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