1.IsatinthesamerowthatConniedid.

2.Theyhavenotyetproventheirsuperiority.
3.Nooneshouldgetaggravatedbytrifles.
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Verbs
A.Decidewhichformofeachverbinparenthesesisneededandwriteitinthecorrect
correspondingblank. Ifmorethanoneformiscorrect,usethepreferredform.
1.Afterwehad__________itoff,thedognolonger__________us.(beat,attack)
2.Whenhefinally_____________,thepostman___________aletter.(come,bring)
3.I________upthetestaftertheteacherhad________ittome.(tear,give)
4.Asthecavalry_________by,theenemy___________uponthem.(ride,spring)
5.Ifhehad____________tothedance,Johncouldhave____________me.(go,take)
6.Afterthelighthad__________onit,thepaper___________.(shine,shrink)
7.Afterhehad_________up,Tomnolonger__________shyglancesatthegirls.(grow,steal)
8.Ifhehad___________intothepool,hemighthave___________.(fall,drown)
9.Ihadforgottenthatyouneverhave________apromise.(break)
10.I_________tostaybecauseIknewthespeaker.(choose)
B.Crossoutthecolloquialorinformalusageinthesesentencesandwritethestandardform.
4.IwouldthinkthatMrs.MadisonwouldcontacttheHumaneSociety.
5.AfterIwasdonewiththedigging,Ibecameenthusedaboutthegarden.
6.Joeasked,CanIhaveanotherchance?
Louiseanswered,No,Ishallneverforgiveyou!
C.Labeltheverbsinthefollowingsentences.IC=intransitivecomplete,IL=intransitivelinking,
TA=transitiveactive,TP=transitivepassive.
1.Twoboyswerestandingonthehill.
2.Thebookshavealreadybeenaudited.
3.Terryisnowamemberoftheteam.
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4.Thepitcherfakedathrowtofirstbase.
5.Suddenlytheplanezoomedupward.
Nouns
A.Indicatehowtheunderlinednounsareusedinthefollowingsentences. SUBJ=subject,PN=
predicatenominative,DO=directobject,OP=objectofthepreposition,IO=indirectobject,
OC=objectivecomplement,APP=appositive,NA=nounofaddress,AO=adverbialobjective,
OG=objectofgerund,OI=objectofinfinitive.
1.MybrotherEdgarisaveterinarian.
2.Handyourbrotherthebookwiththebluecover.
3.Jack,IhavenamedmyspeedboattheBlueHyacinth.
4.AnhouragoIpaidmymonthlybills.
5.Being Presidentisagreatresponsibility.
6.GrandfathersentDadacrateoforangesfromFlorida.
7.Mytask,sortingtheapples,wasamonotonousone.
8.Thisladderistenfeetlong.
9.Yourdutyistoserveyourcountry.
10.Ilikewalkingintherain.
B.Correctanyerrorsinagreementinthefollowingsentences.IfcorrectputCbeforethe
sentence.
1.MissFairchilddoesntrecognizemewithoutmyglasseson.
2.HumilityandintegrityisentirelylackinginIvan.
3.Thereisseveralpeoplewhohavenotturnedinpapers.
4.Neitherthemothernorthedaughtershasmusicalability.
5.Thecommitteearethebestweeverhad.
6.Twohundredwerebidforthehouse.
7.Thepronounanditsantecedentdoesnotagree.
8.Anumberofpaperswasmissing.
9.Emma,notherbrothers,havebeentoEurope.
10.Twentypercentofthepupilswasabsent.
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2.WhomdopeoplethinkwillwintheraceatIndianapolis?
3.Iwasannoyedbyhimtakingtwohoursofmytime.
Pronouns
A.Underlineallpronounformsinthefollowingsentencesandwritethecase(objective,
nominative,orpossessive)aboveit.
1.Yourfriendinquiredaboutyou.
2.Ihavenotreadyourpaperyet.
3.Didhecallhertothetelephone?
4.Joetellswhomeverhesees.
5.Whoeverreceivedthesignalmiscalledit.
