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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