Shannon Luster
11th grade English
Grammar Semester 1 Review
Name: __________________________________________
Date: _______________________
Section I. Parts of the Sentence
1.
Define subject, predicate, direct object, indirect object, object complement, predicate nominative,
and predicate adjective.
a. Subject: the person, place, thing, or idea which is performing the action or the state of
being in the sentence
b. Predicate: the same thing as the verb; it reveals the action or the state of being of the
subject of the sentence
c. Direct object: receives the action of the sentence; it follows the action verb; it answers
what? Or whom?
d. Indirect object: receives the direct object; it is located in between the action verb and the
direct object; it answers to whom? For whom? To what? Or for what?
e. Object complement: cannot occur in the sentence with an indirect object; it is located
behind the direct object; it answers what? To the direct object
f. Predicate nominative: a noun which follows the linking verb and renames the subject of
the sentence
g. Predicate adjective: an adjective which follows the linking verb and describes the subject
of the sentence
2. Subjects and Predicates
Select the letter of the choice that identifies the function of the underlined word or phrase in each
sentence.
a. simple subject
c. complete subject
b. simple predicate
d. complete predicate
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The bobcat is found in most areas of the United States.
A very large bobcat will weigh almost forty-five pounds.
Most of them are between two and three feet long.
One interesting feature is the bobcat’s tail.
A black stripe runs down the top of its tail.
The fur on the tail is thick.
Most of the bobcat’s hunting occurs at night.
A bobcat can see and hear extremely well.
Bobcats can swim too.
The lynx, a close relative of the bobcat, is more likely to use its swimming skills.
24. Identifying Complements
Select the letter of the term that correctly identifies the function of the italicized word or phrase in
each sentence.
a. direct object
b. indirect object
c. object complement
d. predicate nominative
e. predicate adjective
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Bobcats are crafty.
Bobcats are afraid of people.
Scientists consider bobcats fascinating creatures.
The bobcat is a carnivore.
They eat rabbits and hares.
Bobcats attack deer.
The mother bobcat gives her kits food.
Sometimes a bobcat cannot find animals for food.
Then the bobcat finds berries acceptable.
Bobcats must be resourceful.
Bobcats are mammals.
Naturalists consider bobcats threatened.
Naturalists call bobcats a protected species.
Bobcats build themselves homes.
They use grass, moss, and leaves.
Bobcats line the den with this material.
The dens are warm and soft.
Bobcats find their homes comfortable.
The bobcat is well adapted to its environment.
Maybe you can see a bobcat in the wild.
Section II. Subject-Verb Agreement
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
____ 11. Farmers in America ____ used tractors for decades.
a. has
b. have
____ 12. The use of closely spaced front wheels ____ one of the important improvements in tractor design, for it
allowed a small turning radius.
a. was
b. were
____ 13. The design of tractors ____ changed a great deal since the Farmall Company made this improvement in
1924.
a. has
b. have
____ 14. Today there ____ many people who collect old tractors.
a. is
b. are
____ 15. An old tractor, like many old cars, never ____ all its value.
a. loses
b. lose
____ 16. Many an antique-car show and tractor show ____ restored tractors.
a. displays
b. display
____ 17. There ____ two antique tractors on their way to a rally.
a. goes
b. go
____ 18. Collectors’ clubs for just about every brand of tractor ____ in this country.
a. exists
b. exist
____ 19. Tractor-pulling contests ____ a phenomenon that started in the 1950s.
a. is
b. are
____ 20. What ____ tractors pull in such a contest?
a. does
b. do
____ 21. Around a course ____ tractors pulling heavy weights.
a. goes
b. go
____ 22. Thousands of dollars ____ won each year at competitive tractor pulls.
a. is
b. are
____ 23. ____ there five divisions of tractor pulling?
a. Is
b. Are
____ 24. The hobby of many tractor enthusiasts ____ collecting and racing.
a. is
b. are
____ 25. Nearly every state and county fair ____ a tractor-pulling contest.
a. sponsors
b. sponsor
____ 26. Fifteen thousand dollars ____ the new car’s sticker price.
a. was
b. were
____ 27. On the table ____ a basket of flowers.
a. sits
b. sit
____ 28. Economics ____ a difficult field of study.
a. is
b. are
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The jazz band ____ walking on stage one member at a time.
a. was
b. were
____ 30. The binoculars ____ been in the car since yesterday.
a. has
b. have
____ 31. Dances with Wolves ____ viewers of all ages.
a. captivates
b. captivate
____ 32. The teacher and principal ____ Ms. Thompson.
a. is
b. are
____ 33. Every bug, worm, and bird ____ her.
a. fascinates
b. fascinate
____ 34. The mother, as well as her daughter, ____ leaving.
a. is
b. are
____ 35. None of the students ____ finished the project.
a. has
b. have
Section III. Verbs
1.
Complete the chart.
BASE
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
lie
Lying
Lay
Lain
take
Taking
Took
Taken
go
Going
Went
Gone
see
Seeing
Saw
Seen
sew
Sewing
Sewed/sewn
Sewed/sewn
set
Setting
Set
Set
write
Writing
Wrote
Written
bring
Bringing
Brought
Brought
begin
Beginning
Began
Begun
be, am, is, are
Being
Was/were
been
_____2. The passengers grew restless during the long train ride.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____3. The colors of the fabrics seemed iridescent in the bright light.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____4. During the hurricane, the large oak tree blew over.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____5. Maple trees look beautiful in the autumn.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____6. Samantha’s birthday cake tasted awful.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____7. An incorrect ZIP code might have delayed the package.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____8. At the bottom of Carlsbad Caverns, the air feels cold and damp.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____9. At the break of day, the lion stretched lazily.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____10. We put the new piano in the corner.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____11. The gazelle herd was feeding fearlessly in the grass.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____12. The roast smelled delicious as it cooked in the oven.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____13. Have you measured the temperature of the water?