6.TheauthorwhosebookIreadisdeadnow.
7.Everyonehasreadthisbynow.
8.IthoughtHenrytobehim.
9.Whodidhesayrepairedthetelevisionset?
10.IseeJohnoftenerthanhim.
B.Correctthesubject-verbagreementandpronounusagesinthesesentences.
1.Thewinneriswhom?
4.Henryisoneofthemboyswhoisalwayslatetohomeroom.
5.Wasyourunningtocatchthebusthismorning?
Adjectives
A.Circletheadjectivesanddrawalinetothenounorpronounthattheymodify.
1.Pantingheavily,thetiredboyswhohadbeenpracticingfootballallafternoontookthepath
thatledtotheschoolbuilding.
2.Anyjewelrythathasbeenwornisnotreturnable.
3.Twooftheplayersontheteamareineligible.
4.Thesilvercandlestickstobepolishedareantique.
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5.Thenoisyhecklingofthecrowdmadetheyoungspeakeruneasy.
B.Crossouteachwrongormisplacedadjective,andthenmakecorrections.
1.ThatoldmanistheforlornestsoulthatIhaveeverseen.
2.Ihavelookedatfivehouses,andyoursisthemorereasonable.
3.Isthereaorangesodaintherefrigerator?
4.ThesekindofshrubswillnotgrowwellintheMidwest.
5.Henryspaperistheneatestofthetwo.
6.BellehadlessreasonsforhernegligencethanIexpectedhertohave.
7.Thatelmtreeshadingthehouseisolderthananytreeintown.
8.MostSwedesarefair-complectedpeople.
9.Ineedamoresharperpencilforthiswork.
10.Ilentmybrotheracanewhohasasprainedankle.
Adverbs
A.Circletheadverbsanddrawanarrowtotheverb,adjective,oradverbthatitmodifies.
1.IwentearlybecauseIwastired.
2.Iamratherafraidtoclimbtheappletree.
3.Unlessyouhurry,youwillbereallylatertohearthebaseballscores.
4.FinallyIgaveadimetoDan;hespentitforcandy.
B.Correcttheusageofadverbmodifiers.
1.ImsurelygladthatIhaventnohomeworktonight.
2.Wereawfulhappythatyouhavefinallyfoundsomewherestogo.
3.ElainetoldmewhenIcamebacktoaskforher.
4.Ourcenterismorethansixfoottall.
5.Theteacherseemsmuchlypleasedatthenews.
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SentenceSense
A.Labelthefollowingsentences.SIM=simple,CD=compound,CX=complex,orCD-CX=
compound-complex.
1.WhatmoneyIreceivefromtheestatewillbeinvested.
2.Thewaitseemedendless,butatlastTuesdaycame.
3.Ithoughtthathegavetherightanswer;however,Icouldbemistaken.
4.Hiseffortstocomfortandencouragetheaccidentvictimwereuseless.
5.Droppedfromathird-floorwindow,thelightbulbshattered.
commasplice.
deanofboys.
3.Motherwasreadytoplanthergarden,shewaspickingoutseeds.
B.Labelthefollowingwordgroups.S=sentence,F=fragment,RO=run-onsentence,CS=
1.Ihavealonghomeworkassignmenttodo,butIcanwalkaroundtheblockwithyou.
2.Theboy,withhishandsinhispockets,andonefootcrossedovertheother,waitingtoseethe
4.Thefreshmenlookingsomewhatbewilderedastheytriedtofindtheirwayaroundthe
building.
5.Thepicturewaspaintedbyawell-knownartist.
6.Themanandthewomanputoncostumestheyweregoingtoamasqueradeparty.
7.Boyswhoaretoruninthenextracewarmingupalongthetrack.
8.Atthepartytheguestsheardmusic,enjoyedagoodmeal,andvisitedwiththeirfriends.
9.Hislifeisveryinteresting,itunfoldslikeastorybooknarrative.
10.Asareminderaknotinmyshoestring,noteinmypocketbook,andastringaroundmy
finger.
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