8ELA Midterm Grammar Review

Pick the tense: Emma is collecting the new quarters with symbols for various states.

Paul discovered the next morning that five sheep had escaped.

Dad asked Harry and (she, her) about the article in the school newspaper.

Choose the function of the italicized word: Today’s the last day to sign up for summer school.

Correct: Won’t nobody come to say good night?

Find the prep., ob. of prep., modifier & function: The team got one run in the fifth inning.

(We, Us) cousins go to the same day camp every summer.

Pick the correctly edited sentence: A new hobby.

Lynn and I decided to learn myths and stories about stars.

They seemed (happy, happily) as they played in the back yard.

The play (began, begun) promptly at 8:00 p.m.

Could it really count and read?

The students (theirselves, themselves) log their driving hours.

Pick the subject and predicate: A musical is a play set to music.

Pick the subject and predicate: Here are our seats.

Pick the appositive or appositive phrase: Her brother James is a legal secretary.

Is (this, there here) the only universe, or is there (a, an) universe other than ours?

Pick the pronoun and antecedent: Humboldt returned to Germany. He then wrote several books.

The students study maps of the skies they also review charts of the northern constellations.

Pick the appositive or appositive phrase: Have you read A. A. Milne’s book Winnie-the-Pooh?

Pick the tense: People use money to trade.

Several of the band members (is, are) playing woodwind instruments such as the flute.

(Wes) sister is the president of the firm.

Ivan is here (oftener, more often) than he would like.

Find the prep., ob. of prep., modifier & function: It was a beautiful day for a baseball game.

The baby ducks (swum, swam) in a row behind their mother.

Here is a book. (Who’s, Whose) is it?

Find the adverb and the modifier and its function: They often camp for weeks in New Hampshire.

Pick the tense: By noon we had completed the project.

Have you ever heard about the horse Clever Hans?

Pick the conjunction and type of combination: Meteorologists and forecasters work hard.

It is (sensible) to talk than to fight.

Choose the function of the italicized word: I presented my paper at the writers’ conference.

Correct: We prepared a report we prepared a talk.

The kitten had (grew, grown) quickly.

Choose the function of the italicized word: The tour guide showed visitors the Red Rooms.

Pick the tense: Robert will grow vegetables in his garden this year.

(I and you, You and I, Me and you, You and me) can ride to practice together.

Its owner gave signals to the horse.

From (who, whom) did you receive the letter you told me about yesterday?

Pick the correctly edited sentence: He made sun catchers for windows.

Pick the verb and type: Football in the United States started as a college sport.

Pick the verb and type: College bowl games are a tradition.

Pick the adjectives and the nouns they modify: Some people feel sad when the skies are gray.

Which would be (quick), the coastal route or the interstate highway?

Correct: There isn’t no such thing as a free lunch.

Choose the function of the italicized word: A triangle has three sides.

Pick the type of pronoun in the sentence: The Mekins bought themselves a new tent..

Choose the function of the italicized word: The photos in the album are small.

Choose the function of the italicized word: The blues is a form of music.

Choose the function of the italicized word: The dog carried its puppies to the basket.

Correct: There are eleven holidays still students want more.

Pick the type of pronoun in the sentence: What did the campers bring?

(Little, Less) effort has been made to repair the damage.

Pick the pronoun and antecedent: The explorers crossed dry plains. They were also dusty.