SPAG Test 3

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.*

Tom's sisters' name is Cara.
Toms sister's name is Cara.
Tom's sister's name is Cara.
Tom's sisters name is Cara.

Choose the contracted form of two words in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "They would be delighted if it was a snow day!"*

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?*

Albert Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein once said "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein once said, "imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein once said "imagination is more important than knowledge."

Can you spot the sentence with an adverb?*

My dog's fur is brown and curly.
My mum always looks lovely.
My dog is lonely while I'm in school.
My sister sleeps silently.

Which sentence is closest in meaning to the one below? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"It would have been five years today since my brother first got his pet lizard."*

My brother had the lizard five years.
My brother will get his lizard back.
My brother has the lizard now.
My brother no longer has his lizard.

Choose the contracted form of two words in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "We shall not stand for this sort of behaviour!"*

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.*

The boys' toilets are tidier than the girls' toilets this week.
The boy's toilet's are tidier than the girl's toilet's this week.
The boys toilet's are tidier than the girls toilet's this week.
The boy's toilets are tidier than the girl's toilets this week.

What word class do the words in CAPITAL belong to? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. "You can have a football OR a hockey stick." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2."SINCE your friends are going, you can go too." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. "ALTHOUGH I prefer watermelons, grapes are easier to eat."*

Identify the adverbial in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "With a beaming smile, she accepted the award."*

she accepted
With a beaming smile
the award
With a beaming

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.*

Childrens' folders should be kept in good condition.
Children's folder's should be kept in good condition.
Children's folders should be kept in good condition.
Childrens' folders' should be kept in good condition.
Childrens folder's should be kept in good condition.

Identify three adjectives in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"He waded his way up the flowing river as the water crashed against him. Although he was exhausted, he was determined to get back towards camp."*

Which sentence is closest in meaning to the one below? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"Baking a cake wasn't as easy as Kerri thought it would be."*

Kerri liked baking cakes.
This was the last cake Kerri was going to bake because it was hard.
Baking cakes was easy for Kerri.
Kerri was planning on baking a cake.
Kerri thought baking a cake would be easier than it is.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?*

Albert Einstein once said, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein once said "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein once said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Choose the contracted form of two words in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "We shall not stand for this sort of behaviour!"*

Circle the three nouns in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The boy was feeling overwhelmed by the gifts he received.*

Identify the adverbial in the sentence below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "All of a sudden, the shark fins began to circle the boat."*

began to circle
The shark fins
All of a sudden
the boat

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