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____14. This type of exercise has always been difficult for me.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____15. The dog feels frisky after its bath.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____16. The house appeared clean after the new carpet was installed.
a. action verb
b. linking verb
_____17. Our class will be _____ the Supreme Court Building.
a. visit
b. visiting
c. visited
_____18. During the last term, the court _____ on several major cases.
a. split
b. splitting
c. splits
_____19. The Supreme Court term _____ on the first Monday of each October.
a. begins
b. beginning
c. began
_____20. Although the Court received thousands of petitions for hearings, the Justices have _____ less
than 100 cases on their schedule.
a. put
b. putting
c. puts
_____21. The Justices are _____ their opinions on the latest case.
a. writeb. writing
c. written
_____22. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. _____ his term on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1902.
a. begin
b. began
c. begun
_____23. In 1931, when he was 90, Justice Holmes was still _____ words of wisdom.
a. speaks
b. speaking
c. spoken
_____24. Students today who _____ to study law will read many of his decisions.
a. choose
b. chose
c. choosing
_____25. He never _____ from controversy in the early 1900s, saying the law must be expedient for all.
a. shrank
b. shrinks
c. shrinking
_____26. He had _____ with the mainstream so often that he became known as the “Great Dissenter”.
a. broken
b. broke
c. break
_____27. He always _____ his belief that “The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience”
into the courtroom.
a. taken
b. taking
c. took
_____28. His philosophy of judicial restraint _____ into the dominant way of thinking.
a. grew
b. grown c. growing
29. Complete the chart using the verb ‘lie’ (reclined position).
TENSE
HELPING VERB
MAIN VERB
PRESENT TENSE
None
Lie/lies
PAST TENSE
None
Lay
FUTURE TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Will/shall
Lie
Has/have
Lain
Had
Lain
Will/shall have
Lain
Am/is/are
Lying
Was/were
Lying
Will/shall be
Lying
Has/have been
Lying
Had been
Lying
Will/shall have been
Lying
Do/does *can
Lie
Did *could
lie
PAST PERFECT TENSE
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
PAST PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
PRESENT EMPHATIC TENSE
PAST EMPHATIC TENSE
30. Directions: Identify the tense of the underlined verb.
a. present tense
h. past progressive tense
b. past tense
i. future progressive tense
c. future tense
j. present perfect progressive tense
d. present perfect tense
k. past perfect progressive tense
e. past perfect tense
l. future perfect progressive tense
f. future perfect tense
m. present emphatic tense
g. present progressive tense
n. past emphatic tense
__D___1. Archeologists have discovered Aztec stone temples, as well as metal and pottery artifacts.
__B__2. The Aztecs had a different name for themselves—the Mexica.
__A___3. Archeologists call these books codices.
__C___4. Many of the Aztec artifacts will remain lost forever.
__K___5. The corn had been growing at a record pace until the dry spell.
__J___6. Have you been watching the progress of the soybeans?
__I___7. Will they be giving the neighbors any fresh vegetables?
__N___8. They did work hard this year.
__G___9. The birds are eating the seeds we have planted.
__F___10. We shall have finished school by 3:09 this afternoon.
__M___11. I do hope the weather improves tomorrow.
__E__12. I had given all of my notes to my sister before Billy asked for them.
__L__13. By tomorrow they will have been canning tomatoes for two solid weeks!
__H__14. The farmers were hoping for a bountiful harvest.
31. Write active on the line if the sentence is in active voice. Write passive on the line if the sentence is
in passive voice.
1. The utility workers repaired the broken cable lines by the end of the day. _____ACTIVE_______
2. The slipper was chewed to pieces by the little puppy. ___________PASSIVE______
3. The truck was brought to a halt on the side of the interstate. ___________PASSIVE____
4. A multitude of engineers collaborated on the new project. ________ACTIVE_________
5. The computer was destroyed by a virus that no one could seem to fix. ___PASSIVE________
Section IV. Phrases
Checking Modifiers
Select the letter of the response that describes each sentence.
a. contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
b. correct
__A__ 1. I felt rain walking around the block.
__A__ 2. Only Norma completed the homework.
__A__ 3. After cooking all day, the dinner party was a tremendous success.
__A__ 4. The children sat there watching the television show in their pajamas.
__A__ 5. While swimming in the lake, Jimmy found tiny fish.
__B__ 6. Annoying and dangerous, pet owners detest fleas.
__A__ 7. Thomas only drives to school on the days he works.
__B__ 8. The child gave his father a present wearing a big smile.
__A__ 9. The rental agency searched for a car for the man with an adjustable seat.
__A__ 10. Feeling very hungry, the apple tasted especially good
Directions: Write the letter which best identifies the phrase in bold print.
a. Participial
b. Gerund
c. Infinitive
d. Appositive
__A___1. She collects figurines made in the thirties.
__B___2. Buying fire extinguishers is a good way to save lives.
__A___3. Practicing constantly, Mike improved his tennis game.
__C___4. Dan has never been one to complain about his problems.
__A___5. Baffling mysteries have plagued scientists for years.
__D___6. Dustin, my science partner, helped me write the lab report.
__C___7. She suggested several books to read before the test.
__A___8. Jim’s goal, getting elected, was achieved through hard work.
__D___9. Mariel, a dancer in her own right, watched the ballerinas dance.
__B___10. Baking brownies is our favorite part of Christmas.
__B___11. There is no excuse for reckless driving.
__D___12. Tom, the actor on the left, lives in my neighborhood.
__A___13. Putting in extra time, Buddy finished the project a day early.
__C___14. The lawyer argued to set the record straight.
__A___15. Laughing at his jokes, we nearly fell off our chairs.