WorksheetsMechanics Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
Identify the infinitive in the sentence.
I like to shop at the outlet mall in Woodstock, Georgia.
I like to shop at the outlet mall in Woodstock, Georgia.
a)
I like
b)
to shop
c)
at the outlet mall
d)
in Woodstock, Georgia
2.
Identify the gerund in the following sentence:
His favorite sport is swimming.
His favorite sport is swimming.
a)
Favorite
b)
sport
c)
Swimming
d)
His
3.
How is the underlined word functioning?
The football team practiced tackling.
The football team practiced tackling.
a)
Verb
b)
Participle
c)
Gerund
d)
Infinitive
4.
Identify the infinitive - It's so lovely to go outside!
a)
to go
b)
outside
c)
so lovely
d)
no infinitive phrase
5.
Gerunds are verbal _____________.
a)
nouns
b)
adjectives
c)
adverbs
d)
verbs
6.
Identify the participle in the following sentence.
The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located.
The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located.
a)
looked
b)
escaped
c)
located
d)
no participle present
7.
How is the red word functioning in the following sentence?
After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.
After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.
a)
verb
b)
adjective
c)
direct object
d)
subject
8.
What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.
Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.
a)
Evan
b)
blind
c)
sense
d)
hearing
9.
What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.
Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.
a)
back
b)
girls
c)
swing set
d)
hours
10.
Choose the correct gerund below
a)
One can become tired of waiting.
b)
Puppies are so cute.
c)
I love to play with my puppy.
d)
Horses can be fun to ride.
11.
Choose the correct infinitive below
a)
Swinging the bat is the best thing to do.
b)
The mosquito decided to attack.
c)
Spitting is fun.
d)
How are you today?
12.
Choose the correct participle below
a)
I have no brothers and no sisters.
b)
I love to spend time with the family.
c)
The covered dishes contained cookies.
d)
My mom's birthday was today.
13.
Choose the correct infinitive phrase below
a)
The clowns came to cheer up the children.
b)
My mom got me tickets to the concert.
c)
My dad likes old cars.
d)
My class isn't a very fun class.
14.
______ a good idea to study for this quiz.
a)
it's
b)
its
15.
I don't think ________ a bad influence on me; I make my own bad choices.
a)
you're
b)
your
16.
If you look over _________, you might find the wallet that you lost.
a)
their
b)
they're
c)
there
d)
puppies
17.
If I get a new dog, ______ name will be Notorious PUG.
a)
it's
b)
its
18.
What do you want for ________ birthday?
a)
you're
b)
your
19.
I found ________ dog running down the road, so I chased it back home.
a)
they're
b)
their
c)
there
20.
I went to _______ house last night; ________ are a really nice family. You should go over ______ sometime.
a)
there, they're, their
b)
their, they're, there
c)
they're, there, there
d)
their, there, they're
21.
Which verb mood is the following sentence written in:
Do you want to ride my bike?
Do you want to ride my bike?
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative Mood
c)
Interrogative Mood
d)
Conditional Mood
22.
Which verb mood is the following sentence written in:
Don’t drop the dishes.
Don’t drop the dishes.
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative Mood
c)
Interrogative Mood
d)
Conditional Mood
23.
Which verb mood is the following sentence written in:
She would go if you asked.
She would go if you asked.
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative Mood
c)
Subjunctive Mood
d)
Conditional Mood
24.
Which verb mood is the following sentence written in:
Shut the door.
Shut the door.
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative Mood
c)
Interrogative Mood
d)
Conditional Mood
25.
Which verb mood is the following sentence written in:
The movie was too long and boring.
The movie was too long and boring.
a)
Indicative Mood
b)
Imperative Mood
c)
Subjunctive Mood
d)
Conditional Mood
26.
Hollywood is famous many films are made in Hollywood.
a)
Correct
b)
Run-on
27.
What type of sentence is this?
Dogs run in packs; cats are more solitary animals.
Dogs run in packs; cats are more solitary animals.
a)
Run-on
b)
Comma Splice
c)
Complete
d)
7
28.
What type of sentence is this?
The wind knocked over a ladder the ladder then broke a window.
The wind knocked over a ladder the ladder then broke a window.
a)
Complete
b)
Compound
c)
Run-on
d)
Comma Splice
29.
British soldiers marched toward Concord, Massachusetts.
a)
Complete sentence
b)
Fragment
c)
Run-on
30.
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose spectacularly interpreted stage version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
a)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds. . . ."
b)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera. . .draws huge crowds."
c)
Our teacher told us, . . . "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
d)
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose . . . version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
31.
"I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway this June. The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
a)
"I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive . . . but worth it," said Jo.
b)
"I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. . . . The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.
c)
"I can't wait to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive but worth it . . . ," said Jo.
d)
"I can't wait . . . to see Phantom of the Opera. The tickets are expensive but worth it," said Jo.
32.
Brackets [ ] are used for
a)
Providing unnecessary information
b)
Replacing parentheses
c)
Correcting spelling, or adding information that the speaker forgot
d)
Decoration
33.
Parentheses are used for
a)
replacing brackets
b)
adding extra information
c)
correcting spelling
d)
decoration
34.
Dashes are used for
a)
interruptions.
b)
to combine words.
c)
pauses.
d)
leaving out words.
35.
Ellipses are used for
a)
decoration.
b)
adding extra periods to a sentence.
c)
adding extra information to a sentence.
d)
pauses or leaving out parts of a quote.
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