Week 7 Grammar Quiz

Grammar Quiz

Fill in the blank (28 points):

1.       The “equation” for a sentence is ___________ + ______________ + ________________ .

2.       A sentence must also begin with a ______________   _______________ and have an ending _______________________ .

3.       A ____________________ sentence is two or more sentences improperly joined by wrong punctuation, no punctuation, or some conjunction that needs help from some kind of punctuation.

4.       Two main clauses can be joined with a comma and a ______________ conjunction which we call “fanboys.”

5.       List the 8 parts of speech:

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

6.       A _________________ is an action word, state of being word, linking word, or group of words that is the action or the link to the subject of the sentence.

7.       Words or phrases that name a person, place, or thing are called ____________________.

8.       A _______________ is a word used in place of a noun. 

9.       An _______________ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (changes, limits, describes, transforms, qualifies) a noun or pronoun.

10.   An _______________ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (changes, limits, describes, transforms, qualifies) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

11.   List the coordinating conjunctions:

_______________      _______________      _______________      _______________ 

_______________      _______________      _______________       

In the following sentences, fix the ones that are incorrect (3 points/sentence). 

12.   Because F. Scott Fitzgerald had to return the publisher’s advance for The Great Gatsby.

 13.   Angie Park, strolling down Madison Avenue, near the exclusive store where she used to shop.

 14.   While Brett served as a lookout and Matt rifled the teacher’s desk looking for the answers to the test.

Prepositional Phrases  (12 phrases)

In the following sentences, put each of the prepositional phrases in parentheses.

15.   Behind the elm tree near the theater, Jeremy discovered a purse filled with money.

16.   Throughout her college career, Marcus dazzled his professors with his accomplishments.

17.   During the exhibition at the local school, certain ruffians scattered litter all over the parking lot.

18.   Whenever I think about my writing classes, I go into a frenzy of fear that I will never be able to write well for my teacher.

Write sentences with the following requirements.  (2 points/sentence.)  (Use a blank sheet of paper.)

1.       Write a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause.

2.       Write a sentence with 3 prepositional phrases.

3.       Write a run-on sentence and then correct it.

4.       Write a compound sentence.

5.       Write a sentence with a compound verb, but that is not a compound sentence.

6.       Write a sentence that has 6 adjectives.

7.      Write a sentence that has 3 adverbs.