Grammar 2002
Cumulative I-- Parts of Speech
(N., PRON., ADJ., H.V., L.V., A.V., ADV., PREP., CONJ., INT.)
Not only Victor Frankenstein but also Henry Clerval played miniature golf in the
Alps frequently, and Victor usually brought an extremely ostentatious trophy and a
beaming countenance home to his proud papa. One day, however, the young
Frankenstein could not find his inimitable putting stroke and became increasingly angry
during the round. After each of his misses, he exclaimed, “Gosh darnit! My
destiny seems immutable today. My GRANDMOTHER is a better miniature golfer than I
am! Never has there been a more wretched golfer in all of the years of the S.M.G.F.
(Swiss Mini Golf Federation). I think I will return home, read a few books about galvanism, lie down, and then eat some Fig Newtons, because I’ve had it.”
Henry responded to his exceptionally desperate friend, “Victor, you seem
amazingly self-absorbed today. I have never seen you so forlorn. Remember the days
when we used to enjoy mini golf, and we’d have a celebratory milkshake at the ice cream
stand? Hey, why don’t you either appreciate the sublime scenery or forget about the fact
that your grandmother is a better putter than you.”
Victor, unmoved by his friend’s kind attempt to ameliorate his pathetic condition,
placed the woolen cover on the head of his putter and walked into the dangerously deep
woods.
II: Prep. Phrases—Put parentheses around each of the following ten prep. phrases, draw
arrows to the words modified, and identify each phrase as ADJ or ADV.
1. According to Kai’s predictions, Roger Federer will win at the French Open.
2. Matt looked to his left and right and found a box of paper clips.
3. At the end of the road, Dennel fell to his knees and sang a song of inspiration.
4.
Ready for a surprise, Hanna saw a cat with two heads.
S/V Agreement
None of the Chihuahuas on the block has /have been bathing regularly lately.
Some of your items for travel need/ needs to be packed days in advance.
Is/ are either of your friends going to the bowling alley tonight?
Everyone in the room write/ writes very expressively.
Few of the reasons for her victory was/ were valid.
Each of the sopranos on the stage needed to keep their / her body more still.
All of the team want/ wants to wear a jacket and tie on the match day.
Neither of the football players wore their/ his mouthguard.
PRONOUN CASE
Write the function of the pronoun on the left and your choice of pronoun on the
right.
____1. This is the best present that Aylin and we/ us have ever received.
________
____2. What are Caroline, Vanessa, and they/ them going to see today?
________
____3. Please see David and him/ he before you go to the opera.
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.
____4. When will you take Freddie and they/ them to the French movie? ________
____5. We all knew that the best grammarian in the room was he/ him.
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____6. Brandon walked into the room and gave Josh and us/ we a look.
________
____7. Ben saw that the last people were Rafael, Leonardo, and her/ she. ________
____8. Why don’t you send Josh and they/ them a bag of donuts?
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____9. Laura thought that Hanna and me/ I needed to run five miles.
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____10. Logan and Kai played mini tennis against Charlie and she/ her.
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____11. Who/ whom will finish the year in the dog house?
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____12. How will Kurtis and her/ she know that it’s time to sing?
________
____13. For how long have Keane, Angel, and him/ he been singing?
________
____14. Please give Hanna and I/ me a piece of that tofu.
________
____15. Did Brandon and Mykel see Kaitlin and they/ them at the opera? ________
____16. The last players left in the draft were Lauren and they/ them.
________
____17. Has Kesha seen the sandwich made by Charlie and she/ her?
________
____18. Lavinia has debated against Akeyla and he/ him twice.
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____19. Tyler discovered that Katherine and her/ she enjoy yoga.
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____20. Who/ whom has Michelle been consulting about the weather?
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Prepositional Phrases—Adjectival and Adverbial
Put parentheses around each phrase and draw an arrow to the word(s) it modifies. Above
the phrase write ADV or ADJ. Thank you.
1. At midnight Zach sauntered through the dark and narrow hallways.
2. Akeyla wrote a collection of poems for her friends.
3. Have Angel and Freddie found some of the treasure?
4. Kaitlin chose the dog with the wild disposition.
5. A book of inspirational stories lies on Katherine’s night table.
6. Max and Josh ran around the track, grabbed a bottle of Gatorade, and smiled.
7. David stood at the baseline and fired a forehand at Lauren.
8. Michelle enjoys singing arias from Handel operas.
Grammar Quiz I
2004/5
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
Identify the part of speech of the italicized words by writing N, PRON, or ADJ in the
space provided.
Josh walked to the baseball _________ field, dropped to his ________knees, and sang
an incantation _________.
Angel looked to the right and to the left and found the ultimate _________
truth __________.
