Grammar Exam Study Guide part 1

True or false: An appositive is a noun or phrase that renames or describes another noun that comes before it.

Identify the object in the sentence: I gave her a basket.

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: Running through the park.

Which appositive best describes Willy Wonka?

Identify the preposition: She sings in the choir.

Simile or Metaphor: Her voice was music to his ears.

Which of the following should be capitalized?

I need to bring the following items to camp___ a tent, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight.

Which part of this sentence is the appositive: My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to play fetch.

Is the following a sentence or a fragment? Want to go home.

Identify the verb in this sentence: She sings the song.

Single quotes are used for quotes inside of quotes. 

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "The test was my own personal Mount Everest."

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "Break a leg!"

Is it necessary to change sentence fragments into complete sentences?

What does an adverb describe?

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "Bite the bullet!"

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: The wind howled mournfully through the trees.

Use ________ when you are quoting ______ what someone said in your writing.

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: Because it was raining.

Which of the following are examples of an imperative sentence?

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: She sells seashells by the seashore.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: The sun smiled down on the children playing in the park.

Comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Select the most appropriate appositive: The Amazon rainforest, __________, is crucial for global biodiversity.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Bang!

Select the appositive: Albert Einstein, a brilliant physicist, developed the theory of relativity.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Jumbo shrimp

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.

Direct comparison without using the comparative words "like" or "as"

Is the following a sentence or a fragment? He thinks he is the best soccer player in the world

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: I've told you a million times!

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: went to the movies saturday

Is the following a sentence or a fragment? Are eating lunch right now.

Select the most appropriate appositive: My favorite book, __________, is a thrilling adventure story.

Identify the subject of this sentence: I gave her a basket.

A semicolon is used to represent a pronounced pause between 2 main clauses.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: My backpack weighs a ton!

What is the subject in a sentence?

Repetition of the same starting consonant sound.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

Which part of a sentence describes a noun?

_______ (...) take the place of words that you want to remove/leave out from a quote.  

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Meow!

Simile or Metaphor: The lion roared like thunder.

Simile or Metaphor: The classroom was a zoo.

Which of the following is an example of an exclamatory sentence?

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence based on the image: the red motorcycle

True or false: A verb is an action or being word

Identify the adjective: A green basket.

Which is an appropriate appositive for this sentence: 'Avery and Marie ,_____________, attend Aquinas American School.'?

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Simile or Metaphor: Her hair flowed down her back like a waterfall.

Commas should be used when separating two independent clauses.

The teacher gave us this instruction__ "Complete the reading assignment by Friday."

What is a fragment?

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: After school, I will go to the library to study.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "She faced her fears like a true Hercules."

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: The old house sighed in the breeze.

On the menu were spaghetti and meatballs__ lasagna; and chicken parmesan.

Commas should only be used between the last two items in a series.

He wanted to go to the concert__ however, he didn't have enough money

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: The tallest building in the city.

Is the following a sentence or a fragment? He thinks he is the best soccer player in the world

Simile or Metaphor: He was as brave as a lion.

Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Act naturally

Simile or Metaphor: Time is a thief.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "It's raining cats and dogs!"

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: is my favorite flavor of ice cream

Is the following a sentence or a fragment? We were so lucky to get her autograph.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Buzz!

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: the girl in the front seat of the car

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: went to the movies saturday

Which word is a preposition?

Which of the following is an example of an interrogative sentence?

Identify the appositive: Mr. Guidry, our teacher’s husband, coaches basketball for the high school.

True or false: A pronoun cannot be used to replace a noun

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: the girl in the front seat of the car

The storm raged__ the trees swayed violently in the wind.

Apostrophes

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: "He's a real Romeo around her."

Change the sentence fragment into a complete sentence: the red motorcycle

Which part of this sentence is the appositive: We visited the Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark, in Paris.

Parentheses are used around additional/necessary information or comments within a sentence.

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: The dog barked loudly at the mailman.

Commas are used to set off indirect quotes.

Is this phrase a fragment or a sentence: My favorite color is blue, but my sister prefers green.

The movie had a surprising ending__ the main character turned out to be the villain all along.

Select the most appropriate appositive: The scientist, __________, conducted groundbreaking research on genetics.

Every sentence must end with either _____, _____, or _____.

These should be used like commas to set off unnecessary information but should not be used nearly as often.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: The whispering wind whistled through the willows.

Type of literary device is used in this sentence: Pretty ugly

Punctuation goes _____ the quotation marks unless it is a question mark or exclamation mark that ____ part of the quote.

What should you do to add appositives to a sentence?

Which part is the appositive in this sentence: Marie Curie, a famous physicist, also is known for her work in chemistry