grammar and punctuation unit test

Answer 1

Creating a grammar and punctuation unit test can be a great way to assess understanding of language rules. Below is a sample test with multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions.

Grammar and Punctuation Unit Test

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a) She go to the store yesterday.
   b) She went to the store yesterday.
   c) She gone to the store yesterday.
   d) She goes to the store yesterday.

2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: a) Its raining outside.
   b) It's raining outside.
   c) Its' raining outside.
   d) Its rain outside.

3. Which of the following sentences uses the correct subject-verb agreement? a) The team are winning the game.
   b) The team is winning the game.
   c) The team were winning the game.
   d) The teams is winning the game.

Part 2: Fill in the Blank

4. The cat licked _______ paw. (Choose the correct form: its/it’s)

5. Between the two of them, they have _______ books than anyone else in the class. (Choose the correct form: fewer/less)

Part 3: Short Answer

6. Rewrite the following sentence to fix the grammatical error:
   "Neither the cats or the dog is friendly."

7. Rewrite the following sentence, adding appropriate punctuation:
   "Lets eat grandma"

Part 4: Error Identification

8. Identify and correct the grammatical error in the following sentence:
   "Each of the dancers were excellent."

Answer Key

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. b) She went to the store yesterday.
2. b) It's raining outside.
3. b) The team is winning the game.

Part 2: Fill in the Blank 4. its 5. fewer

Part 3: Short Answer 6. "Neither the cats nor the dog is friendly." 7. "Let's eat, Grandma."

Part 4: Error Identification 8. "Each of the dancers was excellent."

Feel free to modify this test to suit your needs!