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Grammar Study Guide
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Directions: Answer each question in a full sentence. Use your notes and other resources.
1. What is a NOUN?
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Circle the nouns in the following sentences.
Jeff went to the store and bought vegetables, fruit, and meat for the week.
My sister and mom are to the store to purchase some groceries.
Where can my dad get some seeds for his garden?
2. What is a PRONOUN?
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Circle the pronouns in the following sentences.
She is going to the soccer game this weekend.
I want to know who can help me with this exercise.
Those people over there should be able to help us.
3. What is an ANTECEDENT?
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Circle the antecedents in the following sentences.
When a hole has water in it, you can sometimes see a tree frog.
After a grub becomes beetle, they eat their way out of the chambers.
The young boy watched the bluebirds until he saw the babies.
4. What is a VERB?
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Circle the verbs in the following sentences.
The virtuous cat of insatiable inquisitiveness felt at home in the Beijing Hotel.
We paraded a family of aardvarks on leashes across the red carpets of the hotel lobby.
She sat as silently as Bast, the cat goddess adored by ancient Egyptians.
The tale of the bear cub ended satisfactorily.
5. What is a HELPING VERB?
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Circle the helping verbs in the following sentences.
Julia will play hockey tomorrow.
Tom had given his brother a new book to read.
The very large dog is chasing a cat.
The students are using the whiteboards.
6. Define SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT.
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Identify the verb that correctly agrees with the subject in each sentence.
1. Most of this soccer equipment (belong, belongs) to the township.
2. The delivery of milk (arrive, arrives) each morning at six o'clock.
3. Peanut butter and jelly (is, are) my favorite lunch.
4. The students (walk, walks) quickly to get to class on time.
5. Several pieces of lawn furniture (need, needs) to be replaced.
7. What is a FRAGMENT?
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8. What is a RUN-ON?
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Identify if the following sentences have a fragment or a run-on. Write F for fragment or RO
for run-on on the line.
___ There are very many animals at the farm for us to feed they are a handful sometimes.
___ Many people.
___ The kids on the roller coaster screamed loudly they hurt my ears.
___ Though she worked hard to cut down.
9. Circle the correctly PUNCTUATED SENTENCES. *Remember the rules of dialogue.*
Can you help me,” asked Robert. “I am having trouble with the lawnmower.”
I have many animals at my home. I have horses, cats, dogs, and rabbits on my property.
“Do you need help with your math homework tonight Christopher?” asked
10. Circle the sentences that have CAPITALIZATON errors.
Homework for mrs. Prices’ class has been very challenging.
I can’t wait to go to Lake mokoma this summer for vacation!
I live on Mount Gilead Road outside of Leesburg, Virginia.