Grammar and Mechanics Review Quiz

Grade 7 · English · Quiz

Test your mastery of grammar rules, punctuation conventions, and sentence structure.

Questions

1. Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

   1. She ran quickly, and she won the race.
   2. She, ran quickly and won the race.
   3. She ran quickly and, won the race.
   4. She ran, quickly and won the race.
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   Answer: She ran quickly, and she won the race.

   A comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, etc.) that joins two independent clauses is correct — 'She ran quickly' and 'she won the race' are both independent clauses.

2. Which sentence is a run-on?

   1. He studied all night, and he passed the test.
   2. She loves reading she goes to the library every week.
   3. Although tired, she finished the project.
   4. The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
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   Answer: She loves reading she goes to the library every week.

   'She loves reading she goes to the library every week' is a run-on — two independent clauses are smashed together without any punctuation or conjunction separating them.

3. In the sentence 'The students turned in their papers,' the pronoun 'their' correctly agrees with its antecedent 'students.'

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   Answer: True

   'Students' is a plural antecedent, and 'their' is a plural pronoun — they agree in number, making this correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

4. Which sentence contains an apostrophe used correctly for possession?

   1. The dog's collar is red.
   2. The dog's are barking.
   3. The dogs collar is red.
   4. The dogs' are outside.
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   Answer: The dog's collar is red.

   'The dog's collar' correctly uses an apostrophe + s to show that the collar belongs to the dog (singular possessive).

5. Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Neither the coach nor the players ______ happy with the outcome.'?

   1. was
   2. were
   3. is
   4. has been
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   Answer: were

   With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the closer subject. 'Players' is plural, so the correct verb is 'were.'

6. Two independent clauses joined only by a comma, without a conjunction, create an error called a comma ______.

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   Answer: splice

   A comma splice is a common error where two independent clauses are joined only by a comma: 'I was tired, I went to bed' should use a semicolon or conjunction.

7. Which sentence correctly fixes the fragment 'Because she was late for school'?

   1. Because she was late for school.
   2. Because she was late for school, she ran the whole way.
   3. Was late for school because she ran.
   4. She, because late for school.
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   Answer: Because she was late for school, she ran the whole way.

   Adding an independent clause ('she ran the whole way') after the subordinate clause ('Because she was late for school') creates a complete sentence.

8. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon:

   1. She loves hiking; but she hates camping.
   2. She loves hiking; she goes every weekend.
   3. She loves; hiking every weekend.
   4. She loves hiking; because it is relaxing.
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   Answer: She loves hiking; she goes every weekend.

   A semicolon joins two independent clauses — 'She loves hiking' and 'she goes every weekend' are both complete thoughts. A semicolon should NOT be used before conjunctions like 'but' or 'because.'

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