Grade 11 · Grammar · Building Confidence
Free Language and Sentence Skills worksheet - version 20
Grade 11 grammar practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Language and Sentence Skills
Grade 11 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-70HFM3-93ML
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.
Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.
Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Which sentence uses the active voice?A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. The committee approved the proposal.
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.
Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. The committee approved the proposal.
Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 20
- Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
- Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
- Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
- Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.
- Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
- Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
- Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
- Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.