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W12 Grammar Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Verbals act as:

a)

nouns or adjectives

b)

pronouns or verbs

c)

verbs or nouns

d)

adjectives or verbs

2.

____________ are verbs ending in -ed or -ing used as adjectives

a)

Gerunds

b)

Participles

c)

Appositives

d)

Infinitives

3.

_________ are -ing verbs that act as nouns

a)

participles

b)

infinitives

c)

gerunds

d)

verbals

4.

to + verb

a)

participle

b)

infinitive

c)

gerund

d)

verbal

5.

a noun or pronoun that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun in the sentence.

a)

verbal

b)

participle

c)

absolute phrase

d)

appositive

6.

Which is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

a)

But

b)

For

c)

So

d)

Of

7.

Which is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

a)

yet

b)

as

c)

and

d)

nor

8.

(a)   are used to connect independent clauses.

9.

Which punctuation can be used to connect independent clauses?

a)

period

b)

semicolon

c)

colon

d)

comma

10.

If a dependent marker word is used, the clause _______

stand alone as a complete sentence.

a)

cannot

b)

can

11.

If an independent marker word is used, the clause ________

stand alone as a complete sentence.

a)

can

b)

cannot

12.

Which word means "connecting point"?

a)

conjunction

b)

splice

c)

comma

d)

colon

13.

linking together words, clauses, or sentences of equal type and importance

a)

subordination

b)

coordination

c)

conjunction

14.

clearly emphasizes which words, clauses, or sentences are the most important in the writing.

a)

subordination

b)

coordination

c)

conjunction

15.

Which of the following is not a factor in subordination?

a)

condition

b)

time

c)

place

d)

comparison

16.

The verb of a sentence must agree with the simple subject of the sentence in _______ and _________.

a)

number

b)

tense

c)

condition

d)

person

17.

Identify the relative clause in this sentence:

Most instructors appreciate students who ask good questions.

a)

Most instructors appreciate

b)

appreciate students who ask

c)

No relative clause

d)

students who ask good questions

18.

simple present, past, and future tenses

a)

express events or actions completed

b)

place events in time

c)

show actions or events that are continuing

19.

progressive tenses

a)

express events or actions completed

b)

place events in time

c)

show actions or events that are continuing

20.

perfect tenses

a)

express events or actions completed

b)

place events in time

c)

show actions or events that are continuing