Social Skills Punctuation, grammar, and other stuff

Each of the mail carriers delivers (their, his or her) mail before noon.

Find the infinitive phrase in the sentence: To eat a proper diet takes some planning.

He plans to (set, sit) up a concession stand at the baseball game.

I don't know to (who, whom) this address belongs.

There (was, was not) scarcely any water in Southern California until engineers built waterways.

The river has been (rising, raising) all night.

(Among, Between) the islanders, knowing how to swim is considered the most important skill.

(We, Us) girls were first string on the basketball team.

Locate an adverb in the sentence: In this cold place, the high winds cut quickly to the bone.

The Brewers were ten runs behind, and it seemed that they were going to (lose, loose) the game.

Mark just (set, sat) still and said nothing.

The Reedsburg flood was a (real, very) tragic event.

Although (its, it's) not small, the pumpkin is actually a berry.

Find the appositive in the sentence: The patriot Andrew Jackson was elected president.

Find a participial phrase in the sentence: Looking for food, the beast roamed the land.

Let's find out (whose, who's) going to organize the school newspaper next year.

Each of a whale shark's eggs (is, are) quite large.

Our nation made up of mostly immigrants is one of the largest in the world.

Find a prepositional phrase in the sentence: A few scouts went off the trail during the hike.

She tried to get the teacher's attention by (raising, rising) her hand.

Everyone was able to go on the trip (accept, except) Matthew.

Jason was (laying, lying) bricks in a circle to make a fire pit.

She is the student (which, who) plays the violin.

After World War II, several allied nations divided Germany (between, among) themselves.

The child loves to (lie, lay) under the tree.

The British and French (Citizens, citizens) built a tunnel. 

Locate the direct object in the sentence: My uncle took our family to Alaska.  

Reece and (I, me) were studying geology.

My mother gave Katherine and (I, me) a bouquet of flowers.

The clown chose Lucinda and (I, me) from the audience. 

William Shakespeare was a better playwright (than, then) his contemporaries.

By the time we got around to raking the leaves, winter had (all ready, already) arrived.  

I looked for the book, but someone must (of, have) misplaced it.

Locate a gerund phrase in the sentence: Flying in an airplane is the safest form of travel.

Locate the indirect object in the sentence: He built himself many fine castles.

Red peppers have a powerful flavor, so they (affect, effect) the taste of a dish drastically.  

The gorilla is a large mammal (that, who) eats no meat.

Aly and (her, she) examined the rare crystals by using some simple tests.

Was it Great Britain (whose, who's) flag was first planted at the summit of Mount Everest?

Neither large universities nor the local college (was, were) accepting applications.

People (that, who) don't get enough sleep are often cranky in the morning.

My Spanish is (somewhat, kind of) better than my French.

Everyone in the girls prep school decorated (her, their) dormitory room.

Find the antecedent in the following sentence: When Jack plays baseball he wears Ray-Bans.