Midterm Review
Literary Genres:
Define and give an example from this semester.
1.Non-fiction:
2.Drama:
3.Narrative:
4.Persuasive:
5. What is the difference between mood and tone?
Grammar
Define.
6. Run-on sentence:
7. Fragment:
8. Comma Splice:
9. Appositive / Appositive Phrase:
10. Preposition / Prepositional Phrase:
11. Gerund / Gerund Phrase:
12. Participle / Participial Phrase:
13. Infinitive / Infinitive Phrase:
14. Difference between an Infinitive and a Preposition:
Re-write the following to eliminate fragments:
15. By displaying and selling their work at crafts fairs. Artisans give people across the country a chance to
admire and purchase their works.
16. There are many different types of crafts. Ceramics, weaving, knitting, and painting.
17. One of my favorite crafts fairs is held every summer. In the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts .
18. Glassware, rugs, tapestries, vases, colorful prints. There are so many types of works from which you can
choose.
19. Displaying paintings based on nursery rhymes. One of the artists had the perfect gift for my youngest
brother.
Re-write to eliminate comma splice
20. John is always late for work, nobody seems to care.
21. Hot summer weather is nice, it can be dangerous for various groups of people when certain temperatures get
too high.
22. On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, she is in a great deal of pain.
Re-write to eliminate run-ons
23. Our solar system has nine major planets only one is known to have intelligent life.
24. Most asteroids are small and far away therefore they are dim and hard to see.
25. Look through Angelo's telescope you can see Saturn's rings.
Phrases and Clauses:
26.What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
Determine if the underlined portion is a phrase or a clause. If it is a clause, determine if it
is independent or dependent:
27. Steven's book, which made Oprah's Book Club this month, is not in any stores.
28. While preparing for the speech, Joe worried about his entrance.
29. Allen wants to visit his friends before he returns to work.
30. The girl who found the fossil raced home to tell her parents.
31. When we finished painting the house, the owner offered us milk and cookies.
32. After they completed the questionnaire, the participants were asked to cover their eyes.
33. Albert's brother, the director of the company, is only 23 years old.
34. The cat will be happier after the dog is sent to the kennel.
35. Francis visits his sister, but she doesn't come to see him.
Determine if the following should be underlined or put in quotes (Write ‘U’ or ‘Q’)
36._____movie titles
42._____epic poems
37._____newspaper articles
43._____novel titles
38._____magazine titles
44._____newspapers
39._____poems
45._____short stories
40._____titles of chapters
46._____academic journals
41._____television shows
47. ______song titles
Subject/Verb Agreement
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject
48. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator (is/are) going to have to make a decision.
49. (is/are) my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
50. Some of the votes (seem/seems) to have been miscounted.
51. Everyone selected to serve on this jury (have/has) to be willing to give up a lot of time.
52. Michelle waters, along with her teammates, (presents/present) the homecoming court.
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Choose the correct pronoun for each sentence.
53. During early rehearsals, an actor may forget (his or her/their) lines.
54. The Washington team was opportunistic; (it/ they) took advantage of every break.
55. The committee members put (its/their) signatures on the document.
56. If any one of the sisters needs a ride, (she/they) can call me.
Phrase Types
Identify which type of word / phrase the underlined portion is. Put the correct letter choice on the line.
A. appositive
B. gerund
C. participial
D. infinitive
E. prepositional
_____ 57. Native American tribes from the Northeast were called the Woodland tribes.
_____ 58. They seemed unfriendly, but when the English settlers came to the American continent, the
Powhatans saved them more than once.
_____ 59. Five tribes came together to form the Iroquois nation.
_____ 60. This united league was known as “The Tree of Peace.”
_____ 61. In Iroquoian culture, to live peacefully under one roof was expected.
_____ 62. The tree of peace, based on the same idea, showed that many people could live under one sky in
peace.
_____ 63. Governing the nation was the job of fifty men from each of the five tribes.
_____ 64. During war time, clubs, slings, lances, and bows and arrows, the usual weapons of war, were made of
cane, rock, and other materials found in the area.
Improving Sentences
Choose the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentences below.
65. Although meteorologists continue to get more and more advanced technology and equipment, their weather
forecasts wrong about 50% of the time.
a. their weather forecasts wrong
d. is their weather forecasts wrong
b. their weather forecasts which is wrong
e. their weather forecasts that is wrong
c. their weather forecasts are wrong
66. Some couples have their first child before they have learned any real parenting skills, while a few reading
books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
a. while a few reading books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
b. while a few, reading books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
c. but a few reading books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
d. however, a few reading books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
e. while a few begin reading books and attending seminars as soon as they find out they are pregnant.
67. The number of grocery store shoppers that carry a wallet full of coupons with them is growing,
approximately 50% of those in line have at least one applicable couple to apply to their purchases.
a. is growing, approximately 50%
b. is growing; approximately 50%
c. is growing, although approximately 50%
d. is grown, approximately 50%
e. is to grown, approximately 50%