Will Katherine or Kaitlin _________ adjust to life _________on the fourth floor?
Most of ________of the class enjoys the extreme _________ altitude.
David’s favorite color is blue ________; thus he wears lots of blue _________clothing.
Akeyla stopped at Tower Records __________and purchased the new Peter Cincotti
album, On the Moon ___________.
Has Michelle ever heard Peter Cincotti sing “St. Louis Blues”___________?
The New York __________native went to P.S. 6 and then Horace Mann __________.
Circle all the nouns in the following sentences. Be careful about nouns being used as
adjectives! Do not include pronouns.
1. Kristijan bought a ticket for the Chihuahua concert and walked to the end of the line.
2.. When Steven and Emily had found their friends at the cafeteria table, it was time for
class.
3. Many of you have seen Omri on the golf course near the George Washington Bridge.
4. The fact that Jordana and Sam enjoy New Orleans music makes them extremely hip.
5. Brian reads Lord of the Flies before he thinks about nature and fades into the night.
6. Has Celine or Alex ever discovered the secret recipe for the tuna salad at H.M.?
7. Gurbani looked to her left and spotted a nauseated Elias, who had eaten too many
chimichangas.
8. Ebony knows that with happiness comes a teaspoon of cinnamon.
9. Elliott attends many city events in Central Park and reports on them in the N.Y. Post.
10. Winta, who dreamed of another world championship, was disappointed by the
Yankees on October 6, 2006.
11. Jay Lacopo Filmmaker refuses to pay nine cents per page at Copymat, and he writes
his screenplays at home and in restaurants. Have you ever seen him in Riverdale?
.
Circle all the nouns in the following sentences. Watch out for nouns being used as
adjectives! Do not include pronouns.
1. The Mets will win the playoff series in five games.
2. Van Cortland Park is famous for its cross country and golf courses.
3. In Lord of the Flies, Mother Nature is violent and mysterious.
4. On October 12, 2006, Jake celebrated a big birthday by attending an opera quiz.
5. How did Horace Mann School do in the soccer games yesterday?
6. After attempting a messa di voce, the boy soprano realized that he needed more lung
power.
7. The fact that he lacked strength did not stop him from becoming one of the great opera
singers in history.
8. After peering to my right, I spotted an unusual breed of middle school student.
9. The student at fault was issued a double secret probation.
10. Everyone knows that with independence comes a tablespoon of responsibility.
11. School dances usually involve delicious fruit punch and yummy raisin cookies.
12. Tiki Barber cut a swath through the Redskins defense on Sunday.
13. Have you ever been to Blue Ribbon Bakery in Greenwich Village?
Verbs and COMPLEMENTS
Identify all the italicized verbs in the following sentences as either LV or AV, and then identify
the complements—DO, IO, PA, PN.
_______1. Dennel has been appearing very effervescent lately.
_______2. Will Alara sound the trumpet when it is time to attack?
_______3. After many hours of singing Handel, Sabrina sounded fully prepared.
_______4. While Charlie was “gathering rosebuds,” Logan was waxing poetic near the tree.
_______5. After Hanna had washed the car, Kesha waxed it.
_______6. Whenever the Yankees win a playoff game, Kai and Tyler have a party.
_______7. Lavinia turned blue at the thought of eating a tuna sandwich.
_______8. Did Aylin and Vanessa remain in the hallway during their free period?
_______9. Matt and Eugene remained calm, even when a snake crawled on their desk.
_______10. Tori was ecstatic after Sheffield had hit a line-drive home run.
_______11. Have Brandon and Erik been honest about the bocce incident?
_______12. Allie felt terrific when Derek Jeter turned the double play.
_______13. Kurtis reached for his brother and felt a cashmere sweater.
_______14. Tyler looked over his shoulder and thought about the election.
_______15. Even after a torrential downpour, Mykel looked dry and warm.
Adverbs
Identify all the adverbs and the words they modify (draw an arrow to the modified word)
in the following sentences. Also look for prep. phrases.
1. Yesterday Freddie and Zach played an extremely long game of bocce.
2. Lauren looked here and there and everywhere and could not see any pigeons.
3. Katherine often looks piercingly at her dog, and he quickly scurries under the bed.
4. After an exceptionally effective tackle, David ran quickly back to the huddle.
5. Angel will see Max at the park tomorrow and play chess enthusiastically.
6. Michelle often sings Handel arias in the kitchen, and Josh applauds loudly.
7. Akeyla enters the room quietly but forcefully, and Kaitlin sits attentively at the table.
8. The coffee seemed unusually strong, and Brandon defiantly ordered a double.
9. The Yankees played very well in Fenway and swept the Red Sox mercilessly.
10. David Daniels will sing Handel arias on Thursday at Carnegie Hall.
11. He’ll sing the most beautiful aria Handel ever wrote, “Scherza infida,” from
Ariodante.
