Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Language Mechanics and Expression 3

Question 1

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Accepted Answer

She said, "Come here."

Answer

Quotation marks enclose the exact words spoken, and the comma comes before the opening quotation mark when introducing a quote.

Question 2

Which part of speech is the underlined word: 'She ran QUICKLY to the store.'

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Answer

An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb; 'quickly' modifies the verb 'ran.'

Question 3

Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

Each of the students has a pencil.

Answer

'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has.'

Question 4

Which option correctly identifies the direct object in 'Maria baked a cake for the party'?

Accepted Answer

cake

Answer

The direct object receives the action of the verb; 'cake' is what Maria baked.

Question 5

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

She is tired; she went to bed early.

Answer

A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.

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