectly?The trains deparchure
for Boston was delayed because of a blizzard.
Answer departure
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Spelling for 300
Question Which word in the following sentence
is spelled incorrectly?The toddler was draging
his toy around the gymnasium while the team
practiced.
Answer dragging
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Spelling for 400
Question Which word in the following sentence is
spelled incorrectly?Richard earned a
scolarship to his favorite college.
Answer scholarship
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Capitalization for 100
Question What words need to be capitalized in
the following sentence?mr. beasley, my math
teacher, was born in paris, france.
Answer Mr. Beasley, Paris, France
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Capitalization for 200
Question What words need to be capitalized in
the following sentence? were going to magic
mountain on friday of next week.
Answer Were, Magic Mountain, Friday
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Capitalization for 300
Question What words need to be capitalized in
the following sentence? We just saw the wizard
of oz at the ahmanson theatre.
Answer The Wizard of Oz, Ahmanson Theatre
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Capitalization for 400
Question What words need to be capitalized in
the following sentence? The article I read,
crafts for kids, gave me some great ideas for
mothers day.
Answer Crafts for Kids, Mothers Day
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Punctuation for 100
Question What punctuation needs to be added to
the following sentence?The bald eagle a symbol
of our nations strength is an endangered animal
Answer The bald eagle, a symbol of our nations
strength, is an endangered animal.
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Punctuation for 200
Question What punctuation needs to be added to
the following sentence? Mr. Turner yelled Wait
for me
Answer Mr. Turner yelled, Wait for me!
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Punctuation for 300
Question What punctuation needs to be added to
the following sentence? I stacked the crackers
chips and cookies on my friends desk.
Answer I stacked the crackers, chips, and
cookies on my friends desk.
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Punctuation for 400
Question What punctuation needs to be added to
the following sentence? The crows nest fell
from the tree and it landed on a bush
Answer The crows nest fell from the tree, and
it landed on a bush.
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Grammar for 100
Question Correct the word usage mistake in the
underlined phrase.I told him, but he wont do
nothing about it.
Answer but he wont do anything
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Grammar for 200
Question Correct the word usage mistake in the
underlined phrase. Brendas earrings was lying
on the table.
Answer earrings were lying
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Grammar for 300
Question Correct the word usage mistake in the
underlined phrase. Whore the best singer in
sixth grade?
Answer Whos the best
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Grammar for 400
Question Correct the word usage mistake in the
underlined phrase. The window should of been
closed last night.
Answer should have been