Semester One Grammar Final Exam
Parts of Speech: Organize the following words into their parts of speech. Nouns Captain America Tokyo stickers ambulance Verbs imagine vex evacuate react erode Adjectives miniature hungry wise difficult Adverbs eagerly recently locally yesterday very Choose the adverb: fifteen close orange the Types of Nouns Complete the table using the types of nouns. Nouns Common Proper Possessive Plural Concrete book New York Trisha's stories Abstract trust (none) love's freedoms James was not careful and he cut himself with a knife. What is the antecedent for this reflexive pronoun? knife James cut careful The dog has fleas and is scratching itself. What is the antecedent for this reflexive pronoun? fleas scratch has dog Tenses Match the tense to its formula: Simple Present Base form of the verb (+s) Simple Past Base form of the verb +d or +ed Simple future Will + base form of the verb Present Perfect Have + past participle Past Perfect Had + past participle Future Perfect Will have + past participle Which of the following uses the past perfect of the verb 'to have'? I will have so many presents on my birthday! She had a terrible grin on her face. In the past, she has had many opportunities. By the age of ten, I had had several different pets. Which of the following uses the present perfect tense of the verb 'to buy'? By Christmas day, he had bought his fiance a beautiful necklace. Tomorrow, I will buy my new car. She has bought many pieces of art over the years. By next year, I will have bought my new home! World Traveler Fiona loves traveling. By the time she was ten, she had visited three different countries outside of the USA. This year alone, she has gone to four different states. Usually, she travels a few times a year; just yesterday she visited New Orleans. Next month, she will visit San Francisco. She hopes that by the time she is forty, she will have visited all fifty states! A sticker was placed over a hole in the wall so mom wouldn't find out. Active Voice Passive Voice Both Neither Select the sentence below that is written in the active voice. The flag waved in the wind at the top of the flagpole by the school. The snow was blown into large piles and snowdrifts by the side of the road. The mice were chased throughout the house by the fat orange cat. The students were taught history, science, mathematics, and language. Select the sentence that is written correctly in the subjunctive mood: I demand that he speaks to the class. We prefer that she orders the pizza online. I suggest that we are given free tickets to the concert. Mom asked that the boy clean the house while she is away. Complete the sentence in the subjunctive mood:If Tara _ president, she _ eliminate all testing in schools! were, would was, would were, was was, were