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Honors Eng I comprehensive review grammar

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nobody knows that eating chocolate-broccoli muffins is a good way to provide ____ bodies with vitamin C.

a)

his or her

b)

their

2.

The troupe of knife jugglers shocked ____ audience when a butcher knife accidentally decapitated the head of an old woman.

a)

their

b)

its

3.

Either the grill crew or the manager must give ___ permission for you to return that half-eaten double cheeseburger.

a)

their

b)

his or her

4.

Both the computer monitor and the refrigerator door ____ their surfaces smeared with the dog snot from our curious puppy.

a)

has

b)

have

5.

After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that ____ have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.

a)

they

b)

he or she

6.

My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, ____ every word she reads on Social Media.

a)

believe

b)

believes

7.

Neither Floyd the dog nor Madison's three cats ___ sleeping on the hard, cold floor when ____ can jump onto a soft, warm bed.

a)

enjoys, they

b)

enjoy, they

c)

enjoys, he or she

d)

enjoy, he or she

8.

Jackie, ____ is a great runner, ran the fastest time in the marathon.

a)

whose

b)

who's

9.

Because the pipes froze the water flooded the gym.

a)

Because, the pipes...

b)

...pipes froze, the water...

c)

...froze the water, flooded...

10.

Peg-Leg-Pete does not actually enjoy plundering and pillaging nor does he enjoy his tea without a lemon wedge.

a)

...plundering, and pillaging...

b)

...pillaging, nor does he...

c)

...tea, without a lemon...

11.

Meryl, together with her friends Beatrice and Laverne, ____ a daily trip for ice cream.

a)

plan

b)

plans

12.

Ally ate an alligator with her ale.

a)

S-LV-PN

b)

S-V

c)

S-V-DO

13.

Jacob jogged to Justins.

a)

S-LV-PN

b)

S-V

c)

S-V-DO

14.

The teacher could give you a party for your midterm class average.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-V-IO-DO

15.

I will be proud of you!

a)

S-LV-PN

b)

S-LV-PA

c)

S-V

d)

S-V-DO

16.

noun

a)

shows action or state of being

b)

person, place, thing, or idea

c)

shows emotion

17.

NOUNS: Julie ate a ham salad sandwich for lunch.

a)

Julie, ham, salad, sandwich, lunch

b)

Julie, sandwich, lunch

c)

Julie, ate, lunch

18.

Pronouns

a)

replace a noun

b)

modify a noun

c)

show action or state of being

19.

PRONOUNS: All of us enjoyed her performance.

a)

all, us, her, performance

b)

us, her

c)

all, us, her

20.

adjectives

a)

replace a noun

b)

modify a noun

c)

person, place, thing, or idea

21.

ADJECTIVES: That beautiful baby is my little sister.

a)

that, beautiful, my, little

b)

beautiful, little

c)

that , baby, sister

22.

Adjectives tell how many, which one, what kind, how much, whose

a)

true

b)

false

23.

adverbs

a)

modify verbs

b)

modify verbs and adjectives

c)

modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

24.

ADVERBS: The extremely tiny man ran very quickly for his size.

a)

extremely, quickly

b)

extremely, tiny, very, quickly

c)

extremely, very, quickly

25.

Adverbs tell when, where, why, how, to what extent

a)

true

b)

false

26.

verbs

a)

show action

b)

show action or state of being

27.

Linking verbs

a)

is, are, was, were

b)

ran, jumped, threw

c)

could, would, should, shall

28.

action verbs

a)

is, are, was, were

b)

run, jump, throw

c)

could, would, should, shall

29.

auxiliary verbs

a)

is, are, was, were

b)

run, jump, throw

c)

could, would, should, shall

d)

is, are, could, would, have, has, be

30.

AUXILIARY VERB: They might be giving me an award.

a)

might be giving

b)

might be

c)

award

31.

LINKING VERB: I will go with you if she is nice.

a)

will go

b)

go

c)

is

d)

is nice

32.

preposition

a)

shows position or location

b)

shows action

c)

shows emotion

33.

PREP PHRASE: He ran to the store and bought candy for the party.

a)

ran to the store

b)

to the store

c)

to the store; for the party

d)

bought candy for

34.

conjunction

a)

joins words, clauses, or phrases

b)

separates items in a series

35.

coordinating conjunction

a)

joins things of equal rank in a sentence

b)

joins things of unequal rank in a sentence

36.

subordinating conjunction

a)

joins things of equal rank in a sentence

b)

joins things of unequal rank in a sentence

37.

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: Because she was late, Janice ran quickly and hopped on the bus.

a)

Because

b)

and

c)

on

38.

interjection

a)

shows emotion

b)

shows state of being

39.

INTERJECTION: Wow! This test is easy so far!

a)

Wow!

b)

easy

c)

so far

40.

The chemistry students dragged ____ heavy textbooks to class only to discover that a substitute teacher would be showing a movie.

a)

they're

b)

their

c)

there

41.

Kristina, ____ one of the best cooks in town, whips up a mean chili soup.

a)

who's

b)

whose

42.

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.

a)

its

b)

it's

43.

Viktor Frahkenschteen sent Igor upstairs to fetch the bolt cutters, two 9V batteries, and some Neosporin.

a)

...upstairs, to fetch...

b)

...to fetch, the bolt cutters...

c)

...batteries and, some Neosporin...

d)

CORRECT AS IS

44.

Aghast at the blatant disregard for public decency, Madame Cynthia turned off the television the moment Miley Cyrus swung by on a wrecking ball.

a)

Aghast, at the blatant...

b)

...for public decency Madame Cynthia...

c)

...the television, the moment...

d)

CORRECT AS IS

45.

At the pet store, each iguana, mouse, and gerbil _______ to climb the walls of its glass cage while humans hover like predators.

a)

try

b)

tries

46.

It was icy in the intersection.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-LV-PA

47.

The car skidded to a stop.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-V-IO-DO

48.

The car almost hit a pedestrian in the walkway.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-V-IO-DO

49.

This almost gave the driver of the car a heart attack.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-V-IO-DO

50.

Not only my brothers but also Mom loves to drench _________ omelets in ketchup.

a)

their

b)

her

51.

Robert and Sue Ellen concentrated on the dead worm on the dissection tray. __________ used tweezers to pick through the innards looking for the heart.

a)

she

b)

they

52.

Either of these thick books by respected authors will have the answer to your research question in _________ many pages.

a)

its

b)

their

53.

If everyone stopped to smell the roses, ____ might get stung by bees and have allergies kick into overdrive.

a)

he or she

b)

they

54.

Tiesha is good a math. See if ___________ can join our study group.

a)

she and Sam

b)

Sam and her

55.

We gave our calculus notes to Diego and _____.

a)

she

b)

her

56.

Sally sells sailors seashells by the seashore.

a)

S-LV-PN

b)

S-V-DO

c)

S-V-IO-DO

57.

Indefinite pronouns like everyone, someone, anyone, and no one are singular and therefore require the use of he or she.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

Use "who" if you could replace it with "he" and use "whom" if you could replace it with "him."

a)

true

b)

false

59.

Nicholas likes to gossip. Be careful what you say around Julie and ______.

a)

he

b)

him