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1 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0046

In 'The tired dog slept quietly', which word is the adverb?

quietly

HintIt tells you how the dog slept.

WhyAn adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. 'Quietly' describes how the dog slept.

2 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0047

Which word class is 'under' in 'The cat hid under the bed'?

Preposition

HintIt links the cat to the bed and shows their positions.

WhyPrepositions show relationships of place, time or direction, and they come before a noun or pronoun.

3 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0048

A word that stands in for a noun, such as 'she', 'them' or 'it', is called a ____.

pronoun

HintIt works for a noun.

WhyPronouns save repeating a noun, as in 'Zoe lost her key, so she looked for it'.

4 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0049

Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'I wanted to go out, but it was raining.'

Compound

HintWhat joins the two halves, and could each half stand alone?

WhyTwo main clauses are joined by the conjunction 'but', so the sentence is compound.

5 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0050

'Although she was tired, Mia finished her homework.' Which part is the subordinate clause?

Although she was tired

HintIt cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Why'Although she was tired' depends on the main clause 'Mia finished her homework' to make full sense.

6 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0051

Add the apostrophe: 'The childrens toys were everywhere.'

children's

HintThis irregular plural does not end in s, so treat it like a singular.

Why'Children' is already plural, so ownership adds 's. The toys belong to the children.

7 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0052

Several dogs each have a bone. Which is correct: 'the dogs bones', 'the dog's bones' or 'the dogs' bones'?

the dogs' bones

HintWhere does the apostrophe go after a plural ending in s?

WhyThe apostrophe follows the s of a regular plural: the dogs' bones. 'The dog's bones' would mean a single dog.

8 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0053

Which is correct for 'more than one pizza': 'pizzas' or 'pizza's'?

pizzas

HintA plural doesn't show ownership or missing letters.

WhyApostrophes show possession or missing letters, not plurals.

9 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0054

Which is correctly punctuated? A: “Can we go now?” asked Maya. B: “Can we go now,” asked Maya.

HintA question mark does the comma's job.

WhyThe question mark stays inside the inverted commas, and no comma is added.

10 KS3-ENLA-GRA-0055

In written dialogue, what should you do with the layout when a new person starts speaking?

Start a new line

HintEach speaker gets their own place on the page.

WhyA new line for each speaker makes dialogue easy to follow.

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