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7th Grade: Spring Grammar Review 2009--ANSWERS
NAME: _______________________
Instructions: We’ve had a few breaks from grammar. This will help you prepare for the cumulative pretest on MAY 1.
I. Agreement: Choose the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
1. Every one of my brothers (loves, love) to do jigsaw puzzles.
2. Neither television nor homework assignments (keep, keeps) them from this pastime.
3. Last week, Luke and Aria went shopping with my mom and Aaron, but (they, Luke and Aria) suddenly disappeared.
4. Though each brother took a different route, each of them quietly found (his, their) way to the puzzle store.
5. A group of clowns (was, were) riding bikes and juggling in the center of the mall.
6. The show put on by these zany performers (was, were) no distraction to my brothers.
7.
There (was, were) no one or nothing that could sidetrack them.
8.
Everyone on the boys’ basketball team must get (his/their) physical by Friday.
9.
Neither Claire nor Julianna remembered (her/their) password in English.
10. Either Mr. Baxley or Ms. Duffus will show you (his-her/their) secret handshake.
III. DO/IO and PN/PA: Label the direct objects (DO), indirect objects (IO), predicate nominatives (PN), and predicate adjectives (PA).
11. Chris threw his mustard-filled double cheeseburger at Jay. DO
12. Is someone giving a party for my birthday? DO
13. Natalie threw her cat to Rachel, but then she felt terrible about it. DO, PA
14. During the American Revolution, many families became upset by the war. PA
15. Atlanta is the headquarters for Chick-Fil-A. PN
16. The Variety Show is a great opportunity for students to perform. PN
17. Mr. Scheer gave Cort a high-five after the soccer game last week. IO, DO
IV. Prepositional Phrases: Underline all the prepositional phrases in the following paragraph.
18] The Cirque du Soleil, or Circus of the Sun, came to our town. [19] It came from its home in Montreal. [20] Unlike other circuses, this circus had
no animal acts. [21]But you could see an acrobat on a tightrope, a clown with a painted face, and jugglers with colorful costumes. [22 During its
two-year North American tour, the circus stopped at twelve cities. [23 Once the circus reached a new city, organizing everything under the tent
took a week. [24 In addition, the manager found sleeping quarters for the forty-two members. [25] He also provided meals for them throughout
their stay. [26] Keeping the performers in good health was important. [27] On some tours, performers needed extra rest between performances.
V. Identifying Adverb and Adjective Phrases: Underline the prepositional phrase in each of the following sentences. Label it
ADV (for adverb prepositional phrase) or ADJ (for adjective prepositional phrase).
28. The house beyond that hill is Erik’s. ADJ
29. The woman in the business suit is giving out free tickets. ADJ
30. Carl plays piano in his family’s dining room. ADV
31. The most exciting game of the season occurred last night. ADJ
XIII. Verbs: Determine if the underlined verb is transitive, intransitive, linking, or helping. Circle your answer.
32. The student became hysterical when she was not allowed to take chemistry.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
33. The school's football coach will give a speech at the banquet.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
34. The wizard tapped his wand and disappeared.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
35. The fishing has improved on this lake since they outlawed speedboats.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
36. The writer gestured to the crowd with his pen.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
37. Smoking is a ridiculous habit.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb
c. linking verb d. helping verb
38. The curry dish tasted spicier than he thought it would.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
39. Jack Bauer yelled, "Drop your weapon to the ground!"
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
40. The platypus escaped the police with all of the money.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
41. The driver stopped quickly when she saw the accident ahead.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
VIII. DO/IO, PN, and Objects of Prepositions: Circle the correct answer to each of the following.
42. Wayne will send you a postcard from Italy.
a. direct object b. indirect object c. object of the preposition d. predicate nominative
43. She waved to the child standing on the platform.
a. direct object b. indirect object c. object of the preposition d. predicate nominative
44. She reminded the audience of Grace Kelly.
a. direct object b. indirect object c. object of the preposition d. predicate nominative
45. Some would argue that the presidency has been made into a joke.
a. direct object b. indirect object c. object of the preposition d. predicate nominative
46. Their understanding of the situation has helped the athlete's chances of winning the competition.
a. direct object b. indirect object c. object of the preposition d. predicate nominative
IX: Predicate Adjectives: Label the PA in the following sentences. Note: There is not one in every sentence.
47. My sister is the one in the red dress.
48. A nuclear reactor is very powerful.
49. The tornadoes that swept through the south endangered many lives. NONE
50. The frightening movie made my sister cry. NONE
51. The flowers blooming on the windowsill are gorgeous!
X. Conjunctions: Complete the following sentences using a coordinating or correlative conjunction.
52. Sticks __________ stones may break my bones, _________ names can break your heart. AND, BUT
53. Plug the holes in that boat, ________ it will sink like a stone. OR
54. You must always tell the truth, ___________ no one likes a liar. FOR
XI. In the blank provided, write RO (run-on), F (fragment), or correct (if the sentence is correct). If the sentence is a run-on or a
fragment, write the sentence correctly on the line provided.
F
55. Leaving early to catch the plane. Leaving early to catch the plane, the family had plenty of time to eat at Ruby Tuesday’s.
F
56. Thinking of all the friends she would see. Thinking of all the friends she would see, Bubbette smiled.
Correct 57. She accidentally left her suitcase sitting on top of the car.
XII. Sentence Structure: Label and draw parentheses around the subordinate clauses. Label and underline each independent
clause. Then, choose the correct sentence structure.
