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Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Review
Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Review
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This Quiz reinforces students' knowledge of gerunds, pronouns, homonyms, punctuation, etc...
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Find the appositive in the sentence: The patriot Andrew Jackson was elected president.
The patriot
Andrew Jackson
2
She is the student (which, who) plays the violin.
who
which
3
The clown chose Lucinda and (I, me) from the audience.
me
I
4
Although (its, it's) not small, the pumpkin is actually a berry.
it's
its
5
Find the infinitive phrase in the sentence: To eat a proper diet takes some planning.
takes some planning
To eat a proper diet
6
Everyone was able to go on the trip (accept, except) Matthew.
accept
except
7
Find the independent clause: Because it rained, morel mushrooms shot up out of the ground.
...morel mushrooms shot up out of the ground.
Because it rained,
8
Neither large universities nor the local college (was, were) accepting applications.
was
were
9
Find a prepositional phrase in the sentence: A few scouts went off the trail during the hike.
during the hike
off the trail
10
Locate a gerund phrase in the sentence: Flying in an airplane is the safest form of travel.
of travel
Flying in an airplane
11
The river has been (rising, raising) all night.
rising
raising
12
Find the dependent clause: The sky looked purple when the clouds blocked out the sun.
The sky looked purple
...when the clouds blocked out the sun.
13
Our nation made up of mostly immigrants is one of the largest in the world.
no change is necessary
The sentence is incorrect because it needs some commas.
14
Reece and (I, me) were studying geology.
I
me
15
Classify the sentence: When my wife gets home from work, she watches
the TV show
Bones.
Compound/Complex
Complex
Compound
Simple
16
Mark just (set, sat) still and said nothing.
set
sat
17
Bored out of my mind, I decided to go for a walk. "Bored out of my mind" is what?
Infinitive
Gerund
Participle
18
Aly and (her, she) examined the rare crystals by using some simple tests.
she
her
19
I looked for the book, but someone must (of, have) misplaced it.
have
of
20
I enjoy swimming and biking. What are the words "swimming" and "biking."
Gerunds
Participles
21
The child loves to (lie, lay) under the tree.
lie
lay
22
Let's find out (whose, who's) going to organize the school newspaper next year.
who's
whose
23
(We, Us) girls were first string on the basketball team.
Us
We
24
Locate the direct object in the sentence: My uncle took our family to Alaska.
Alaska
family
25
I don't know to (who, whom) this address belongs.
who
whom
26
By the time we got around to raking the leaves, winter had (all ready, already) arrived.
all ready
already
27
He plans to (set, sit) up a concession stand at the baseball game.
sit
set
28
William Shakespeare was a better playwright (than, then) his contemporaries.
then
than
29
The Reedsburg flood was a (real, very) tragic event.
real
very
30
Was it Great Britain (whose, who's) flag was first planted at the summit of Mount Everest?
whose
who's
31
Red peppers have a powerful flavor, so they (affect, effect) the taste of a dish drastically.
affect
effect
32
Jason was (laying, lying) bricks in a circle to make a fire pit.
laying
lying
33
The British and French (Citizens, citizens) built a tunnel.
citizens
Citizens
34
She tried to get the teacher's attention by (raising, rising) her hand.
raising
rising
35
After World War II, several allied nations divided Germany (between, among) themselves.
between
among
36
Locate the indirect object in the sentence: He built himself many fine castles.
himself
castles
37
The sky looked purple when the clouds blocked out the sun. The word "purple" here is what?
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
38
Each of the mail carriers delivers (their, his or her) mail before noon.
his or her
their
39
My mother gave Katherine and (I, me) a bouquet of flowers.
me
I
40
The Brewers were ten runs behind, and it seemed that they were going to (lose, loose) the game.
lose
loose
41
People (that, who) don't get enough sleep are often cranky in the morning.
that
who
42
Find the antecedent in the following sentence: When Jack plays baseball he wears Ray-Bans.
baseball
Ray-Bans
he
Jack
43
Each of a whale shark's eggs (is, are) quite large.
are
is
44
Locate an adverb in the sentence: In this cold place, the high winds cut quickly to the bone.
quickly
cold
45
(Among, Between) the islanders, knowing how to swim is considered the most important skill.
Between
Among
46
There (was, was not) scarcely any water in Southern California until engineers built waterways.
was not
was
47
My Spanish is (somewhat, kind of) better than my French.
somewhat
kind of
48
Everyone in the girls prep school decorated (her, their) dormitory room.
their
her
49
The gorilla is a large mammal (that, who) eats no meat.
who
that
50
Find a participial phrase in the sentence: Looking for food, the beast roamed the land.
Looking for food
roamed the land
51
We went to Gander Mountain to go shopping for fishing gear. What is the infinitive phrase?
...to go shopping for fishing gear.
...to Gander mountain...
