Grammar ReviewFriday, July 10, 2009

Parts of Speech – 100 pointsAn adverb modifies all of the following except:

A. An adverb C. A verbB. An adjective D. A

noun

Parts of Speech - 200What is the comparative and

superlative for the adjective good?

Parts of Speech-300Underline the auxiliary (helping)

verb in the following sentence.

Since that time, governments have been printing paper money, sometimes with disastrous results.

Parts of Speech- 400Write a sentence using a

subordinating conjunction.

Syntax - 100Every sentence must at least

have:

A) An idea and a independent clause.

B) A preposition and a pronoun.C)A subject and a verb.D) A period at the end.

Syntax- 200Identify the subject in this

sentence:

Walking down the street, the young woman spotted her parents on a bus.

Syntax- 300Identify direct object in the

following sentence.

John played basketball in his backyard with Joyce and Timothy.

A. backyard B. basketball

C. John D. played

Syntax- 400What is wrong with this sentence?

The explorers finally discovered that the place where they landed did not have none of the minerals they wanted.

Punctuation- 100Underlining or italics are us for

the titles of: A. BooksB. Magazine ArticlesC. SongsD. Short Stories 

Punctuation- 200Which of the following is incorrect.A. Genesis 1:18-20 B. Dear Mr. Peterson: C. There was no running and no

shouting; all the children behaved very well; therefore, they will all get a treat.

D. The use of these punctuation marks often confuses students; comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, and dash.

Punctuation - 300Place commas where necessary

(2).

Serious problems may be prevented if we plan now for possible future energy shortages by learning how to conserve by seeking new sources of energy and by stockpiling fossil fuels like coal and oil.

Clue! Think of a list.

Punctuation- 400Rewrite this dialogue using quotation

marks. (1 minute extra)

Jerrison: What are you doing after summer school?

Yasmine: My mom said “we’re going to Memphis.”

Jerrison asked, “____. Yasmine said, “_____.”

Misc. - 100Fill in the blank.

“Misc.” is a(n) ___________________for the word miscellaneous.

Clue! Doctor Dr.

Misc. -200What is the name of the location

that from January 1, 1892, until November 12, 1954 was the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States?

Misc. - 300What country is Ms. Francis from?

Misc. - 400What part of

speech is represented in this photo?