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GRAMMAR TEST REVIEW
I.
Be able to identify each part of speech in a sentence.
Examples
The dark blue car sped down the side street.
In the above sentence…
“dark” is
a. a noun b. an adjective c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a preposition
“blue” is
a. a noun b. an adjective c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a preposition
“sped” is
a. a noun b. a preposition c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a verb
“car” is
a. a noun b. an adjective c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a preposition
“down” is
a. a noun b. an adjective c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a preposition
“side” is
a. a noun b. an adjective c. a pronoun d. an adverb
e. a preposition
II.
Know the “job” of each part of speech
NOUNS- people, places, things or ideas (often something you can touch, but not
always….love, bravery)
Dog, letter, Susan, loneliness
ADJECTIVES – modify nouns
Nice, colorful, happy
tell what kind, how many, which one
VERBS- show action or connect the subject to the predicate
Jumped, is, were, ate, play
ADVERBS- modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
where, how
Very, quickly, beautifully, not, never
tell to what extent, when,
PREPOSITIONS - describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. On,
down, near, to,
These words begin a prepositional phrase (prep + /pro/noun) on the radio, near my
house, to the store, from me
INTERJECTIONS- words or phrases used to exclaim or protest or command.
Wow!
PRONOUNS-take the place of nouns
their
I, she, it, our, some, all, everyone, mine, my,
CONJUNCTIONS-connect parts of a sentence
coordinating - For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (not so that) FANBOYS
subordinating because, before, after, then
III. Mark A if the following is a fragment. Mark B if it is a run-on. Mark C if it is
a sentence written correctly.
 Because you are my favorite students, I will give you a bonus on both your
test and your project.
 The two brothers, Stan and Mike, who have lived on my street for years.
 Stop!
 A good marriage is precious and people need to work harder at them because
children often suffer when a marriage falls apart, don’t you agree?
 After the party that is down the street from Mike’s house.
 Michael, my brother, and Jordan, my sister, work together to ensure that I
have good role models.
IV.
Well can be used as FIVE different parts of speech
 The boy fell into the old water well. NOUN
 Well, I need an easy class. INTERJECTION
 I do not feel well. (meaning healthy) ADJECTIVE
 He writes so well that he had five books published before he turned twenty-six.
ADVERB
 My eyes well with tears every time the pollen count increases. VERB
V.
Be able to recognize the word being modified (described)
The lovely girl ran very quickly toward the finish line when the loud whistle blew.
Lovely modifies
a. quickly b. girl c. the d. line
Very modifies
a. quickly b. girl c. the d ran
Quickly modifies
a. girl b. ran c. very d. line
finish modifies
a. girl b. ran c. toward d. line
loud modifies
a. girl b. ran c. line d. blew e. whistle
VI.
Be able to identify a prepositional phrase
To eat in the French restaurant around the corner from my house is a rare treat.
All of the following are prepositional phrases except
a. to eat
b. in the French restaurant c. around the corner d. from my house
VII. Be able to identify a verb and a verb phrase
I must not have been dreaming about winning a vacation on the tropical
island.
The complete verb of the sentence above is
a. dreaming b. been dreaming c. have been dreaming d. must have been dreaming e.
must not have been dreaming