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Language and Sentence Skills

Grade 7 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-PD45X9-R188

1.

Choose the correct pronoun agreement.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.

2.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.

3.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

4.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The committee approved the proposal.

5.

Which sentence uses the active voice?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The committee approved the proposal. C. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.

6.

Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The committee approved the proposal. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

7.

Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. 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.

8.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

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

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