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Language Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Make this sentence parallel structure.

Taking the train can be as costly as ........ the plane.

a)
Taken
b)
Take
c)
To take
d)
Taking
2.

Make this sentence parallel structure.

The team played with passion, confidence, and ........

a)
Respect
b)
They also played with respect
c)
Respectfully
d)
With respect
3.

Make this sentence parallel structure.

The campaign was run effectively, smoothly, and ........

a)
With confidence
b)
Confidence
c)
Confidently
d)
With a lot of confidence
4.

She is so funny

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

5.

Today in Science

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

6.

At the bowling alley

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

7.

Does your brain hurt

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

8.

Pick out the adjective phrase in the given sentence:


The man with the muddy boots looked funny.

a)

looked funny

b)

with the muddy boots

c)

The man

d)

with the

9.
Find the Noun Phrase: "The large dog was waiting for me outside so it could eat me." 
a)
was waiting
b)
the large dog
c)
dog
d)
for me
10.

Adam became principal of the school on Thursday. Is this phrase an adjective or adverb phrase?

a)

adjective phrase

b)

adverb phrase

11.

Is the underlined portion an independent or dependent clause?


Because he was hungry, his stomach growled uncontrollably.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

12.

Is the underline portion a dependent or independent clause?


I wasn't sure who was the imposter, but I knew once I saw purple faking a task.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

13.

Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

a)

The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.

b)

The man was wet; for he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

c)

The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

14.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

a)

The big dog scared the little boy; He ran the other way.

b)

The big dog scared the little boy; therefore, he ran the other way.

c)

The big dog scared the little boy; so he ran the other way.

d)

The big dog scared the little boy. He ran the other way; screaming.

15.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Pam and Lisa had a fight yesterday; however they are best friends today.

b)

Pam and Lisa had a fight yesterday, however, they are best friends today.

c)

Pam and Lisa had a fight yesterday; however, they are best friends today.

d)

Pam and Lisa are not talking to each other today, they had a fight.

16.

Where should the colon go?

You will need to have the following items for the trip tent, lantern, matches, and a compass.

a)

after the word items

b)

after the word trip

17.

Where should the colon go?

The theater company announced the opening of these plays King Lear, Death of a Saleman, and Camelot.

a)

after the word plays

b)

after the word announced

c)

after the word opening

18.

What does a MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly?

a)

Author and publication year: (Doe, 2007)

b)

Author, publication year, and page number (preceded by p.): (Doe, 2007, p. 25)

c)

Author and page number separated by a comma: (Doe, 25)

d)

Author and page number without intervening punctuation (Doe 25)

19.

Which of the following is cited correctly in MLA style?

a)

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (1996, p. 271).

b)

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (271).

c)

Aers and Stanley (1996) stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (p. 271).

d)

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" (271) of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion.

20.
When typing an essay, what should you do with a book title?
a)
underline the title
b)
capitalize the title
c)
italicize and underline the title
d)
italicize the title