Unit 1 Grammar Review

Which is the correct way to edit sentence 3?

(3) Throughout high school, he develops a strong interest in nature.

• Throughout high school, he has developed a strong interest in nature.

• Throughout high school, he developed a strong interest in nature.

• Throughout high school, he develop a strong interest in nature.

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined item numbered 41?

[42] Taffy was a gentle cat. Taffy was a ten-year-old cat. Taffy was a gray cat.

• have moved (NO CHANGE)

• moved

• will have moved

Read the sentence: The students finished their projects by the end of the week.

Which changes the sentence to include the future perfect tense?

• The students had finished their projects by the end of the week.

• The students have finished their projects by the end of the week.

• The students will have finished their projects by the end of the week.

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined item numbered 45?

We also [45] feed them together and played with them together. After a few weeks, they finally started getting along better.

• fed

• had fed

• feed (NO CHANGE)

Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect verb tense?

• Luke will have earned enough money to buy new hockey skates after his summer job is over.

• A new sporting goods store will open down the street next week.

• Francine will be taking cooking classes so that she can compete in the school baking competition.

• 
  I will join the running club when the weather warms up in the spring.

Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

• Jim and Sandra enjoy flying all over the Country in their small airplane.

• I had so much fun when my family visited Hershey’s Chocolate World last summer.

• It is wise to take an umbrella with you when traveling to Seattle, washington.

• I got the book Holes by louis sachar for a birthday gift last year.

Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?

The teacher asked each student to imagine what it would be like to visit mars.

• imagine

• student

• mars

• teacher

Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?

My family took a trip to a national park in california during the summer break.

• summer

• family

• park

• california

Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

• My parents got me a subscription to the magazine Sports news for my birthday.

• My mom took me to the store Kid’s Corner to buy some new school clothes.

• The National woodworker’s conference takes place in Nebraska each year.

• Johannes Vermeer’s most famous painting is Girl with a pearl earring.

Which word best defines the word prior as it is used in paragraph 6?

Because hurricanes are slow-moving storms, usually traveling around 10-20 mph, meteorologists are able to provide early warnings to people who may be living in the projected path of the storms. Some preparations can be made prior to a storm reaching land. People can do the following things in advance:

Board up windows.            

1. Bring any outdoor objects inside that could blow around.

2. Know evacuation routes.

3. Prepare an emergency kit with first aid supplies, bottled water, canned food, medications, pet food, clothing, and a battery operated radio.

• before

• during

• after

• while