Get your grammar right!

Question 1 of 10

1

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

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

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

What is the difference between a phrase and a sentence?

Select one of the following:

A phrase does not contain a main verb whereas a sentence does.
A phrase is short but sentences need to be long
A phrase needs no punctuation but you must always have some form of punctuation in sentences

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

When should you use capital letters?

Choose all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

When the word is proper noun
At the start of sentences
When you want the word to stand out
When you want to show you are shouting the word

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

The 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.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

as

and

his dog slipped its lead

Rover broke free of his lead

;

.

barking loudly

Rover barked loudly

Rover ran at full speed

The dog ran quickly

,

:

sending Mrs White flying.

and Mrs White went flying

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Choose the correct word from each of the drop-down menus to create a grammatically correct passage.

It ( was, were ) the 10:30am train ( that, what ) we needed to catch. But Simon and ( I, me ) were late so we had to get the 11:00 train. ( This, What ) meant we ( were, was ) late for the meeting which ( was, were ) being held in London.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

This list contains a mixture of phrases and sentences.
Choose all of the phrases.

Select one or more of the following:

a really useful book
having singing lessons
eating a pizza
they found my bag
she put on her cycling gear
now you can tell the difference between phrases and sentences

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

When writing you can use phrases or sentences as they both make sense.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

A 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.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Pronouns 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.

Select one or more of the following:

First person: I, we, one
Second person: You, yours
Third person: he, she, it, they
First person: I, you, us
Second person: They, theirs, they're
Third person: It, its , them

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

This passage is grammatically incorrect in almost every way possible! Choose the error that has been made in each instance from the drop-down menus.

{"8.00345_17.7083":[{"id":6907037,"answer":"wrong past tense word - 'were' = right","x":8.00345,"y":17.7083},{"id":6907038,"answer":"wrong tense - present = correct","x":8.00345,"y":17.7083}],"15.0994_41.1458":[{"id":6907135,"answer":"needs the suffix 'ed'","x":15.0994,"y":41.1458},{"id":6907136,"answer":"needs an 's' added","x":15.0994,"y":41.1458}],"22.4581_40.1042":[{"id":6907149,"answer":"proper noun needs a capital","x":22.4581,"y":40.1042},{"id":6907150,"answer":"needs a comma after 'and'","x":22.4581,"y":40.1042}],"34.0218_39.0625":[{"id":6907182,"answer":"wrong tense - should be past","x":34.0218,"y":39.0625},{"id":6907183,"answer":"should be 'got'","x":34.0218,"y":39.0625}],"53.9956_18.75":[{"id":6907059,"answer":"comma needed","x":53.9956,"y":18.75},{"id":6907060,"answer":"Capital letter 'E needed","x":53.9956,"y":18.75}],"17.3333_64.0625":[{"id":6907297,"answer":"wrong tense","x":17.3333,"y":64.0625},{"id":6907298,"answer":"doesn't need 'which'","x":17.3333,"y":64.0625}],"54.784_41.1458":[{"id":6907191,"answer":"should be a full-stop","x":54.784,"y":41.1458},{"id":6907192,"answer":"should be a colon","x":54.784,"y":41.1458}],"74.1007_17.1875":[{"id":6907083,"answer":"proper noun needs a capital","x":74.1007,"y":17.1875},{"id":6907085,"answer":"needs a semi-colon","x":74.1007,"y":17.1875}],"67.1362_39.0625":[{"id":6907287,"answer":"wrong word order","x":67.1362,"y":39.0625},{"id":6907288,"answer":"should be 'me'","x":67.1362,"y":39.0625}],"96.4397_17.1875":[{"id":6907112,"answer":"should be 'which'","x":96.4397,"y":17.1875},{"id":6907113,"answer":"needs a comma","x":96.4397,"y":17.1875}],"80.5396_62.5":[{"id":6907320,"answer":"new paragraph needed","x":80.5396,"y":62.5},{"id":6907321,"answer":"should have a semi-colon","x":80.5396,"y":62.5}],"50.9732_90.1042":[{"id":6907327,"answer":"wrong plural pronoun","x":50.9732,"y":90.1042},{"id":6907328,"answer":"wrong tense","x":50.9732,"y":90.1042}],"65.2965_88.5417":[{"id":6907343,"answer":"should be 'were'","x":65.2965,"y":88.5417},{"id":6907344,"answer":"should be 'are'","x":65.2965,"y":88.5417}],"70.9469_87.5":[{"id":6907354,"answer":"needs a capital 'N'","x":70.9469,"y":87.5},{"id":6907355,"answer":"needs more info to make sense","x":70.9469,"y":87.5}],"85.4016_86.9792":[{"id":6907406,"answer":"phrase not a sentence","x":85.4016,"y":86.9792},{"id":6907407,"answer":"needs a capital letter","x":85.4016,"y":86.9792}]}

	Created by Sarah Holmes about 8 years ago

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.

Get your grammar right!

Get your grammar right!

Question 1 of 10

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

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

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

What is the difference between a phrase and a sentence?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

When should you use capital letters? Choose all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

The 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.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

This list contains a mixture of phrases and sentences. Choose all of the phrases.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

When writing you can use phrases or sentences as they both make sense.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Pronouns 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.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

This passage is grammatically incorrect in almost every way possible! Choose the error that has been made in each instance from the drop-down menus.

Explanation

When should you use capital letters?

Choose all that apply.

This list contains a mixture of phrases and sentences.
Choose all of the phrases.

Pronouns 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.