Year Grammar Review 2006-07
Nouns and Pronouns Review pages 310-322 in your text if needed.
Underline the nouns in the
following sentences. Above the noun place a C if it is Common and a P
if it is Proper.
1. The World Wide Web is an
electronic communication network that first gained popularity in the 1990’s.
2. The information found on the Web
is spread among computers all around the world.
3. Due to its capabilities, people
can give information about their products, research or services.
Personal Pronouns and their Antecedents Draw a line under each personal pronoun and draw an arrow to
its antecedent.
1. When John wants to access the
Web, he uses his browser.
2. Sometimes, connecting can be
difficult for him; it may take a few attempts.
3. Susan has dial-up access on her
computer, so she connects through a modem.
4. A modem is a simple hardware; it
send information over telephone l ines.
Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns Draw one line under each demonstrative pronoun and two lines
under each relative pronoun.
1. Interest in the Web concept has
led historians to observe that it was developed by Timothy Berners-Lee, a
British physicist.
2. He began working on it in the
1980’s. but that was well before he gained recognition
in 1989.
3. The technology of the World Wide
Web is something that is continually being
improved.
Identifying Nouns & Pronouns Underline the nouns and pronouns in the following paragraph.
Label them according to the following chart: C-common noun, P-proper noun;
PP-personal pronoun, INT-interrogative pronoun; IN-indefinite pronoun,
D-demonstrative pronoun, R-relative pronoun.
Decades
ago no one could have imagined how communication technology would grow. Every
day someone is envisioning possibilities for faster, more efficient
communications. Who are these experts who are transforming our lives? Actually
many so-called experts are people who developed their skills on their own.
Anyone can improve his or her computer knowledge through practice. Many wonder
what technologies will emerge, but who can accurately foresee new developments?
Verbs
Review pages 330-341 in your text if needed.
Underline the action verb below.
Then place a T over the verb if it is transitive and an INT over it if it is Intransitive.
1. Before the eighteenth century,
few people studied flight.
2. Leonardo d Vinci, however,
thought about air flight during the fifteenth century.
3. Da
Vinci studied mainly the flight of birds.
4. Engineers discovered da Vinci’s work in the late nineteenth century.
5. Da
Vinci’s accomplishments eventually inspired would-be engineers.
Linking Verbs Underline the form of the to be verb or verb phrase below. Then draw
an arrow connecting the words linked by the
verb.
1. My uncle was a pilot for Fly
Right.
2. My uncle’s example is the reason
for my enrollment in flight school.
3. A bus may seem easy to drive.
4. The bus driver in the black
jacket is my older brother.
5. My little brothers always appear
excited when their bus arrives in the morning.
Underline the complete verb or verb
phrase below. If it is an action verb, place an A above it. If it is a linking
verb, place an L above it. If the verb is an action verb, place a T next to the
A if it is transitive or an INT next to it if it is intransitive.
1. The first passenger cars on
trains looked very different from today’s car.
2. For one thing, they resembled
horse-drawn carriages.
3. Larger passenger cars were
developed before the American Civil War.
4. Each of these cars held more
than fifty passengers.
5. Before the 1900’s, all passenger
cars were made entirely
of wood.
Adjectives Review pages 330-341 in your text if needed.
Underline the adjectives in the
sentences which follow. Then draw an arrow from the adjective to the word it modifies.
1. A court is a government agency.
2. It makes decisions in legal
disputes.
3. The disputes are often serious.
4. Courts also provide much-needed
protection from illegal actions.
5. Sometimes courts resolve
disputes of great political and social significance.
Above the word underlined identify
it as an adjective (A) or a pronoun (P).
1. The Supreme Court made that
decision.
2. Whose case was in court
today?
3. The defendant denied he took those.
4. All felt he was guilty.
5. Any defendant can waive
the right to a jury trial.
6. What did the jury decide
in the case?
Adverbs Review
pages 360-365 in your text if needed.
Underline the adverbs below. Draw
an arrow to the word modified. On the line next to the sentence, write the question which the adverb answers.
1. This marsh is mostly filled with
plants. _____________________
2. Many snails make their homes
there. _____________________
3. The waterlily
is very commonly found in the wetlands. ________________
4. It is characterized by large,
nearly circular leaves. _____________
5. Its wide, floating leaves are
normally known as lily pads. _______________
6. Its rather bright flowers can be
white, yellow, pink, scarlet, blue or purple.
_________
7. The pleasantly fragrant flowers
attract insects. _____________
Above the underlined word, identify
it as an adverb (ADV) or adjective (ADJ).
1. Raccoons take nightly
trips for food.
2. They can move very fast.
3. They are not the only
night prowlers.
4. Raccoons come out in the daytime
only if they are not feeling well.
5. The raccoon came too late
to find food.
Prepositions Review pages 370-377 in your text if needed.
Circle the prepositions below.
Underline the entire prepositional phrase. Draw an arrow from the phrase to the
word it modifies. Above the phrase, write ADJ if it is used as an adjective
phrase or ADV if it is used as an adverb phrase.
1. Pierre de Coubertin is
remembered for his contribution to the Olympics.
2. What do you know about the early
Olympic games?
3. The first games at
4. The 776 N.C. games were the
first ones organized into festivals.
5. The marathon commemorated a run
between Marathon and
If the word underlined is a
preposition place a P above it. If the word underlined is an adverb, place an A
above it.
1. The 1896 Olympic games included events in cycling, gymnastics,
swimming, tennis, and track.
2. Athletes were everywhere,
running, jumping and walking around.
3. The American athletes, several of
whom had gone over from
4. Athletes performances have
improved on those of the past, as shown by Burke’s record for
the 100-meter dash.
5. This American athlete’s record was below the world
record of the time by more than a full second.
Conjunctions & Interjections Review pages 380-389 in your text if needed.
Underline the conjunctions and
interjections below and label them.
1. Wow, the
2. Ouch! Both my feet and legs hurt
from that climb up the mountain.
3. Rock climbers often visit
Yosemite to climb either
4. Gee! It would have to have been
a very large bear or a
5. Yeak,
you’re right and I am wrong. Let’s go see both Suzi
and Jim.
Cumulative Review Parts of Speech
Nouns &
Pronouns Underline each noun and pronoun in the
sentences below and then label them according to the chart below.
CN-common noun RP-relative
pronoun
PN-proper noun INTP-interrogative
pronoun
PP-personal pronoun INP-indefinite
pronoun
DP-demonstrative pronoun
1. The Great Lakes form a group of
five freshwater lakes in
2. They form part of the border
between the
3. This means that the Canadian
4. Their primary outlet is the St.
Lawrence River, which flows to the
5. The lake system holds twenty
percent of the world’s fresh water.