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WorksheetsHonors Eng I comprehensive review grammar
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
Nobody knows that eating chocolate-broccoli muffins is a good way to provide ____ bodies with vitamin C.
his or her
their
The troupe of knife jugglers shocked ____ audience when a butcher knife accidentally decapitated the head of an old woman.
their
its
Either the grill crew or the manager must give ___ permission for you to return that half-eaten double cheeseburger.
their
his or her
Both the computer monitor and the refrigerator door ____ their surfaces smeared with the dog snot from our curious puppy.
has
have
After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that ____ have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.
they
he or she
My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, ____ every word she reads on Social Media.
believe
believes
Neither Floyd the dog nor Madison's three cats ___ sleeping on the hard, cold floor when ____ can jump onto a soft, warm bed.
enjoys, they
enjoy, they
enjoys, he or she
enjoy, he or she
Jackie, ____ is a great runner, ran the fastest time in the marathon.
whose
who's
Because the pipes froze the water flooded the gym.
Because, the pipes...
...pipes froze, the water...
...froze the water, flooded...
Peg-Leg-Pete does not actually enjoy plundering and pillaging nor does he enjoy his tea without a lemon wedge.
...plundering, and pillaging...
...pillaging, nor does he...
...tea, without a lemon...
Meryl, together with her friends Beatrice and Laverne, ____ a daily trip for ice cream.
plan
plans
Ally ate an alligator with her ale.
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Jacob jogged to Justins.
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The teacher could give you a party for your midterm class average.
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I will be proud of you!
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noun
shows action or state of being
person, place, thing, or idea
shows emotion
NOUNS: Julie ate a ham salad sandwich for lunch.
Julie, ham, salad, sandwich, lunch
Julie, sandwich, lunch
Julie, ate, lunch
Pronouns
replace a noun
modify a noun
show action or state of being
PRONOUNS: All of us enjoyed her performance.
all, us, her, performance
us, her
all, us, her
adjectives
replace a noun
modify a noun
person, place, thing, or idea
ADJECTIVES: That beautiful baby is my little sister.
that, beautiful, my, little
beautiful, little
that , baby, sister
Adjectives tell how many, which one, what kind, how much, whose
true
false
adverbs
modify verbs
modify verbs and adjectives
modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
ADVERBS: The extremely tiny man ran very quickly for his size.
extremely, quickly
extremely, tiny, very, quickly
extremely, very, quickly
Adverbs tell when, where, why, how, to what extent
true
false
verbs
show action
show action or state of being
Linking verbs
is, are, was, were
ran, jumped, threw
could, would, should, shall
action verbs
is, are, was, were
run, jump, throw
could, would, should, shall
auxiliary verbs
is, are, was, were
run, jump, throw
could, would, should, shall
is, are, could, would, have, has, be
AUXILIARY VERB: They might be giving me an award.
might be giving
might be
award
LINKING VERB: I will go with you if she is nice.
will go
go
is
is nice
preposition
shows position or location
shows action
shows emotion
PREP PHRASE: He ran to the store and bought candy for the party.
ran to the store
to the store
to the store; for the party
bought candy for
conjunction
joins words, clauses, or phrases
separates items in a series
coordinating conjunction
joins things of equal rank in a sentence
joins things of unequal rank in a sentence
subordinating conjunction
joins things of equal rank in a sentence
joins things of unequal rank in a sentence
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: Because she was late, Janice ran quickly and hopped on the bus.
Because
and
on
interjection
shows emotion
shows state of being
INTERJECTION: Wow! This test is easy so far!
Wow!
easy
so far
The chemistry students dragged ____ heavy textbooks to class only to discover that a substitute teacher would be showing a movie.
they're
their
there
Kristina, ____ one of the best cooks in town, whips up a mean chili soup.
who's
whose
I'm going to hire Pest Control to remove the rancid wombat from my tree because I, personally, don't want to touch ____ nasty fur.
its
it's
Viktor Frahkenschteen sent Igor upstairs to fetch the bolt cutters, two 9V batteries, and some Neosporin.
...upstairs, to fetch...
...to fetch, the bolt cutters...
...batteries and, some Neosporin...
CORRECT AS IS
Aghast at the blatant disregard for public decency, Madame Cynthia turned off the television the moment Miley Cyrus swung by on a wrecking ball.
Aghast, at the blatant...
...for public decency Madame Cynthia...
...the television, the moment...
CORRECT AS IS
At the pet store, each iguana, mouse, and gerbil _______ to climb the walls of its glass cage while humans hover like predators.
try
tries
It was icy in the intersection.
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The car skidded to a stop.
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The car almost hit a pedestrian in the walkway.
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This almost gave the driver of the car a heart attack.
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Not only my brothers but also Mom loves to drench _________ omelets in ketchup.
their
her
Robert and Sue Ellen concentrated on the dead worm on the dissection tray. __________ used tweezers to pick through the innards looking for the heart.
she
they
Either of these thick books by respected authors will have the answer to your research question in _________ many pages.
its
their
If everyone stopped to smell the roses, ____ might get stung by bees and have allergies kick into overdrive.
he or she
they
Tiesha is good a math. See if ___________ can join our study group.
she and Sam
Sam and her
We gave our calculus notes to Diego and _____.
she
her
Sally sells sailors seashells by the seashore.
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Indefinite pronouns like everyone, someone, anyone, and no one are singular and therefore require the use of he or she.
true
false
Use "who" if you could replace it with "he" and use "whom" if you could replace it with "him."
true
false
Nicholas likes to gossip. Be careful what you say around Julie and ______.
he
him
