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Language and Sentence Skills

Grade 6 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-Y10B9Y-B3N6

1.

Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The committee approved the proposal. C. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.

2.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

3.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The committee approved the proposal. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.

4.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

5.

Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

6.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.

7.

Which sentence uses the active voice?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.

8.

Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
  2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
  3. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
  4. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
  5. Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
  6. Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
  7. Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.
  8. Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

Worked example

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