HSPT GRAMMAR RULES(FULLY SOLVED)
RULE 1 - Correct Answer DIRECT ADRESS: WHEN SPEAKING DIRECTLY, PLACE A COMMA AFTER THEIR
NAME. IF TGHEIR NAME IS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE PUT A COMMA BEFORE THEIR NAME.
MAX, TAKE OUT THE TRASH
RULE 2 - Correct Answer SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: THE VERB IN THE SENTENCE MUST AGREE IN
NUBER WITH THE SUBJECT. BOTH MUST BE SINGULAR OR PLURAL.
ONE OF THE APPLES IS RIPE
RULE 3 - Correct Answer QUOTATION RULES: WHEN YOU BREAK UP A QUOTE THE WORD AFTER YOU
RESUME THE QUOTE IS LOWERCASE UNLESS IT IS USUALLY CAPITALIZED WORD
"WHEN YOUR DOWN IN THE DUMPS," SAID MICHEAL" aLWAYS LOOK UO TO THE SKY"
RULE 4 - Correct Answer ITS VS IT'S
ITS IS A POSITIVE MEANING BELONGING TO
IT'S IA A CONTRACTION MEANING IT IS
RULE 5 - Correct Answer QUOTATION RULES #2
WHEN BREAKING UP A QOUTE USE QOUTATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPLIT.
"IM GLAD" SAID JAMES " THAT WE WON THE GAME YESTERDAY"
RULE 6 - Correct Answer CAPITALIZATION OF A TITLE
WHEN THE TITLE IS WITH A NAME YOU CAPITALIZE IT WHEN IT ISN'T YOU DON'T
I WENT TO GO SEE MY pRINCIPLE YESTERDAY
, RULE 7 - Correct Answer ABBREVIATION PUNCTUATION
AN ABBREVIATION IS FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD
I WANT TO SEE DR. LEE FOR MY KNEE.
RULE 8 - Correct Answer NEITHER NOR
PAIR NEITHER WITH NOR AND EITHER WITH OR
NEITHER BRANDON NOR EMILY WANTED TO GO THE BEACH
RULE 9 - Correct Answer GOOD VS WELL
GOOD IS AN ADJECTIVE AND IS USED TO MODIFY A NOUN OR A PRONOUN
WELL IS AN ADVERB AND IS USED TO MODIFY A VERB
RULE 10 - Correct Answer THERE VS THEIR VS THEY'RE
THERE ADVERB MEANING LOCATION
THEY'RE CONTRACTION FOR THEY ARE
THEIR POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
RULE 11 - Correct Answer CAPITALIZATION OF PRONOUNS
ALWAYS CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS SUCH AS STREET NAMES, HOLIDAYS, LOCATIONS, AND LANGUAGES
RULE 12 - Correct Answer PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I SUBJECT PRONOUN
ME OBJECT PRONOUN
JASON AND I WENT TO THE MOVIES
RULE 1 - Correct Answer DIRECT ADRESS: WHEN SPEAKING DIRECTLY, PLACE A COMMA AFTER THEIR
NAME. IF TGHEIR NAME IS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE PUT A COMMA BEFORE THEIR NAME.
MAX, TAKE OUT THE TRASH
RULE 2 - Correct Answer SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: THE VERB IN THE SENTENCE MUST AGREE IN
NUBER WITH THE SUBJECT. BOTH MUST BE SINGULAR OR PLURAL.
ONE OF THE APPLES IS RIPE
RULE 3 - Correct Answer QUOTATION RULES: WHEN YOU BREAK UP A QUOTE THE WORD AFTER YOU
RESUME THE QUOTE IS LOWERCASE UNLESS IT IS USUALLY CAPITALIZED WORD
"WHEN YOUR DOWN IN THE DUMPS," SAID MICHEAL" aLWAYS LOOK UO TO THE SKY"
RULE 4 - Correct Answer ITS VS IT'S
ITS IS A POSITIVE MEANING BELONGING TO
IT'S IA A CONTRACTION MEANING IT IS
RULE 5 - Correct Answer QUOTATION RULES #2
WHEN BREAKING UP A QOUTE USE QOUTATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPLIT.
"IM GLAD" SAID JAMES " THAT WE WON THE GAME YESTERDAY"
RULE 6 - Correct Answer CAPITALIZATION OF A TITLE
WHEN THE TITLE IS WITH A NAME YOU CAPITALIZE IT WHEN IT ISN'T YOU DON'T
I WENT TO GO SEE MY pRINCIPLE YESTERDAY
, RULE 7 - Correct Answer ABBREVIATION PUNCTUATION
AN ABBREVIATION IS FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD
I WANT TO SEE DR. LEE FOR MY KNEE.
RULE 8 - Correct Answer NEITHER NOR
PAIR NEITHER WITH NOR AND EITHER WITH OR
NEITHER BRANDON NOR EMILY WANTED TO GO THE BEACH
RULE 9 - Correct Answer GOOD VS WELL
GOOD IS AN ADJECTIVE AND IS USED TO MODIFY A NOUN OR A PRONOUN
WELL IS AN ADVERB AND IS USED TO MODIFY A VERB
RULE 10 - Correct Answer THERE VS THEIR VS THEY'RE
THERE ADVERB MEANING LOCATION
THEY'RE CONTRACTION FOR THEY ARE
THEIR POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
RULE 11 - Correct Answer CAPITALIZATION OF PRONOUNS
ALWAYS CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS SUCH AS STREET NAMES, HOLIDAYS, LOCATIONS, AND LANGUAGES
RULE 12 - Correct Answer PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I SUBJECT PRONOUN
ME OBJECT PRONOUN
JASON AND I WENT TO THE MOVIES
