Grammar Final Answer Key
Definitions
Match the word with is correct definition by placing the correct letter in the correct blank
1)
r
Helping verbs
2)
b
Pronoun
3)
a
Gerund
4)
k
Interjection
5)
h
Adverb
6)
d
Participle
7)
e
Noun
8)
j
Clause
9)
l
Predicate
10)
o
Indirect Object
11)
t
Linking Verbs
12)
i
Preposition
13)
f
Direct Object
14)
q
Adjective
15)
p
Article
16)
m
Verb
17)
s
Phrase
18)
n
Conjunction
19)
c
Infinitive
20)
g
Quantifiers
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
A verb form acting as a noun
Takes the place of a noun
to plus the root of the verb
Verb form acting as an adjective
Person, place, thing, ideas, emotion
The receiver of action within a
sentence
Tell how many or how much
Describes verbs, adjectives, adverbs
Shows the where or when
A group of words containing a
subject and verb
Shows strong emotion
Completes a sentence
Shows action
Connecting words
Identifies for whom or what the
action of the verb is performed
the, an, a
Describes nouns
Used in conjunction with main verbs
Group of related words missing a
subject or verb
Connects a subject with its
complement
Verbs
In each of the following questions fill in the blanks by adding the correct present, past, present
participle, and past participle tense of each verb.
21) Present: rise. Past: rose. Present Participle: rising. Past Participle: risen.
22) Present: sit. Past: sat. Present Participle: sitting. Past Participle: sat.
23) Present: lay. Past: laid. Present Participle: laying. Past Participle: laid.
In each sentence identify the simple subject (ss), the helping verb(s) (hv), and the main verb (mv).
24) Important people will be attending.
SS: people HV: will be MV: attending
25) Jill must have grown.
SS: Jill HV: must have MV: grown
26) The real estate agents were planning on selling the house.
SS: agents HV: were MV: planning
27) The car has been parked at the theater.
SS: car HV: has been MV: parked
28) You have been...
SS: You HV: have been MV: none
29) List all auxiliary verbs.
Do, does, did, has, have, had, is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, may, must, might, should,
would, could, shall, will, can
Sentences
30) How are dependent clauses formed? What are words that begin dependent clauses called? Give 3
examples of these words.
Adding a subordinating conjunction to an independent clause forms dependent clauses. Some
subordinating conjunctions are: since, after, before, because, although, while, unless, though, and
until.
31) What is the difference between a dependent and independent clause?
Independent clauses are complete thoughts while dependent clauses are incomplete thoughts.
32) What is the difference between a clause and a phrase?
A clause has a subject and a noun while a phrase is missing one or the other
33) List the three ways to fix a run on.
1. Semicolon 2. Split the sentence 3. Comma, Conjunction
34) What is the definition of an exclamatory sentence?
A sentence that shows emotion or strong feeling
35) What is the definition of an interrogative sentence?
A sentence that asks a question
Read each sentence and decide whether it is declaraive, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.
36) Go shut the door.
a) Declarative
b) Imperative
c) Interrogative
d) Exclamatory
37) What is your name?
a) Declarative
b) Imperative
d) Exclamatory
c) Interrogative
38) Watch out for the fire!
a) Declarative
b) Imperative
c) Interrogative
d) Exclamatory
39) Do the dishes, and then mop the floor.
a) Declarative
b) Imperative
c) Interrogative
d) Exclamatory
40) Sally goes bike riding every Saturday.
a) Declarative
b) Imperative
c) Interrogative
d) Exclamatory
41) What is the definition of a complex sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Read each sentence and decide what type it is by circling the correct letter.
42) Bill loves going to the beach; he always goes surfing.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) Compund-complex
43) She says there is nothing she loves more than to shopping, ice skating, and cooking.
a) Simple
b) Compound
d) Compund-complex
c) Complex
44) I love listening to music, taking long walks, and reading good books.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) Compound-complex
45) My dogs love going for long walks.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) Compound-complex
46) Jade hates going hiking, and she dislikes going camping.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) Compound-complex
Punctuation
In each of the following sentences, add commas in the appropriate places. Note: There may be more
than one comma in each sentence.
47) Although she was feeling sleepy, she managed to stay awake for the rest of the day so she could
do her homework, watch her favorite TV show, and feed her dog.
48) No, I didn't see Bob, the elderly man with a beard, at the department store.
49) "Don't forget to send the letter to PO Box 17, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,” said Ken, the burly
carpenter.
50) Quotation marks are used to set off eight different things. What are they?
1. Chapters 2. Articles 3. Poems 4. Essays 5. Short Stories 6. Nursery Rhymes 7. Songs
Dialogue
8.
51) Name the three ways apostrophes are used.
1. To create possessive forms 2. Contractions 3. For some plurals. Example: k’s
Match each punctuation mark to its correct usage by putting the correct letter in each blank.
52)
c
Brackets
53)
a
Colon
54)
i
Dashes
55)
h
Ellipsis
56)
d
Exclamation Point
57)
g
Parenthesis
58)
e
Question Mark
59)
j
Quotation Marks
60)
b
Semicolon
61)
f
Slash
62)
k
Hyphen
a. Used before a list
b. Used to set off closely related
independent clauses
c. Used them to include explanatory
words or phrases within quoted
language
d. Used at the end of an interjection or
a sentence showing strong emotion
e. Used at the end of direct question
f. Used to indicate a choice between
words
g. Used to include material that you do
not wish to emphasize
h. Used to show that words have been
omitted
i. Used to set off parenthetical
elements
j. Used to set off material that
represents quoted or spoken
language
k. Used between fractions and numbers
Capitalization
63) Which of the following is not capitalized correctly?
a) American Red Cross
c) Carnation Milk
b) Fourth of July
d) Indiana University
64) Which of the following is not capitalized correctly?
a) african american
b) Hindu
c) Labor Day
d) Rocky Mountains
65) Which of the following is not capitalized correctly?
a) Girl Scouts of America
b) aunt Jane
c) Gulf of Mexico
d) Poway rodeo