Grammar Test 1 Study Guide:
Topic #1: Simple Subjects & Simple Predicates (Hake Lesson 2)
*Note: Hake Lesson 1 covers interrogative, declarative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
Students know this concept well, though there MAY be one or two questions asking students to
identify the sentence type.
Directions: Circle the simple subject and underline the simple predicate.
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Ice melts.
Water changes from solid to liquid.
Have you seen The Statue of Liberty?
Swimming strengthens our muscles.
We must conserve water.
Is the well dry?
Did you drink your water?
Did Dan and Haley order and eat their food?
Neither Jen nor Jack have been attending band practice.
Drink your water.
Topic #2: Direct Objects (Hake Lesson 25) and Indirect Objects (Hake Lesson 35)
Directions: Identify the direct object and label it DO, and do the same for any indirect objects, but label
them IO. Remember, you cannot have a DO without an action verb, and you cannot have an IO without
already having a DO.
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Susie fixed her laptop.
Large headphones blast more music.
The caring young girl found the lost dog a new home.
Ms. Millikin petted Jem and Scout.
In capitalism, individuals control their money.
Did you save me any dinner?
Please hand me the paper.
Ben bought Kelly a CD.
The student returned to the library.
Bananas are very tasty.
Topic #3: Three Parts of a Complete Sentence + Sentence Fragments, Run-Ons, and Complete
Sentences (Hake Lesson 3 and 4)
*What are the 3 parts of a complete sentence? 1:
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Directions: identify the following sentences as CS (complete), RO (run-on), or SF (sentence fragment). Fix
the RO’s using one of the three methods taught in class, and also fix the SF’s by adding what is missing
either before or after the fragment given.
1. Opened the book.
2. Jumping over the fence.
3. Clean up your room.
4. Rock climbing is rewarding but it is very hard.
5. The girl swimming as fast as she can.
6. Running is fun, it makes us more fit too.
7. Rock climbing is rewarding but it is very hard.
8. It poured.
9. A great cyclist from Boulder.
10. Help!
Topic #4: Phrases vs. Clauses (Hake Lesson 24)
A phrase does not have a _________________ and _______________. The most common type of
phrase we see in sentences begin with prepositions and are called ____________________
__________.However, a clause does have a ___________________ and _________________.
Directions: Identify the following as phrases or clauses. Write out the word phrase or clause above the
underlined portion. For some sentences, the phrase or clause is underlined. Label any phrases that are
prepositional phrases as PP.
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Look down!
When electrical energy came.
Before I went to the grocery store.
The girl hid under the desk.
Until electrical energy came into use, people sat in the dark.
Several inventions occurred during the industrial revolution.
Ms. Millikin was in eighth grade when we entered into another century.
There is a lot of homework that needs to get done.
While the weather is cloudy, it at least feels like Fall.
Jennie, whose name is spelled differently than most, is a fun person.
Topic #5: Clauses—Independent and Dependent (Hake Lesson 61)
*ALL clauses have a ___________ and ____________; however, a _____________ clause has a
_________, ____________, AND makes a complete thought. Therefore, it can stand __________. On the
contrary, a _____________ clause cannot stand ___________ because it does NOT make a complete
thought. This means that a ____________ clause is really just a ______________ ___________.
Directions: Label the following as dependent or independent clauses. In some sentences, the clause to
be identified is underlined.
1. Because the characters are outrageously behaved.
2. Ms. Millikin, whose given name was Whitney, was born in 1986.
3. I head to the library every week if I have enough time.
4. When I am older, I would like to be a singer.
5. He was a very clever person, but he was never sure of himself.
6. I like to read whenever I have free time at night.
Topic #6: Sentence Structures: Simple (no Hake lesson), Compound (Hake Lesson 64), Complex (Lesson
99), Compound-Complex (Lesson 99)
*A simple sentence is just a _____________ clause with a capital letter and end punctuation.
*A compound sentence is _____________ or more ________________ causes typically joined by a
_______ and a ________________ conjunction. However, they can also be joined by semi-colons!
*A complex sentence is one _______________ and one ________________. This is the first sentence
type with a _______________ clause. Typically, but not always, you can spot the _______________
clause by looking for the ______________ _______________, which can be found at the beginning of
the clause.
*A compound-complex sentence contains two or more ______________ clauses and one or more
_______________ clauses. It is truly just a combination of a compound and complex sentence!
Ex: Whenever I catch the flu, my stomach hurts, and my body aches.
Directions: Identify the following as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
1. The pronoun patrol apprehended me because I used the word “hisself.”
2. Brenda used the word “ain’t”; the contraction council indicted her.
3. The conditioner smoothed her hair, and it make it feel silky in texture.
4. As the curtains fell, the people stood, and the cheers lifted throughout the auditorium.
5. My helpful neighbor, Isabel, fed my cat, watered the lawn, and brought in my mail and
newspapers.
6. While I was waiting in line, a man spoke to me.
7. During the football game, I saw my brother ahead of me, and he paid for my food.
8. Happy, energetic grandpa rode a Segway through town.