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  1. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?

    Answer: The suspect was arrested yesterday.

    A singular subject 'suspect' takes the singular past-tense verb 'was'.

  2. Choose the correctly spelled word.

    Answer: occurred

    'Occurred' doubles the final 'r' and keeps two c's.

  3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    Answer: The officer asked, "Where were you?"

    A direct quotation needs a comma, opening quotation mark, and a capital letter.

  4. Identify the correct word: The dog wagged ___ tail.

    Answer: its

    'Its' is the possessive form; 'it's' means 'it is'.

  5. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

    Answer: Each of the officers has a radio.

    'Each' is singular and takes 'has'.

  6. Choose the correctly spelled word.

    Answer: receive

    'Receive' follows the 'i before e except after c' rule.

  7. Which sentence uses commas correctly?

    Answer: We bought pens, pencils, and paper.

    Items in a series are separated by commas.