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections!
Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentences by putting parentheses around
each phrase and underlining the object(s) of the preposition.
1. David Daniels sang several Handel arias in Carnegie Hall last Thursday.
2. He was accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
3. According to The New York Times, Daniels sang with a “ravishing, silken tone.”
4. On Wednesday Daniels will sing a program of Scarlatti songs.
5. In addition to these concerts, he will sing Handel’s Rodelinda in December.
6. In spite of an intense rehearsal schedule, Daniels will find time to play basketball.
7. Every book but Heart of Darkness and Confederacy of Dunces was on the list.
Put a “C” above each of the following conjunctions and an “I” above any interjections.
1. Well, the Yankees and the Astros almost advanced to the World Series.
2. Neither Mr. Marshall nor Mr. Wood could believe that the Red Sox had won the A.L.C.S.
3. Gee whiz! The Yankees were leading the fourth game in the eighth inning, but the
Red Sox came back to win.
4. The Yankees had their chances, but they could not control the Red Sox hitters.
5. So, when do you think the Yankees will win their next A.L.C.S. or World Series?
Adverbs Review
An adverb modifies a _______________, _______________, or___________________
and answers the questions ______________, _______________, ________________,
and _______________________.
Find the adverbs in the following sentences and draw an arrow to the modified word.
1. Lavinia usually reads extremely long novels.
2. Alara always finds a way to sleep soundly.
3. Charlie skulked slinkily around Rose Hall after he had held the door open.
4. Will Eugene ever find the book that he covets so deeply?
5. The amazingly large Chihuahua sweetly sang an Enrique Iglesias song.
6. Has Kurtis searched high and low for the ultimate truth?
Identify all the helping verbs in the following sentences:
1. Sabrina has been feeling feisty lately.
2. By next Friday Kesha will have finished her first novel.
3. According to his friends Logan should have eaten one more sausage in the contest.
4. Has either Mykel or Allie seen the latest presidential poll results?
5. Will Hanna sing the famous aria from Tosca?
6. We shall search here and there and everywhere for the lost Chihuahua.
Complements and Prepositional Phrases
I: Identify all the verbs and complements (D.O., I.O., P.A., P.N.) in the following
sentences.
1. Tori ran several miles after her swim practice.
2. Alara and Vanessa have been appearing quite radiant lately.
3. Has Sabrina always been an amazing bird watcher?
4. The opera fans gave Erik and Charlie a standing ovation for their duet.
5. Kurtis served to Brandon’s backhand and ran towards the net.
6. Bring Mykel and Eugene all of your positive vibrations.
7. Whom did Kesha pick in the Super Bowl?
8. Some of Logan’s outfits are unusually colorful.
9. Allie spotted Tyler at the water fountain and gave him a pound.
10. Will Aylin and Lavinia wax sentimental at the end of the year?
The Ultimate Review “Quiz”—Trimester II
Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words.
1. Despite a sore left foot, Akeyla remained exceptionally effervescent yesterday.
2. Well, Freddie won a writing contest today, and Kaitlin read some of his poems.
3. Zach drank eight bottles of Gatorade, for he was unusually dehydrated.
IDENTIFY all the prepositional phrases in the following sentences:
1. Along with a basket of cheese and crackers, Josh brought a bottle of water.
2. David drove to the store to purchase a few bags of organic oranges.
3. According to Katherine, she is ready for a night at the opera.
IDENTIFY the S, all verbs, and COMPLEMENTS in the following sentences:
