WorksheetsGrammar Week 20 (January 11-15)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identify the word or words modified by the underlined clause.
People who are smart follow the rules.
people
follow
rules
Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence?
After the storm passed, the birds began singing again.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Choose the correct pronoun.
Each of the teachers establishes (their, his/her) own homework policies.
their
his/her
Is this sentence indicative, imperative, conditional, or subjunctive?
Antonia wants me to take tennis lessons from her tennis instructor, too.
indicative
imperative
conditional
subjunctive
Is this sentence indicative, imperative, conditional, or subjunctive?
We are going to the new water park when it opens this spring.
indicative
imperative
conditional
subjunctive
You may want to do this on your new backpack to personalize it.
telegram
diagram
epigram
monogram
Is the underlined word a verb or gerund?
We will be practicing tomorrow after school for the science bowl.
verb
gerund
What is the plural of ostrich?
ostrichi
ostrichs
ostriches
ostrichis
What is the plural of rose?
ross
roses
rose
rosses
What is the plural of deer?
doe
deers
deer
Choose the correct pronoun.
Please ask those girls if one of them has forgotten (their, her) coat.
their
her
Is the underlined phrase a simile, metaphor, or idiom.
How he teeters, skitters, tingles, teases,
Taunts them, hovers like an ecstatic bird.
simile
metaphor
idiom
Is the underlined phrase a preposition or an infinitive?
He wants to learn to cook?
preposition
infinitive
Does this sentence use active or passive voice?
The plane arrived on time.
active
passive
Choose the correct modifier.
Of the three books, this one is (better, best).
better
best
Choose the correct word.
A (compliment, complement) will often product better results than an insult.
compliment
complement
Is the underlined phrase a dangling participle or misplaced modifier?
Cold and refreshing, the girl swam in the waters of the creek.
dangling participle
misplaced modifier
What is the singular possessive of the word book?
books
booke's
beek
book's
Is this a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence?
We went tubing on the river, it was a pleasant way to spend a hot summer day.
fragment
run-on
complete sentence
Choose the correct verb.
He returned the shirt because it (was, were) too tight.
was
were
