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Year 5 Grammar Quiz — Answers

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Year 5 Grammar Quiz — Answers

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Circle the best answer

There are ten questions. Circle one answer for each.

1.The pack of cards on the table.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: is

The subject is 'pack', which is singular.

2.Which part is the subordinate clause? We left early because the roads were flooded.
  1. AWe left early
  2. Bbecause the roads were flooded

Answer: because the roads were flooded

It starts with 'because' and cannot stand alone.

3.The prefix re means
  1. Anot
  2. Bagain
  3. Cbefore
  4. Dunder

Answer: again

Rewrite = write again.

4.The bags belong to the ladies. Which is correct?
  1. Athe ladies bags
  2. Bthe ladie's bags
  3. Cthe ladies' bags
  4. Dthe ladies's bags

Answer: the ladies' bags

Plural owner ending in s: apostrophe after the s.

5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AAlthough it rained, we played.
  2. BAlthough it rained we, played.
  3. CAlthough, it rained we played.
  4. DAlthough it, rained we played.

Answer: Although it rained, we played.

A comma follows the opening subordinate clause.

6.Which is a complex sentence?
  1. AI ran and I jumped.
  2. BI ran.
  3. CWhen the whistle blew, I ran.
  4. DI ran, so I was tired.

Answer: When the whistle blew, I ran.

'When the whistle blew' is a subordinate clause.

7.The suffix less in 'careless' means
  1. Afull of
  2. Bwithout
  3. Cmore
  4. Dagain

Answer: without

Careless = without care.

8.Each of the players a medal.
  1. Areceive
  2. Breceives

Answer: receives

'Each' is singular.

9.One baby owns the toys. Which is correct?
  1. AThe baby's toys were everywhere.
  2. BThe babys toys were everywhere.
  3. CThe babies toy's were everywhere.
  4. DThe baby's toy's were everywhere.

Answer: The baby's toys were everywhere.

One owner: baby's. 'Toys' is just a plural.

10.Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
  1. Aand
  2. Bbut
  3. Cunless
  4. Dso

Answer: unless

'Unless' begins a subordinate clause. The others are coordinating conjunctions.

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