Grammar and Usage Quizzes for Fourth Grade English Language Arts

Question 1

What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'?

Accepted Answer

children

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childs

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childrens

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childes

Question 2

Which sentence uses the correct possessive form of the noun 'dog'?

Accepted Answer

The dog's tail wagged.

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The dog tail wagged.

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The dogs tail wagged.

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The dogs' tail wagged.

Question 3

Complete the sentence: 'The teacher asked ______ to write on the board.'

Accepted Answer

me

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I

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myself

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my

Question 4

Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The students are working on their project.

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The students is working on their project.

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The student are working on their project.

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The student is working on their projects.

Question 5

Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'The turtle moved slowly across the pond.'?

Accepted Answer

slowly

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across

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pond

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turtle

Question 6

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of the sentence: 'The boy ran across the street'?

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Period (.)

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Comma (,)

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Question mark (?)

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Exclamation point (!)

Question 7

Which word in the sentence 'He ran to the park so he could play with his friends' is the subordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

so

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he

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with

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could

Question 8

Select the sentence that uses the correct possessive form of 'it':

Accepted Answer

Its book is on the table.

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It's book is on the table.

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The book of it is on the table.

Question 9

Choose the sentence that uses the correct comparative form of 'good':

Accepted Answer

My grades are better than yours.

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My grades are good than yours.

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My grades are more good than yours.

Question 10

Select the sentence that uses the correct past tense of 'see':

Accepted Answer

I saw the movie yesterday.

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I seen the movie yesterday.

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I have saw the movie yesterday.

Question 11

Choose the sentence that uses the correct plural form of 'child':

Accepted Answer

The children are playing outside.

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The childs are playing outside.

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The childes are playing outside.

Question 12

Select the sentence that uses the correct preposition to show location:

Accepted Answer

The book is on the table.

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The book is in the table.

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The book is at the table.

Question 13

Choose the word that is an example of an adverb:

Accepted Answer

Quickly

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Dog

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Beautiful

Question 14

Select the sentence that uses the correct pronoun case:

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My friends and I went to the park.

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My friend and me went to the park.

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Me and my friends went to the park.

Question 15

Which sentence uses a comma to correctly separate independent clauses?

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The dog barked, and the mailman smiled.

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The dog barked the mailman smiled.

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The dog, barked and the mailman smiled.

Question 16

Which of these words is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

On

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The

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Jumped

Question 17

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: The students _____ (study) hard for the test.

Accepted Answer

study

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studies

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studied

Question 18

Which of the following is a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

And

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Dog

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Slowly

Question 19

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The teacher asked the students to _____ their pencils.

Accepted Answer

sharpen

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sharp

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sharping

Question 20

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

Accepted Answer

The ball is chased by the dog.

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The dog chases the ball.

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The ball chased the dog.

Question 21

Which of the following is an interjection?

Accepted Answer

Wow

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Because

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Slowly

Question 22

What type of sentence is this: The dog barked loudly?

Accepted Answer

Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 23

Which word is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

Slowly

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Dog

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The

Question 24

Choose the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb 'go' for an action that happened yesterday.

Accepted Answer

I went to the store yesterday.

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I go to the store yesterday.

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I will go to the store yesterday.

Question 25

Which sentence has a comma in the correct place to separate two items in a list?

Accepted Answer

I like apples, and oranges.

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I like apples and oranges

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I like, apples and oranges

Question 26

Which of these words names a person, place, or thing?

Accepted Answer

dog

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quickly

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run

Question 27

Which sentence describes an action that was done to something?

Accepted Answer

The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball is being kicked.

Question 28

Which of these words describes a quality or characteristic?

Accepted Answer

blue

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run

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the

Question 29

Which of these words describes how something is done?

Accepted Answer

quickly

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dog

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blue

Question 30

Which sentence uses a word to connect two ideas?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store and bought milk.

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I went to the store but I buy milk.

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I went to the store and I buy milk.

Question 31

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

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The girl is smart.

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The girl are smart.

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The girl be smart.

Question 32

Select the sentence that uses the possessive noun correctly.

Accepted Answer

The dog's bone.

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The dogs bone.

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The bone of the dog.

Question 33

Identify the sentence that has the correct form of the verb 'to have'.

Accepted Answer

I have a book.

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I has a book.

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I am having a book.

Question 34

Select the sentence that uses the comparative adjective correctly.

Accepted Answer

My car is faster than yours.

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My car is more faster than yours.

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My car is the most faster than yours.

Question 35

Identify the sentence that uses the conjunction correctly.

Accepted Answer

I went to the store, and I bought milk.

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I went to the store but I bought milk.

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I went to the store, so I bought milk.

Question 36

Choose the sentence that has the correct form of the plural noun.

Accepted Answer

There are two mice in the house.

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There are two mouses in the house.

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There are two mouse in the house.

Question 37

Identify the sentence that uses the possessive pronoun correctly.

Accepted Answer

This book is hers.

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This book is her's.

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This book is her.

Question 38

Which sentence uses the correct form of the past tense verb?

Accepted Answer

Yesterday, I ate pizza.

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Yesterday, I eated pizza.

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Yesterday, I have eaten pizza.

Question 39

Select the sentence that uses the reflexive pronoun correctly.

Accepted Answer

The dog washed himself.

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The dog washed him.

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The dog washed hisself.

Question 40

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

Accepted Answer

The ball was kicked by the boy.

Accepted Answer

The car was driven by the man.

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The dog chased the cat.

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The teacher is grading the papers.

Question 41

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'My car is ____ than yours.'?

Accepted Answer

Faster

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More fast

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Most fast

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Fastlier

Question 42

Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate items in a list?

Accepted Answer

I like to eat pizza, hot dogs, and hamburgers.

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The students went to the library to read and to write.

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I need to buy apples, bananas, oranges and grapes.

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My favorite colors are blue, green, purple and orange.

Question 43

Which word is an interjection that expresses excitement?

Accepted Answer

Wow!

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Oh no!

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Alas!

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Congratulations!

Question 44

Which sentence shows the correct use of the present tense?

Accepted Answer

The children are playing in the park.

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The children playing in the park.

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The children played in the park.

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The children will play in the park.

Question 45

Which sentence uses the possessive noun correctly?

Accepted Answer

The girl's doll is on the table.

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The girl dolls is on the table.

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The girls's doll is on the table.

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The girl toy is on the table.

Question 46

Which sentence is written in the correct past tense?

Accepted Answer

We walked to school yesterday.

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We will walk to school yesterday.

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We walked to the school yesterday.

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We have walked to school yesterday.

Question 47

Which sentence uses the comparative form of the adjective correctly?

Accepted Answer

The red car is faster than the blue car.

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The red car is more fast than the blue car.

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The red car is the fastest than the blue car.

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The red car is faster the blue car.

Question 48

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb "to be"?

Accepted Answer

The cat is on the windowsill.

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The cat was on the windowsill.

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The cat is on the windowsills.

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The cat will be on the windowsill.

Question 49

Which sentence is written in the correct future tense?

Accepted Answer

I will go to the store later.

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I have gone to the store later.

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I went to the store later.

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I go to the store later.

Question 50

Which sentence uses the correct plural pronoun?

Accepted Answer

The children left their backpacks in the hall.

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The children left their backpack in the hall.

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The children left his backpacks in the hall.