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Can you find the mistake in this sentence? "David could have shared his packet of sweets with me," said Carol.

There is no error in this sentence.. Absolutely correct! There is nothing wrong with the sentence but it is a common mistake a lot of people make to use the word "of" instead of "have".

Is "sorrow" an antonym of "joy"?

Yes. An antonym means the opposite of something. A synonym means the same, so a few synonyms for "joy" could have been "happy", "cheerful or "glad".

Which of these words means the same as "also"?

Too. Alan is going to the shop and Carol and David are going "too", or the word "also" could have been used.

What kind of word is "dark" in the following sentence? He ran quickly down the dark staircase.

Adjective. Adjectives describe nouns and in this sentence the word "dark" describes the noun "staircase".

What kind of word is "quickly" in the sentence below? He ran quickly down the dark staircase.

Adverb. As you saw above, adjectives describe nouns and adverbs decscribe verbs. In this case the adverb "quickly" describes the word "ran".

Is a verb an action word?

Yes. A verb is an action word such as "run", "yell", "whisper" or "laugh".

Which word has been left out of this sentence? Our neighbours are going away and have asked us to feed _____ dogs.

Their. The word "their" describes ownership and the dogs are something the neighbours own.

Place the word "only" in the following sentence so that it means there is just one shopping mall in town: "She went to the shopping mall to buy a new dress."

She went to the only shopping mall to buy a new dress.. She went to the "only shopping mall" to buy a new dress, that tells us there is only one shopping mall in town she could go to.

"The teacher sent Carol to the principle's office for being a naughty girl in class." Is the word "principle" spelt correctly in the above sentence?

No. The correct spelling of the word as required by the sentence is "principal", meaning the head of a school, etc. The word "principle" means a belief or rule and many other words.

Which one of the following words is NOT a palindrome?

Star. "Star" is the only word of the four listed that is not a palindrome. A palindrome is a word that is spelt the same both backwards and forwards.