Get your grammar right!

Questão 1 de 10

1

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

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

Explicação

Questão 2 de 10

1

What is the difference between a phrase and a sentence?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 3 de 10

1

When should you use capital letters?

Choose all that apply.

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 4 de 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.

Arraste a resposta correta para cada ponto laranja.

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

Explicação

Questão 5 de 10

1

Selecione das listas do Menu para completar o texto.

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.

Explicação

Questão 6 de 10

1

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

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 7 de 10

1

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

Selecione uma das opções:

VERDADEIRO
FALSO

Explicação

Questão 8 de 10

1

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

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.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 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.

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 10 de 10

1

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

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}]}

	Criado por Sarah Holmes aproximadamente 8 anos atrás

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!

Questão 1 de 10

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

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

Explicação

Questão 2 de 10

What is the difference between a phrase and a sentence?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 3 de 10

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

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 4 de 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.

Arraste a resposta correta para cada ponto laranja.

Explicação

Questão 5 de 10

Selecione das listas do Menu para completar o texto.

Explicação

Questão 6 de 10

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

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 7 de 10

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

Selecione uma das opções:

Explicação

Questão 8 de 10

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 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.

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 10 de 10

Clique em cada ponto laranja e selecione a resposta correta.

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.

Explicação

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.