58. Andy, (who always admired John Lennon), was very sad to hear one of his songs on American Idol.
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
59. The young lion attacked the tourist.
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
60. Roger Clemens, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, threw a broken bat at a batter.
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
61. Griffin will take a nap (if you keep your voices down.)
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
62. The elephant was drunk on fermented fruit.
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
63. Maybe he should take something for sea sickness (before he gets on the ship.)
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
64. He goes to the library every day, yet he does not like to read.
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
65. Umberto, (who saw it with his own eyes), refused to believe (that Hulk Hogan was in a movie.)
a. simple sentence b. compound sentence c. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
XIII. Pronouns: In the blank provided, write N (nominative case) or O (objective case) then circle the correct function for the underlined
pronoun (s, pn, do, io, or op).
_____ 66. Miles and Trent ate fifty cookies while they watched the movie.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 67. The robot lifted the rock and put it on the table.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 68. The boys were shocked when they heard the news.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 69. The students were pleased that the teacher had brought them some candy.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 70. Students should be careful when giving their notes to her.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 71. Bob wrote her after his long, annoying yodel.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 72. He gave the willies to Jane and me.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative
c. direct object
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 73. The juggler with the abnormally large arms was she.
a. subject
b. predicate nominative c. direct object
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
_____ 74. Whom do you see?
a. subject
b. predicate nominative
d. indirect object
e. object of the preposition
c. direct object
XIV. Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives: YOU CANNOT DO THIS SECTION UNTIL AFTER 4/22!!!
75. They are sure the extra planning will make a difference in the end.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
76. Jamal's confusing message did nothing to solve the mystery.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
77. Godzilla made a game of smashing all of the red cars parked near the lake.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
78. The politician's broken promises were all that the voters remembered.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
79. Delighted with the opportunity to learn, Christine took the internship in New York.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
80. While playing the tuba, Orin felt as if his world was perfect.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
81. The shows offer everyone a chance to be a millionaire.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
82. Samuel decided that missing the lecture every day was hurting his grade.
a. gerund b. participle c. infinitive
XV. Verbal Phrase Practice: Underline the verbal phrases in the followings sentences and identify the phrase by writing:
PP(participial phrase),G (gerund phrase), or lP (infinitive phrase). YOU CANNOT DO THIS SECTION UNTIL AFTER 4/22!!!
PP
Example l. Consumed hot or cold by a third of the world's population, coffee is a drink with an interesting history.
83. Learning about the history of coffee led me to the conclusion that coffee hasn't been around forever. GP
84. The story is that about 850 A.D., an Arab goat herd noticed his goats acting strangely. pp
85. Investigating the goats' behavior, Kaldi tasted the berries of a bush the goats had been eating. PP
86. The berries were coffee berries, and Kaldi, feeling the effects of the caffeine, told others of his discovery. PP
87. The newly discovered coffee was under production in Arabia by the fifteenth century. Participle
88. Europe had to wait for coffee until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Infinitive
89. Some people started using coffee not only as a beverage but also as a medicine. GP
90. Drinking coffee in the new coffee houses was a prime form of entertainment in the 1700s. GP
XV. Irregular Verbs: You will need to know how to conjugate and use these in sentences on your end-of-year test.
Please note: Some of these are often not used correctly in speech!
Present
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
arise
be
burst
choose
do
draw
drink
go
swim
swing
tear
lay
lead
lie
ring
set
sink
swear
lend
(am) arising
(am) being
(am) bursting
(am) choosing
(am) doing
(am) drawing
(am) drinking
(am) going
(am) swimming
(am) swinging
(am) tearing
(am) laying
(am) leading
(am) lying
(am) ringing
(am) setting
(am) sinking
(am) swearing
(am) lending
arose
was
burst
chose
did
drew
drank
went
swam
swung
tore
laid
led
lay
rang
set
sank
swore
lent
(have) arisen
(have) been
(have) burst
(have) chosen
(have) done
(have) drawn
(have) drunk
(have) gone
(have) swum
(have) swung
(have) torn
(have) laid
(have) led
(have) lain
(have) rung
(have) set
(have) sunk
(have) sworn
(have) lent
XVI: Troublesome Verbs: You must know how to use the following verbs correctly.
1.
have, of (should of, could of, would of OR shoulda, coulda, woulda)
Incorrect: Celeste should of cleaned her room before she went to the play.
Correct: Celeste should have cleaned her room before she went to the play.
2.
lay, lie
principle parts:
lay
lie
laying
lying
laid
lay
laid
lain
LAY
v
LIE
lay (definition): to put something down, to place something
The teacher lays her glasses and book on the rich mahogany desk.
Hint: Lay is usually followed by a direct object.
lie (definition): to rest in a reclining position, to be situated
The professor lies in his library and smells the scent of the leather-bound books.
3.
WARNING: Lay is the present tense of lay but also the PAST tense of lie.
Examples: Yesterday, I lay around all day. (past tense)
Each morning, I lay out all my clothing options on the bed. (present tense)
raise, rise
raise (definition): to lift something upward, to grow, to increase
Please don’t raise the ice-cream prices.
rise (definition): to get up, to be increased
The rise and fall of the tides
4.
sit, set
sit (definition) to be seated, to rest
The house where the famous author was born sits atop that hill.
Abbie sat in her desk.
set (definition) to put something in a certain place or position
They are setting their sails in the proper position.
He set the cup on the counter.
Your Turn: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1.
If I _________________ here, will you finish all my chores for me? (lie/lay)
2.
Can you please ________________ the table? (sit/set)
3.
I had just ____________________ the window when it started to rain. (raise, rise)
4.
I would not ________________ bought that if I had known it was so expensive. (have, of)