Semester Review--Grammar--8th

7. Myers has been writing since childhood, and he has received many awards.

1. Conflict and climax occur in most stories.

44. How beautiful the mountains are!

17. Greg and Mr. Brown learn together; they were scared but overcame together.

21. Word(s) that express action of state of being.

9. Greg sat and watched; he heard the sound and listened carefully.

2. Many people read stories and enjoy them.

52. Before I knew what had hit me.

6. Myers was born in West Virginia; he moved to Harlem.

31. Greg had sat in the small, green kitchen.

58. Go!

28. Greg had sat in the small, green kitchen.

25. The part of speech that modifies nouns and pronouns.

26. The part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.

29. Greg had sat in the small, green kitchen.

4. She neither ran nor danced.

16. Greg and Mr. Brown successfully scare them away.

Fragment or complete sentence?--51. While the boys headed out for a long night.

56. Under the bridge lived a troll.

8. Greg walked down the block and stopped at the house.

27. The section YOU were just quizzed on was the __.

34. Greg hadn't been allowed to play ball, but he really wanted to play.

32. Greg hadn't been allowed to play ball, but he really wanted to play.

42. Do the girls want to play?

19. Word that shows emotion.

45. FANBOYS is an acronym to remember the ___.

55. Not too many years ago, before all the people inhabited the planet.

5. Greg and his father sat and talked about Greg's grades.

43. Many people dislike the mask mandates.

40. The brown and grey chipmunks gathered around a bubbling downspout.

60. What happens now?

3. Neither Harry nor I know the answer.

47. What are the two ways to join a compound sentence?

18. Name a person, place or thing.

50. Teachers reported to Prairie View Middle throughout the pandemic.

24. This word shows the relationship between its object--a noun or a pronoun--and another word in sentence.

54. The boys ran.

20. Word that is used in place of noun.

35. Oh! That was a great game.

15. Brown's treasure is special to him and reminds him of his past.

13. Greg and Mr. Brown met in the room, and Brown threatened him.

53. The long arduous journey over the hills and through the fields along the way to the school.

37. At the base of the tree, violets grew.

46. Which of these are coordinating conjunctions?

12. The wind and rain shook and broke the glass.

49. Those students vilified Dr. Thomas after the lecture.

36. Hey! You're wearing my red sweater!

57. Too many people never fully realize the importance of developing one's vocabulary.

Name the function of the sentences following. 41. Go to the store.

22. Word(s) that join words or groups of words.

30. Greg had sat in the small, green kitchen.

39. The brown and grey chipmunks gathered around a bubbling downspout.

10. The man banged the pipe against the banister and slowly walked upstairs.

33. Greg hadn't been allowed to play ball, but he really wanted to play.

11. Greg and his father had a disagreement, so Greg left the house.

59. Although she was a woman who knew what she wanted.

23. The words that modify/describe.

38. The brown and grey chipmunks gathered around a bubbling downspout.

14. Mr. Brown had traveled through Kansas and sung the blues.

Common or proper? 48. People loved hitting Runza to grab some fries in Omaha.