1. Max flew through the air and landed in his bed.
2. Michelle loves indirect objects and gives her brother a grammar quiz each night.
3. Is Lauren an amazing opera singer or tennis player?
4. Will Angel become a professional actor or heart surgeon?
5. How many movies has David seen and loved?
6. Yesterday I turned blue when I felt the cold, cold breeze.
Prepositional Phrases Everywhere
a) Put parentheses around each prep.phrase
b) Draw an arrow to the word(s) modified
c) Label phrase as ADJ or ADV
1. After the lightning storm Victor’s life changed for the worse.
2. Dylan, Hill, and Keane sat in my office and read a book of sports stories.
3. Akeyla, the girl with the big smile, slammed her opponent against the mat.
4. During cross-examination, Dennel started to regain some of his extraordinary powers.
5. Everyone except Freddie and Kaitlin was asked to sing a song of hope and love.
6. Allie wrote her name on her homework in first grade.
7. The girls on the couch were talking about romance.
8. According to many of Charlie’s friends, long hair is fashionable.
9. Vanessa, ready for a morning of surfing, grabbed her board and ran in front of the sand dunes.
10. The lecture about hair length drew a huge crowd to the auditorium.
11. To rebound the ball was Mykel’s goal, for he had worked on that skill for many moons.
12. Despite several intense rainstorms, Tyler practiced his rails and drives outside the house.
Quiz II-- Verbs
Identify all the italicized verbs in the following sentences as either LV or AV, and in the case of
the AV’s, indicate in parentheses whether it is transitive (T) or intransitive (I)
_______1. Dannel has been appearing very effervescent lately.
_______2. Will Alara sound the trumpet when it is time to attack?
_______3. After many hours of singing Handel, Sabrina sounded fully prepared.
_______4. While Charlie was “gathering rosebuds,” Logan was waxing poetic near the tree.
_______5. After Hanna had washed the car, Kesha waxed it.
_______6. Whenever the Yankees win a playoff game, Kai and Tyler have a party.
_______7. Lavinia turned blue at the thought of eating a tuna sandwich.
_______8. Did Aylin and Vanessa remain in the hallway during their free period?
_______9. Matt and Eugene remained calm, even when a snake crawled on their desk.
_______10. Tori was ecstatic after Sheffield had hit a line-drive home run.
_______11. Have Brandon and Erik been honest about the bocce incident?
_______12. Allie felt terrific when Derek Jeter turned the double play.
_______13. Kurtis reached for his brother and felt a cashmere sweater.
_______14. Tyler looked over his shoulder and thought about the election.
_______15. Even after a torrential downpour, Mykel looked dry and warm.
Adverbs
Identify all the adverbs and the words they modify (draw an arrow to the modified word)
in the following sentences.
12. Yesterday Freddie and Zach played an extremely long game of bocce.
13. Lauren looked here and there and everywhere and could not see any pigeons.
14. Katherine often looks piercingly at her dog, and he quickly scurries under the bed.
15. After an exceptionally effective tackle, David ran quickly back to the huddle.
16. Angel will see Max at the park tomorrow and play chess enthusiastically.
17. Michelle often sings Handel arias in the kitchen, and Josh applauds loudly.
18. Akeyla enters the room quietly but forcefully, and Kaitlin sits attentively at the table.
19. The coffee seemed unusually strong, and Brandon defiantly ordered a double.
20. The Yankees played very well in Fenway and swept the Red Sox mercilessly.
21. David Daniels will sing Handel arias on Thursday at Carnegie Hall.
11. He’ll sing the most beautiful aria Handel ever wrote, “Scherza infida,” from
Ariodante.
Grammar Quiz I
2004/5
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
Identify the part of speech of the italicized words by writing N, PRON, or ADJ in the
space provided.
Josh walked to the baseball _________ field, dropped to his ________knees, and sang
an incantation _________ in Zach’s presence __________.
Angel and Lauren looked to the right and to the left and found the ultimate _________
truth __________ in some fallen leaves.
Will Katherine or Kaitlin _________ adjust to life _________on the fourth floor?
Most of ________of the class enjoys the extreme _________ altitude.
David’s favorite color is blue ________; thus, he wears lots of blue _________clothing.
Akeyla stopped at Tower Records __________and purchased the new Peter Cincotti
album, On the Moon ___________.
Has Michelle ever heard Peter Cincotti sing “St. Louis Blues”___________?
The New York __________native went to P.S. 6 and then Horace Mann __________.
Max loves this _______ music so much that he waited at the Upper West Side ________
store for hours and saw Freddie standing on an endless __________ line.
NOUNS, PRONOUNS, AND ADJECTIVES
Identify the italicized words using the following abbreviations: N, PRON, ADJ.
Write your answer above each word or group of words.
The Chihuahua contest in Denver, Colorado, was attended by some of the class.
It was held on September 14, 2004, at a spectacular hotel in the downtown area.
Each Chihuahua thought to itself, “I must gather the rosebuds while I may.”
Many of the Chihuahua owners sipped nervously on cups of Mocha Java.
The Hudson River crossings were plagued by massive traffic delays this morning.
How much Italian opera was playing on the commuters’ radios?
One station offered Puccini’s “Vissi d’arte,” sung by Leontyne Price.
The combination of seeing the New York skyline and hearing that magnificent voice was
overwhelming.
I first heard Leontyne Price twenty-five years ago at City Center.
Her voice left me and many others exhilarated and delirious.
The great American soprano now lives on Vandam Street in Greenwich Village, where
she enjoys retirement.
