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Get your grammar right!
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1There are three basic types of sentences used in English. Choose the correct type from each drop-down menu to annotate this passage.

- ASimple
- BCompound
- CComplex
- DSimple
- ECompound
- FComplex
- GSimple
- HCompound
- IComplex
- JSimple
- KCompound
- LComplex
2What is the difference between a phrase and a sentence?

- AA phrase does not contain a main verb whereas a sentence does.
- BA phrase is short but sentences need to be long
- CA phrase needs no punctuation but you must always have some form of punctuation in sentences
3When should you use capital letters?
Choose all that apply.
- AWhen the word is proper noun
- BAt the start of sentences
- CWhen you want the word to stand out
- DWhen you want to show you are shouting the word
4The main clause for a complex sentence has been provided. Drag and drop the subordinate clauses, punctuation marks and connectives to form the full complex sentence.

- Aas
- Band
- Chis dog slipped its lead
- DRover broke free of his lead
- E;
- F.
- Gbarking loudly
- HRover barked loudly
- IRover ran at full speed
- JThe dog ran quickly
- K,
- L:
- Msending Mrs White flying.
- Nand Mrs White went flying
5Choose the correct word from each of the drop-down menus to create a grammatically correct passage.
It [blank_start]was[blank_end] the 10:30am train [blank_start]that[blank_end] we needed to catch. But Simon and [blank_start]I[blank_end] were late so we had to get the 11:00 train. [blank_start]This[blank_end] meant we [blank_start]were[blank_end] late for the meeting which [blank_start]was[blank_end] being held in London.
- Awas
- Bwere
- Cthat
- Dwhat
- EI
- Fme
- GThis
- HWhat
- Iwere
- Jwas
- Kwas
- Lwere
6This list contains a mixture of phrases and sentences.
Choose all of the phrases.
- Aa really useful book
- Bhaving singing lessons
- Ceating a pizza
- Dthey found my bag
- Eshe put on her cycling gear
- Fnow you can tell the difference between phrases and sentences
7When writing you can use phrases or sentences as they both make sense.

- ARichtig
- BFalsch
8A paragraph is made up of a series of sentences about the same topic or idea. When writing, you must start a new paragraph each time you move on to a new idea.
This passage has not been organised into paragraphs. Choose the correct annotations from the drop down menu to indicate where a new paragraph should begin.
- ANew paragraph needed
- BNo new paragraph needed
- CNew paragraph needed
- DNo new paragraph needed
- ENew paragraph needed
- FNo new paragraph needed
- GNew paragraph needed
- HNo new paragraph needed
- INew paragraph needed
- JNo new paragraph needed
9Pronouns are useful words as they can be used to replace a noun and help avoid repetition, especially when writing about a specific person. However, when writing, it is important to make sure you are consistent with your use of pronouns.
Choose the correct groupings of pronouns from those listed.
- AFirst person: I, we, one
- BSecond person: You, yours
- CThird person: he, she, it, they
- DFirst person: I, you, us
- ESecond person: They, theirs, they're
- FThird person: It, its , them
10This passage is grammatically incorrect in almost every way possible! Choose the error that has been made in each instance from the drop-down menus.

- Awrong past tense word - 'were' = right
- Bwrong tense - present = correct
- Ccomma needed
- DCapital letter 'E needed
- Eproper noun needs a capital
- Fneeds a semi-colon
- Gshould be 'which'
- Hneeds a comma
- Ineeds the suffix 'ed'
- Jneeds an 's' added
- Kproper noun needs a capital
- Lneeds a comma after 'and'
- Mwrong tense - should be past
- Nshould be 'got'
- Oshould be a full-stop
- Pshould be a colon
- Qwrong word order
- Rshould be 'me'
- Swrong tense
- Tdoesn't need 'which'
- Unew paragraph needed
- Vshould have a semi-colon
- Wwrong plural pronoun
- Xwrong tense
- Yshould be 'were'
- Zshould be 'are'
- AAneeds a capital 'N'
- ABneeds more info to make sense
- ACphrase not a sentence
- ADneeds a capital letter
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- Beschreibung
- A quiz with various tasks to help learners develop a better understanding of the basic grammar rules of English. Designed to help people studying for GCSE English Language exams.
- Autor
- Sarah Holmes
- Sprache
- English
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