Download Grammar Quiz 1: Study Guide Answers

Grammar Quiz 1: Study Guide Answers
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List the eight forms of “to be.”
a. am
c. are
e. were
g. being
b. is
d. was
f. be
h. been
g. yet
List the seven coordinating conjunctions.
a. and
c. or
e. for
b. but
d. nor
f. so
List eight common linking verbs.
act
appear
become
fall
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prove
remain
run
seem
smell
sound
taste
turn
What are the three common auxiliaries?
a. “to be”
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feel
get
grow
look
b. have/has/had
c. does/do/did
What is an independent clause?
group of words with both a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone
as a sentence
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What is a dependent clause?
group of words with both a subject and a verb that does not express a complete thought and cannot
stand alone as a sentence
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What is a run-on?
two independent clauses joined incorrectly with only a coordinating conjunction – missing the comma
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What is a comma splice?
two independent clauses joined incorrectly with only a comma – missing the coordinating conjunction
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What is a fused sentence?
two independent clauses joined incorrectly –missing a comma and a coordinating conjunction
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What is a fragment?
a group of words that does not express a complete thought
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What is a transitive verb?
an action verb that requires a direct object to be complete; may be transformed into passive voice
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What is an intransitive verb?
an action verb that does not require a direct object
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What is a direct object?
the person or object that receives the action of the verb
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What is active voice?
the subject of the sentence performs the action that the verb describes
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What is passive voice?
the subject of the sentence is acted upon by an actor that may or may not be named in the sentence
Find and label the verbs and subjects; put square brackets around the clauses and identify each as
independent (IC) or dependent (DC). Label direct objects (DO).
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IC
S
AV
DO
[ Jumping off the rock into the deep water, the young man bumped his head on the river bottom and
AV
DO
almost knocked himself unconscious.]
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DC
S
AV
S
AV
DO
[ After the popular elephant died, ] [ the zookeeper made elaborate funeral arrangements. ]
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S AUX AV
IC IC
S BV
[ You may submit rough drafts until midnight; ] [ after that it is too late to receive feedback. ]
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DC
S AV
DO
S AUX
AV IC S AUX
AV
DO
[ Once you cross the boundary,] [ you can never return; ] [ you must understand the consequences of
IC
your actions.]
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S
AV
DO
AUX AV
DO
S AV
DO
[ The boy forgot his orange highlighter and could not do the assignment, ] so [ he earned a low score
S
AV
DO
DC IC
[ because the teacher gave him a zero for class participation.] ]
Identify the sentence structure error (RS, CS, Fused, FRAG) or write Correct; if there is an error, fix it and
circle your corrections.
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CS
and
The boy wanted a DSi for Christmas, he expected Santa to bring it for him.
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RS
,
My homework, an essay on an epic novel, took more than fifty minutes so I do not
understand what the teacher was thinking.
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CORRECT
Walking from the CalTech gym at six in the morning with her backpack and fencing bag, the
teacher noticed the quiet of the city and appreciated the calm before a hectic day.
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CORRECT
Because she charged her children a candy tax, the woman had a large collection of small
chocolate bars in her office.
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CORRECT
Her favorite musical group, a band called Blood Lust, performed nightly in local clubs and
established themselves as one of the eminent country bands in the metropolis.
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FRAG
A small man with a red beard wearing a large hat and buckle shoes who traveled by walking
across rainbows GAVE ME A POT OF GOLD.
Identify each sentence as active or passive voice and then transform it to the other voice.
27. The ice-cream sandwich was sold for only a quarter during the special sale at Thrifty’s. PASSIVE
THRIFY’S SOLD THE ICE-CREAM SANDWICH FOR ONLY A QUARTER DURING THE SPECIAL SALE.
28. We moved the desks into quiz formation quickly. ACTIVE
THE DESKS WERE QUICKLY MOVED INTO QUIZ FORMATION.
29. After the contest, the championship team dunked its coach in Gatorade. ACTIVE
AFTER THE CONTEST THE COACH WAS DUNKED IN GATORADE BY THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
30. A new police chief was hired by the city in the days after the deadly riot. PASSIVE
THE CITY HIRED A NEW POLICE CHIEF IN THE DAYS AFTER THE DEADLY RIOT.