Grammar Workbook: Days 9-10

Rewrite the sentence using correct capitalization:

during an independence day parade, mayor tu and his wife handed out american flags

Have you Rocky read my report asked his administrator

• "Have you read my report, Rocky?" asked his administrator.

• "Rocky, have you read my report?" his administrator asked.

• "Have you read my report?" Rocky asked his administrator.

• "His administrator asked, have you read my report, Rocky?"

Circle the gerund.

• Listening

• Listen

• Listened

• Listener

Pronouns take the place of nouns. Nominative pronouns are I, he, she, we, they, who, whoever, you, and it. Nominative pronouns can serve as the subject of a sentence. Circle the correct answer. 4. ( will be there.

• My friends and I

• Me and my friends

Combine the sentences into one sentence.

• Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, wrote Don Quixote.

• Don Quixote was written by a Spanish writer named Miguel de Cervantes in the eighteenth century.

• Miguel de Cervantes, who was a French writer, wrote Don Quixote in the seventeenth century.

• Don Quixote was written by Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer from the nineteenth century.

Rewrite the sentence using correct capitalization.

• Janie Sykes, Ph.D., said, “We are currently in the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era.”

• Janie sykes, Ph.D., said, “We are currently in the quaternary period of the cenozoic era.”

• janie Sykes, Ph.D., said, “We are currently in the Quaternary period of the Cenozoic era.”

• Janie Sykes, ph.d., said, “We are currently in the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era.”

Rewrite the sentence using correct punctuation.

• The mantel of the Earth is almost two thousand miles thick," the science teacher explained.

• The mantel of the Earth is almost two thousand miles thick, the science teacher explained."

• The mantel of the Earth is almost two thousand miles thick the science teacher explained."

• The mantel of the Earth is almost two thousand miles thick the science teacher explained.

Three coordinating conjunctions are _____, _____, and _____

• and, but, or

• because, although, since

• if, unless, until

• when, where, why

Write the 23 helping verbs.

• a. do, does, did b. have, has, had c. am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been d. may, might, must e. can, shall, will f. could, should, would

• a. run, jump, play, sing, dance, laugh, cry, eat, sleep, read, write, draw, swim, talk, walk, listen, watch, cook, drive, paint, build, fix, clean

• a. do, does, did b. have, has, had c. am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been d. may, might, must e. can, shall, will f. could, should, would g. go, come, see, look, feel, taste, smell, hear, touch, think, know, believe, hope, wish, want, need, like, love, hate, prefer, remember, forget, understand

• a. do, does, did b. have, has, had c. am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been d. may, might, must e. can, shall, will f. could, should, would g. play, study, teach, learn, help, use, make, find, show, tell, ask, answer, call, send, bring, take, put, keep, hold, open, close, start, finish

SENTENCE COMBINING: 5. A mausoleum is a tomb or a structure with ________________________________ tombs. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.

• A mausoleum is a tomb or a structure with several tombs. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.

• A mausoleum is a tomb or a structure with golden tombs. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.

• A mausoleum is a tomb or a structure with ancient tombs. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.

• A mausoleum is a tomb or a structure with hidden tombs. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.