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This is IT!
The big grammar test is
tomorrow! (Eye of the Tiger….)
6/6/11-New updates (all classes):
-the grammar end-of-the-year test is
Tuesday, 6/7 (as planned)
-word study and reading comprehension
end-of-the year test will be Thursday, 6/9
(change).
So, what should I study tonight?
Review all grammar packets:
-Ms. K’s grammar packets #1 and #2 (pink)
-Mrs. Tiso’s white sheet
-1st page (only!) of Mrs. Tiso’s pink packet
-today’s PowerPoint slides (questions will be
online; answers also will be there, so check!)
-go on my homework website; resources are
posted there to help you!
So, what should I study
tomorrow night?
-literary terms packet from the beginning of
the year
-white packet (with star border) from Mrs.
Tiso especially the word study prefixes,
suffixes, and roots
-pink packet from Mrs. Tiso (the one with
application questions about the poem, etc.)
6/6/11Today’s goal: to demonstrate a mastery
of grammar and punctuation.
Agenda=
1) reviewing Mrs. Tiso’s white sheet on the
Smart Board. Check your answers!
2) grammar review game (record answers at
seat; PAY ATTENTION!!!)
Grammar
Review:
1) In which of the following sentences does
the prepositional phrase function as an
adjective?
A- Friends and I traveled to the Phillies
game.
B- I went out to the bench along the rose
garden.
2) Find the sentence with the correct use of
commas.
A- She must not despite what you think go
anywhere with him.
B- I have thought, more often than not, that
she was up to something.
3) Find the sentence that is correctly
punctuated.
A- I said, “The line ‘maybe it just sags like a
heavy load’ appears in a poem by Langston
Hughes.”
B- “Do you want an ice cream sandwich” I
inquired.
4) Look at the given material. Decide what
type of sentence it is.
I love the anti-bacterial hand lotion that we
bought from Bath & Body Works, and my
sister loves it too.
A- simple
B- compound
C- complex
D- compound-complex
5) Find the sentence that is correctly
punctuated.
A- “Have I not said ‘read your writing aloud’
many times this school year?” I asked.
B- “Please reconsider my offer,” the man
pleaded.
6) Find the sentence that is correctly
punctuated.
A- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding
profession; teachers work with many
personalities in a day.
B- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding
profession: teachers work with many
personalities in a day.
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7) Find the answer that would correctly
complete the blank (punctuation).
Eight __________ families attended the
picnic.
A- teachers
B- teacher’s
C- teachers’ D- teachers’s
8) In which sentence is one of the
underlined words NOT a correlative
conjunction?
A) Both Laurie and Michael are in school
today; not only are they here, but also their
siblings are here.
B) I told my friend either she must volunteer
the information or I will; yet, she has not
done so.
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9) Find the answer that would correctly
complete the blank (punctuation).
Unfortunately, ______________ wallet
was never recovered.
A- No ones
B- No one’s
C- No ones’
D- No one
10) Find the answer that would correctly
complete the blank (punctuation).
Matilda _______________ bike was
repainted.
A- Hendricks’
B) Hendricks’s
C- Hendricks
D- Hendrickes
11) In which of the following sentences is
the underlined word an adverb?
A- I frequently visit the gym.
B- I often ask about beneficial exercises.
12) Choose the sentence that contains a
linking verb.
A- I am running a marathon next week.
B- He is being nasty.
13) Choose the sentence that has a
transitive verb.
A- The boy sneaked candy from the candy
bowl.
B- Ducks from the local pond waddle across
the road.
14) In which sentence is the underlined word
a predicate nominative?
A- My cousin is a pharmacist.
B- This decision is a lousy one.
15) In which sentence is the underlined
adjective a predicate adjective?
A- The yellow bulletin board is unattractive.
B- Fascinating people from all different
countries are attending our workshop.
16) In which sentence is the underlined word
an indirect object?
A- I bought Jim a cake.
B- My mom purchased me new bath towels.
17) Find the sentence with the correct use of
commas.
A- I love their beautiful, enthusiastic smiles.
B- I saw the muddied old discarded
wheelbarrow along the road.
18) In which sentence is the underlined word
a direct object?
A- I took markers from the drawer.
B- We stored our corduroy pants and
sweaters in the plastic bins.
19) Find the sentence that is correctly
punctuated.
A- Who said to go?” I asked.
B- My mom replied, “You have my
permission.”
20) In which sentence is the underlined
adjective incorrect?
A- I prefer this medicine to the other one; it
is definitely better!
B- After you made the third bad decision,
didn’t you realize that you make the worstest
decisions?
21) Find the sentence that is correctly
punctuated.
A- I participated in many activities in high
school; theater, track, field hockey, and a
community service club.
B- I participated in many activities in high
school: theater, track, field hockey, and a
community service club.
22) In which of the following sentences is an
underlined word used as if it were an
adverb, but it is not?
A- I swam the race nicely.
B- I swam the race bad.
C- I swam the race well.
23) Which of the following sentences
contains a prepositional phrase that
functions as an adverb?
A- During the night I go walking in my sleep.
B- The water cooler in the office is empty.
24) Which of the following sentences has a
subject that does NOT agree with its verb?
A- There is a problem on the playground.
B- There are many folders on the shelves.
C- There was many errors on the paper.
D- Graham, Sylvia, and Jerome are at the
bus stop.
25) Choose the sentence that does NOT
have a transitive verb.
A- Carrie stole a look at the teacher’s
answer key.
B- She talks quietly, but well.
26) Which of the following sentences has a
pronoun that does NOT agree with its
antecedent?
A- Anyone may offer their explanation to the
class.
B- Somebody needs to take his art work
home.
27) Which of the following sentences is a
correct sentence?
A- Although we have reviewed grammar.
B- We have reviewed grammar.
C- The grammar test.
28) Look at the given material. Which of the
options correctly identifies the pieces in the
given material?
I walked carefully along the serene Delaware River.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
A- 1=phrase
B- 1=clause
C- 1=clause
2= clause
2=phrase
2=clause
29) Which of the following sentences
contains an independent clause followed by
a dependent clause?
A- We are very happy, for we bought a new
farm house.
B- We are very happy because we bought a
new farm house.
C- We are very happy about the purchase.
30) Choose the sentence that does not
contain a verb phrase.
A- My dear friend does dress to impress.
B- My dear friend lives next door to me.
31) Find the sentence with the correct use of
commas.
A- Friend of ours, students at Richboro
Middle School, are coming to the party.
B- Cassandra cousin of Renee, bought a
new bike this weekend.