UNIT GRAMMAR REVIEW

Read the sentence and then answer the question. 

Strolling through the city park late at night we saw several young couples walking their dogs, as well as a multitude of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

Choose the selection in which the sentence is properly punctuated.

• Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples walking their dogs, as well as a multitude of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts. 

• Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples walking their dogs as well as, a multitude of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

• Strolling through the city park late at night, we saw several young couples, walking their dogs as well as a multitude of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

• Strolling through the city park, late at night we saw several young couples walking their dogs as well as a multitude of squirrels scurrying about seeking nuts.

Which word or phrase would most logically connect these two sentences together?

Mrs. Hibbits did not check the weather the night before her family's trip to the water park. __________, everyone was very disappointed when the park closed within ten minutes of their arrival because of thunderstorms.

• However

• Because

• In addition to

• Consequently

Read the following passage and answer the question. 

 

At the Physical Fitness Boot Camp, the coach got the entire class to do two sets of push-ups and then run two miles. _______________, the class had to do three sets of sit-ups, two sets of pull-ups, and then run another two miles.

 

Which word or phrase would most logically connect these two sentences together?

• However

• Because

• In addition

• Consequently

Read the passage. 

1. The earliest washing machines were created in 1797. 2. They looked a lot like giant wooden boxes. 3. The first step to washing clothes was to fill the box with soap and water. 4. Next, a huge cumbersome crank had to be turned manually.

Which sentence contains coordinate adjectives that should be separated by a comma?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

Read the following sentences and identify the compound sentence.  

• People boil or steam rice and then serve it for dinner.

• Some people prefer their rice with soy sauce, but others like it with butter and salt.

• Rice is the most widely-consumed staple food, especially in Asia and the West Indies.

• Rice is normally grown as an annual plant in marshy areas.

Read the sentence. 

Joe and Hannah, the twins next door to me, prefer to swim in a fresh-water lake rather than in a chlorinated pool.

Which group of words is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb?

• Joe and Hannah

• the twins next door

• to me

• in a fresh-water lake

This sentence contains a dangling modifier.      

     

Reading my favorite book, the pages began to fall out.

 

Which sentence corrects the mistake?

• The pages began to fall out reading my favorite book.

• While reading my favorite book, I saw that the pages began to fall out.

• The pages began to fall out when reading my favorite book.

• Having read my favorite book, the pages began to fall out.

What is a modifier?

• A very confusing phrase

• A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence

• A grammatical mistake

• A misleading sentence

What word or phrase describes Milton?

Jumping out of his seat, Milton shouted with surprise. 

• Jumping out of his seat

• shouted

• with surprise

• out

Which word is being modified?

His costume, which was quite original, was just a cardboard box.

• costume

• cardboard

• large

• original