SEVENTH GRADE
GRAMMAR CUMULATIVE
PART III
May 13, 2003
Name:__________________________
Teacher:________________________
SEVENTH GRADE GRAMMAR CUMULATIVE III
May 13, 2003
PART I- Parts of Speech (25 points)
Directions: Identify each of the following underlined and numbered words as a
part of speech (N, PRON., H.V., A.V., L.V., PREP., INT., CONJ., ADJ., ADV.).
“It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.
With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life
around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.
It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my
candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the half extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow
eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.
How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch
whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form? His limbs were in
proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! -- Great God!”
(Shelley, Frankenstein, Penguin, p. 56)
Part II- Prepositional Phrases (30 points)
Identify each of the following FIFTEEN prepositional phrases in the following
sentences by:
1. putting parentheses around the phrase
2. drawing an arrow to the word(s) modified
3. writing ADV or ADJ above each phrase
1. In the corner of the kitchen sat a large piece of tofu.
2. Some of Alfonso Soriano’s home runs soar beyond the bleachers.
3. The book on the table will sit there for eight more months.
4. According to the television polls, MTV’s “Punk’d” has gained popularity.
5. At the end of the game, Serena Williams sat quietly and drank some water to restore her fluids.
6. Everyone except Allen Iverson moved in slow motion on the court.
7. The boy with the purple hair was punished by his shocked parents.
Part III- Complements (30 points)
1. Identify every verb (H.V., A.V., L.V.) in the following sentences.
2. Identify the simple subject(s) by writing “S” over the word(s).
3. Identify every complement (D.O., I.O., P.A., P.N.) If the sentence does
not contain a complement, write “NO COMPLEMENT” to the left of the sentence.
1. Peter Cincotti, Horace Mann alumnus, recently performed a concert in L.A.
2. He gave his audience a thrill at the end of the show with a Fats Waller encore.
3. Peter, like you, was once a Horace Mann seventh grader.
4. Did Peter play tennis on Mr. Taylor’s middle school team?
5. Last Monday, Peter appeared on “The Late Show” with Conan O’Bryan.
6. According to many reputable sources, Peter has been extremely humble about
his accomplishments.
7. Reaching for the bowl of hummus and drooling like a madman, I seemed desperate.
8. The first people on line for a chicken sandwich were Venus and Serena.
9. Write your teachers an end-of-year note before you leave for the summer.
10. Is Ruby Foo’s one of the best places for sushi in Manhattan?
Part IV- Pronoun Case (20 points)
1. Write the correct form of the pronoun in the space on the left.
2. Identify the function (D.O., I.O., O.P., S., P.N.) of that pronoun in the
sentence in the space on the right.
_______1. Please give that magazine to Luciano and we / us.
______
_______2. The most impressive singers were David Daniels and she / her.
______
_______3. Who / whom have you seen at the new miniature golf course?
______
_______4. Can Madonna sing Edward and we / us a sweet lullaby?
______
_______5. Who / whom plays bocce all day and all night long?
______
_______6. My father and I / me enjoy hitting golf balls in the summer.
______
_______7. We / us teachers enjoy grading stacks of grammar tests.
______
_______8. Mrs. Kleinman wrote her students and we / us a lovely poem.
______
_______9. For how long has Pavarotti sung operas by Puccini and he / him?
______
_______10. Anna Kournikova saw Sergei Federov and they / them in the stands. ______
Fun With Pronouns I
Circle the correct case, nominative or objective, and identify what the pronoun is
doing in the sentence (D.O., I.O., O.P., S., or P.N.).
_______1. Everyone except Michael and she / her wanted tofu in the salad.
_______2. We all agreed that Jen and they / them should eat more tuna for lunch.
_______3. At the end of the game the referee gave the other team and we / us an extra
time-out.
_______4. Who / whom do you trust to make the coveted pancakes?
_______5. As of last week, the winners of the Metropolitan Opera auditions were
Michael Maniaci and she/ her.
_______6. Who / whom do you think will be next year’s winners?
_______7. Have Jackie, Ariel, and she/ her been singing a lot of opera lately?
_______8. Please give some of that guacamole to Russell and they / them as soon as it
arrives at the table.
_______9. It must have been they/ them at the front door of the clubhouse.
_______10. Many years ago, my brother and I / me played a practical joke on the tennis
team.
