OC Language Conventions and Grammar 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a pronoun?
- The cat climbed the tree.
- Maria ran to the store.
- He finished his homework early. (Correct answer)
- Birds sing in the morning.
Correct answer: He finished his homework early.
"He" and "his" are pronouns that replace noun names.
Question 2: What type of voice is used in: "The cake was baked by Maria"?
- Active voice
- Passive voice (Correct answer)
- Future tense
- Imperative
Correct answer: Passive voice
"Was baked" is passive voice because the subject receives the action rather than performing it.
Question 3: Which word is spelled correctly?
- recieve
- beleive
- achieve (Correct answer)
- freind
Correct answer: achieve
"Achieve" is correctly spelled; the spelling rule "i before e except after c" applies.
Question 4: What is the plural of "cactus"?
- Cactuses
- Cacti (Correct answer)
- Cactis
- Cactuss
Correct answer: Cacti
The correct Latin plural of "cactus" is "cacti."
Question 5: Which sentence correctly uses "their," "there," and "they're"?
- Their going to there house.
- They're going to their house. (Correct answer)
- There going to they're house.
- Their going to they're house.
Correct answer: They're going to their house.
"They're" = they are, "their" = belonging to them, confirming the second sentence is correct.
Question 6: What part of speech is the word "clearly" in: "She speaks very clearly"?
- Adjective
- Noun
- Adverb (Correct answer)
- Verb
Correct answer: Adverb
"Clearly" is an adverb that modifies the verb "speaks."
OC Language Conventions and Grammar 2
Which sentence contains a pronoun?