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