_______11. The last players to arrive were Michael Jordan, David, and he / him.
_______12. The most incredible players have usually been Larry and we / us.
_______13. The young horse carried Jay and I / me across the prairie.
_______14. The taxi driver will find Cecil and she / her a better place to stretch.
_______15. I have supreme confidence in you and she / her.
_______16. Has anyone heard any news from Emilio or they / them?
_______17. The only people who saw the turtle were Ross and they / them.
_______18. Neither Hilary nor Amanda had seen Luciano or I / me before.
_______19. When will Jon have dinner with Michael Jordan and they/ them?
_______20. Hand David, Michael, and I / me a piece of that babka, please.
More Fun with Pronouns
Make the choice and tell me what it is doing in the sentence (S, P.N., D.O., I.O., O.P.),
____1. All of the players including Rafael and he/ him went to the café.
____2. We thought that Rufus and she/ her wanted some of the soup.
____3. At the start of the play, the director gave Ronilda and we/ us a stern lecture
about auditorium behavior.
____4. Who / whom do you think will make the best pancakes?
____5. The best pancake makers were Eddie and she / her.
____6. Have Brian, Sam, and he/ him been carrying their lacrosse sticks properly?
____7. Who / whom did the young horse carry across the river?
____8. Please send the rare edition of Lord Jim to Jay and I / me.
____9. It had to be Ronda and she / her at the mini golf course.
____10. My sister and I / me went to hear Peter Cincotti at Birdland.
____11. The first people to leave were Jackie and they / them.
____12, The old man carried Jake and he/ him across the river.
____13. The old lady will send Anna and I / me a box of cookies.
____14. I have an amazing feeling about you and he / him.
____15. Who / whom do you trust to use your tennis racket?
____16. The only person to read the Russian novel was she/ her.
____17. Please give Cynthia and we/ us some of that coffee.
____18. Where will Russell play tennis with Michael and they / them?
____19. I went to hear David Daniels with Pasquale and she/ her.
____20. Please leave Jon, Amanda, Ted and I / me some of our dignity.
I-- PREP. PHRASES (Use parentheses, draw arrows to modified words, and label.)
1. In the back of the pool hall, Walter farted with great enthusiasm.
2. Everyone but Will and Jen left at the start of the game.
3. We ate at the depot, but we danced at the gym.
4. Give me some of that couscous in the next three seconds!
II-- COMPLEMENTS (Identify subject(s), verb(s), and complements.)
1. Nique saw an amazingly plump pigeon.
2. Has Amanda been seeming somewhat effervescent lately?
3. Halloween has always been a time for dark romance.
4. The only person in the room was he.
5. Sarah sent her friends a box of chocolates.
6. Balfe was looking extremely heroic after his brave act.
7. “Show Katie the money!”
8. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
9. “I am the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.”
10. Luke ran here; Luke ran there; Luke ran through the marshmallow wall.
Complements: Direct and Indirect Objects
Find the verb first, then the subject, and then the complement.
1. Anna walked into the restaurant and ordered some soup.
2. Josh ran several miles before breakfast.
3. Nicky left the room and grabbed a drink from the fountain.
4. Pete Sampras slammed a serve and ran to the net.
5. Michael sent Jon several boxes of paper for his birthday.
6. Give Sarah all of your best vibrations.
7. Andrew brought Miss Linden a note from his mother.
8. Will Jenny bring a note to Miss Linden?
9. Mr. Taylor looked at the class and curled his upper lip.
10. Will Danielle find the truth through recollecting her childhood?
11. Gimme that old time religion.
12. David Daniels will make his opera debut in Chicago tomorrow night.
13. Will you be there?
14. How many faces has Michael Jackson worn during his forty-four years?
Grammar 2002
Cumulative I-- Parts of Speech
(N., PRON., ADJ.,V., ADV., PREP., CONJ., INT.)
Not only Victor Frankenstein but also Henry Clerval played miniature golf
in the Alps frequently, and Victor usually brought an extremely ostentatious trophy
and a beaming countenance home to his proud papa. One day, however, the young
Frankenstein could not find his inimitable putting stroke and became increasingly
angry during the round. After each of his misses, he exclaimed, “Gosh darnit! My
destiny seems immutable today. My GRANDMOTHER is a better miniature golfer
than I am! Never has there been a more wretched golfer in all the years of the
S.M.G.F. (Swiss Mini Golf Federation). I think I will return home, read a few books
about galvanism, lie down, and then eat some Fig Newtons, because I’ve had it.”
Henry responded to his exceptionally desperate friend, “Victor, you seem
amazingly self-absorbed today. I have never seen you so forlorn. Remember the
days when we used to enjoy mini golf, and we’d have a celebratory milkshake at the
ice cream stand? Hey, why don’t you either appreciate the sublime scenery or forget
about the fact that your grandmother is a better putter than you.”
Victor, unmoved by his friend’s kind attempt to ameliorate his pathetic
condition, placed the woolen cover on the head of his putter and walked into the
exceptionally deep woods.
