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What word is the conjunction in the following sentence?

Michael wanted to play basketball in college, but he had a hard time keeping his grades up.

  1. but
  2. had
  3. wanted
  4. play

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A conjunction is a word used to connect individual words, phrases, and independent clauses. Other examples include and, or, nor, for, so, and yet.



Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. She has a lot of grapes.
  2. Her has a lot of grapes.
  3. She have a lot of grapes.
  4. She has alot of grapes.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

She is the pronoun used when a female is the subject of the sentence. Her is also a pronoun for a female, but it is used when the person is the object of the sentence: “I gave the grapes to her.”
The pronoun she is singular and requires using has. Have is the verb used for plural nouns, such as they. There is no such word as alot. The two words, a and lot are always separated.



Which word is the adjective in this sentence? Sally was wearing a sparkly dress.

  1. Sally
  2. dress
  3. sparkly
  4. wearing

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

An adjective is a word that describes a noun, which is a person, place, or thing. Sparkly describes the dress in this sentence.



Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. Theyre going to Disney World next year.
  2. There going to Disney World next year.
  3. Their going to Disney World next year.
  4. They’re going to Disney World next year.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

They’re is a contraction for the words they are, which makes sense in this sentence. There is a term for a place, like “over there.” Their is used to show possession by more than one person, as in “Their book is on the table.”






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