Grammar #2 Review

1. Miss Smith took us to the Roosevelt Theater to see a play. What rule numbers do the words with capital letters follows. Pick two.

2. 1. First word of a sentence

3. 2. Pronoun I

4. 3. Person's name, initials, and titles

5. 4. Days, months, holidays

6. 5. Greeting & closing of a letter

7. 6. Streets, cites, states, countries

8. 7. Titles (books, poems, songs)

9. 8. Names of places

• 6

• 3

• 2

• 8

Answer explanation

The capitalized words 'Miss Smith' and 'Roosevelt Theater' follow rule 3 (Person's name, initials, and titles) and rule 8 (Names of places), as they are proper nouns representing a person and a location.

Mike moved over there. That house is ___________.

• mine

• yours

• his

• theirs

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'his' because it indicates possession. Since Mike moved to that house, it logically belongs to him, making 'his' the appropriate word to complete the sentence.

I bought a new game. It is ________________.

• mine

• my

• ours

• his

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'mine' because it indicates possession of the game. 'My' is an adjective and cannot complete the sentence. 'Ours' and 'his' refer to other possessors, making 'mine' the only suitable option.

When will Cole finish ______________ book?

Choose the correct pronoun and antecedent.

Pick two answers.

• Cole

• book

• he

• his

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun for Cole is 'his', indicating possession of the book. 'Cole' serves as the antecedent for 'he', but 'his' is the appropriate choice to refer back to Cole in this context.

What meaning and common root do the following words have in common?

manual manuscript manufacture manicure

• leg/ ped

• hand/ man

• foot/ped

• heart/ man

What part of speech is the underlined word below?

The bark of the tree is brown.

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

• verb

What part of speech is the underlined word below?

The dog barked for two hours last night.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'barked' describes an action performed by the dog, making it a verb. Verbs express actions, states, or occurrences, which is exactly what 'barked' does in this sentence.

Identify the pronoun in the sentence below.

The shark injured its fin in the collision with the boat.

• fin

• with

• the

• its

Answer explanation

The pronoun in the sentence is 'its', which refers to the fin belonging to the shark. Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition, and 'its' indicates possession.

The shark injured its fin in the collision with the boat. Identify the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

• boat

• injured

• shark

• collision

Answer explanation

The antecedent of the underlined pronoun 'its' is 'shark', as it refers to the fin belonging to the shark that was injured in the collision.

Is the underlined part of the sentence a subject or predicate?

Margot wished she lived back on Earth.

• subject

• predicate

Answer explanation

The underlined part "wished she lived back on Earth" is the predicate because it describes what Margot is doing (her action) rather than identifying the subject. The subject is "Margot".