Wake up and FIND ALL OF THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
1. Ariel and Meredith have been singing a lot of opera in the hallways lately.
2. “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp,/ Or what’s a heaven for?” (Browning)
3. All of the Chihuahuas remained unusually calm in David’s presence.
4. Well, there are a lot of cliches in this wide, wide world, and Jesse, Sloane, and Jackie are
mounting a campaign against them.
5. Danielle and Hillary sat in front of their lockers and waxed poetic yesterday.
6. Michael and Elias surf the Internet and the amazingly tall waves of Laguna Beach.
7. When will Ross, Remi, and Jon include enough protein in their lunches?
8. Either Josh or Andrew will have purchased a David Daniels ticket by Friday.
9. Wow! Johnny and Anna did a lot of research for the big English project.
10. For how long has Russell been performing unbelievable magic tricks?
11. We were all looking forward to the tuna, for we had not eaten for many moons.
Grammar 7—Parts of Speech Review
Identify the underlined and numbered words as parts of speech.
Ick! Someone fell in the muddy mud yesterday and could not go to the restaurant.
David Daniels sounded vibrant and expressive in five songs by Ravel.
So, for how long has Ariel been singing opera?
Meredith will be performing at the Oak Room at the Algonquin in February.
Well, at the end of the last week of camp, David waxed nostalgic.
Michael was extremely effervescent at the thought of playing bocce.
Has Jesse ever been to the Metropolitan Opera House?
I will never forget the first time that I heard Leontyne Price. Wow!
Many people play the theme to “The Pink Panther” and “Heart and Soul” in the atrium.
Jen seemed not only anxious but also poised about the big game.
Grammar 2003/4
Review Quiz-- Parts of Speech
(N., PRON., ADJ., L.V., A.V., H.V., ADV., PREP., CONJ., INT.)
Not only Victor Frankenstein but also Henry Clerval played miniature golf
in the Alps frequently, and Victor usually brought an extremely ostentatious trophy
and a beaming countenance home to his proud papa.
One day, however, the young Frankenstein could not find his inimitable
putting stroke and became increasingly angry during the round. After each of his
misses, he exclaimed, “Gosh darnit! My destiny seems immutable today. My
GRANDMOTHER is a better miniature golfer than I am! Never has there been a
more wretched golfer in all the years of the S.M.G.F. (Swiss Mini Golf Federation). I
think I will return home, read a few books about galvanism, lie down, and then eat
some Fig Newtons, because I’ve had it.”
Henry responded to his exceptionally desperate friend, “Victor, you seem
amazingly self-absorbed today. I have never seen you so forlorn. Remember the
days when we used to enjoy mini golf, and we’d have a celebratory milkshake at the
ice cream stand? Hey, why don’t you either appreciate the sublime scenery or forget
about the fact that your grandmother is a better putter than you.”
Verbs and Participles and Participle Phrases—Find them all!
1a. Jason rested for two hours before the big game.
1b. A rested Jason made all of his foul shots.
2a. Amanda is dancing down the hallway.
2b. Amanda saw a dancing bear in the hallway.
3a. Thomas was running across Van Cortlandt Park at full speed.
3b. Running for office, Laura was asked many personal questions.
4a. Krishanu covered his face in disbelief.
4b. Jen played on some covered tennis courts.
5a. Maddy has written many poignant letters to her friends.
5b. Skillfully written for teenaged readers, Maddy’s stories touch the heart.
6a. The fox, known for his wily ways, snuck into Rose Hall and went to class.
6b. The fox was known to all for his wily ways.
7a. John and Dan, standing by the rail, were very careful with their bookbags.
7b. John and Dan were standing by the rail.
8a. Leaning against the fence by the tennis courts, Justin dreamed of sweet potato
pie.
8b. Justin was leaning against the fence and eating sweet potato pie.
9a. Will Dexter, recently celebrated as an amazing singer, perform at the Met?
9b. Dexter celebrated his victory with a sip of grape juice. Yippee!
MORE PARTICIPLES AND PART. PHRASES
1. Franco Corelli, known for biting a soprano in the neck, held a high note for
twelve seconds.
2. Leaving his wife in Italy for several months at a time, Corelli came to the U.S. to
sing with the Metropolitan Opera.
3. On January 27, 1961, Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli, made their Met debuts
on the same enchanted evening.
4. His singing was renowned for its sheer animal power and arresting beauty.
5. Suffering from acute nervousness, Corelli found performing extremely nerveracking.
6. We will listen to the end of one of Corelli’s most famous operatic performances,
recorded in 1964 with Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill and conducted by Herbert
von Karajan.
Infinitives
Put parentheses around the infinitive phrases and identify the function above the
phrase (D.O., S, P.N., ADV, ADJ.)
1. It was a time to think about positive things.
2. Anxious to eat some Armadillo meat, Coleman sharpened his knife.
3. We went to the store to buy some cheese and crackers.
4. To sing in falsetto is a cleansing experience.
5. Balfe’s favorite activity in his room is to sing in falsetto.
6. We were ready to drink the squash soup when the rains came.
7. To hide all of your shortcomings from yourself could have serious consequences.
8. Maddy likes to sing spirituals early in the morning.
9. To alleviate the pressure on his right ankle, Mr. Taylor rides a green scooter.
10. He honks a blue and green horn to alert students in his way.
11. Poised to alert students in his way, he grips the horn.
12. Have you ever been to Scotland to play golf?
13. Give me some reasons to eat more Cheerios.
14. We began to hum a selection of holiday songs because we didn’t know the words.
15. One of Elyssa’s dreams is to run the N.Y.C. Marathon someday.
Adjective Clauses
1. Balfe is someone who has shown an amazing ability to sing.
2. The Hudson River, which begins as a narrow stream upstate, flows between
Manhattan and New Jersey.
3. Athletes whose performance is enhanced by steroid use were reprimanded by
President Bush in his State of the Union.
4. Maddy went to the musical that she adored above all others.
5. Closter, where my family lived for many years, is home to a golf range.
6. We went to hear a countertenor whom we all know.
7. Katie remembers the place where we saw the mutant squirrel.
8. The fact that the squirrel was alive at all was a testament to his sheer will.
9. These are the situations for which you must rehearse.
10. The person to who you wrote the long letter doesn’t enjoy reading.
11. Here is an idea of what most people desperately want.
12. Austin learned that The Third Wheel, which was filmed several years ago, is being
released on DVD next week.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSES—Put parentheses around them and draw an arrow to the modified
word(s).
1. Leontyne Price is someone who is an inspiration to me.
2. Alpine, the town in which I played Little League, sits on the Palisades.
3. The idea that such a town does not have a grocery store seems ludicrous.
4. Have you visited the field where Dexter threw a no-hitter?
5. Justin attended the opera which he had placed on his desert-island list.
6. The person near whom he sat made loud, distracting snoring noises.
7. Jen also attended the opera, which ended at 11:30 after the death of the soprano.
8. Here is an idea with which even Mr. Taylor agrees.
9. Students whose favorite movie is Little Giants understand what it takes to win.
10. Will Elyssa or Adam, individuals whose sense of color is acute, wear a lime-green hat?
11. Horace Mann School, which moved to Riverdale in 1914, is guarded by a lion.
12. Rhonda knows that Julius Caesar, which she is reading in English, is more about
Brutus than about anyone else.
13. Situations in which students eat too much tuna can turn ugly.
14. The person for whom you baked the cookies is nauseated today.
15. The lacrosse team, which competed well against Riverdale, is hungry for its next game.
Noun Clauses
1. We felt that it was alright to color our hair fuchsia and black.
2. That she was a physicist was an amazing fact.
3. Do you have any idea of what you would like for your birthday?
4. The program you create will be whatever you desire.
5. We don’t know where the lacrosse stick was hidden.
6. We gave whatever you baked our full attention at the muffin contest.
7. Researchers have found that drinking water is good for your toe health.
8. Justin admits he has been feeling quite exuberant lately.
9. Many of you who have enjoyed opera will buy whatever tickets you can find for
Rodelinda.
10. Do you know how David Daniels became a countertenor?
11. How Daniels became a countertenor is the subject of a New Yorker profile.
12. Let me eat whatever you brought to the picnic.
13. Many people are fascinated by why he changed his voice type from tenor to
countertenor.
14. Can you show me where the water fountain is located?
ADVERB CLAUSES
1. Benjy ate a mediocre piece of cake, even though it was his birthday.
2. As long as it does not rain, we will have a match today.
3. We will have a grade-wide meeting tomorrow, in order that Mr. Harmon may
introduce Middle Mania.
4. Jason runs for the outfield whenever the ball is hit out there.
5. While screaming at the top of her lungs, Jackie lost her voice.
6. She sings more than anyone else.
7. She practice day and night because she knows that it will pay off.
8. If her parents approve, Jackie practices at the breakfast table.
9. Provided that she doesn’t sing too loudly, Katie practices at breakfast as well.
10. After the rain had stopped completely, we squeegied the courts and began the match.
11. While the students gathered in the hallway, Ms. Linden stood at the copy machine.
12. You should listen to Handel whenever you feel overly distracted.
13. Although The Third Wheel was not seen in theaters, it is being released today on
DVD.
14. Until we know that draining your brain of all thoughts is desirable, give me your full
attention.
15. Krishanu ran through the hills much faster than a gazelle.