Lesson 331 - Mechanics - End Punctuation

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Use a period to end a declarative sentence.  A declarative sentence makes a statement.

 

Example:

The assignment is due tomorrow.

Instructions: Put the needed punctuation in each of these sentences.

1. The sun is shining brightly in the eastern sky

2. Gold has been discovered in various states at different times

3. Those girls go to Orem Junior High School

4. This is a beautiful morning for a hike

5. You may read for the rest of the time

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Answers:

1. The sun is shining brightly in the eastern sky.

2. Gold has been discovered in various states at different times.

3. Those girls go to Orem Junior High School.

4. This is a beautiful morning for a hike.

5. You may read for the rest of the time.

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Lesson 31 - Parts of Speech - Adjectives

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Adjectives, another part of speech, give us a great deal of terminology. I will share it with you, but all that is really important is that adjectives modify or affect the meaning of nouns and pronouns and tell us which, whose, what kind, and how many about the nouns or pronouns they modify. They generally come before the noun or pronoun they modify, but there are exceptions to that rule. How and why they are different will be explained in later lessons. They still tell us which, whose, what kind, and how many.

There are seven (7) words in the English language that are always adjectives. They are the articles a, an, and the and the possessives my, our, your, and their. (The possessives are from the possessive pronoun list but are always used with nouns as adjectives.) Being only seven in number, one should memorize them so they are immediately recognized as adjectives.

     Examples:
     The neighbor girl likes chocolate ice cream.
     Mr. Johanson is tall, dark, and handsome.

Some authorities like to distinguish between what they call true adjectives and determiners, but both still just tell which, whose, what kind, and how many. Those words are the key to adjectives and should be memorized to make adjectives easy.

Instructions: Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences.

1. The heavy, red dress of Queen Elizabeth weighed over fifty pounds.

2. My sister chose two shirts for my graduation present.

3. That small Mexican restaurant in the next block serves fresh meals.

4. The little black dog barked at the well-dressed stranger.

5. An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.

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Answers:

1. The heavy, red dress of Queen Elizabeth weighed over fifty pounds.

2. My sister chose two shirts for my graduation present.

3. That small Mexican restaurant in the next block serves fresh meals.

4. The little black dog barked at the well-dressed stranger.

5. An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.

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Quiz for Lessons 326 - 330 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. homer wilson, d.d.s. graduated from the university of utah in salt lake city for his b.s.

2. "i forgot, dad," said sam, "whether i told you about my new boat sea fox."

3. the letter began, "dear mother," and ended with "your loving son."

4. the new brigham young university catalogue doesn't list psychology or greek classes.

5. the john deere company makes several models designed by edward james, jr.

6. was beethoven's ninth symphony played by the n.b.c. symphony orchestra last march?

7. the president of the united states chooses his cabinet which the senate must confirm.

8. whether we go at 11:50 a.m. or 12:05 p.m. to the bay of biscay in a.d. 2000 is fine.

9. the magazine ebony and the book who shook the tree are being read by e. h. monroe.

10. have mother and dad both sailed on the queen mary for barbados?

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Answers:

1. Homer Wilson, D.D.S. graduated from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for his B.S.

2. "I forgot, Dad," said Sam, "whether I told you about my new boat Sea Fox."

3. The letter began, "Dear Mother," and ended with "Your loving son."

4. The new Brigham Young University catalogue doesn't list psychology or Greek classes.

5. The John Deere Company makes several models designed by Edward James, Jr.

6. Was Beethoven's Ninth Symphony played by the N.B.C. Symphony Orchestra last March?

7. The President of the United States chooses his Cabinet which the Senate must confirm.

8. Whether we go at 11:50 A.M. or 12:05 P.M. to the Bay of Biscay in A.D. 2000 is fine.

9. The magazine Ebony and the book Who Shook the Tree are being read by E. H. Monroe.

10. Have Mother and Dad both sailed on the Queen Mary for Barbados?

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Quiz for Lessons 21-30 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Instructions: Find each pronoun. Tell if it is personal, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, or interrogative. List the antecedent if there is one. For each personal pronoun tell if it is possessive, intensive, or reflexive.

1. He himself had helped my mother do something.

2. Which is the right room for this?

3. These are mine. Whose are these?

4. This is the book that I would recommend to you.

5. Everyone has talents. Some have many. No one has none.

6. He found himself lost in his dream.

7. I myself heard him blame himself in front of everybody.

8. Neither of them has anyone who will help us.

9. Who would have guessed that that was wrong?

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Answers:

1. He himself had helped my mother do something.
     He - personal pronoun
     himself - personal pronoun (intensive)
     my - personal pronoun (possessive)
     He is the antecedent for himself.
     (something is a noun)

2. Which is the right room for this?
     Which - interrogative pronoun
     this - demonstrative pronoun

3. These are mine. Whose are these?

     These - demonstrative pronoun
     mine - personal pronoun (possessive)
     Whose - interrogative pronoun
     these - demonstrative pronoun

4. This is the book that I would recommend to you.
     This - demonstrative pronoun
     that - relative pronoun
     I and you - personal pronouns

5. Everyone has talents. Some have many. No one has none.
     Everyone, Some, many, no one, none - indefinite pronouns

6. He found himself lost in his dream.
     He - personal pronoun
     himself - personal pronoun (reflexive)
     his - personal pronoun
     He is the antecedent for himself and his.

7. I myself heard him blame himself in front of everybody.
     I - personal pronoun
     myself - personal pronoun (intensive)
     him - personal pronoun
     himself - personal pronoun (reflexive)
     everybody - indefinite pronoun
     I is the antecedent for myself.
     Him is the antecedent for himself.

8. Neither of them has anyone who will help us.
     neither - indefinite pronoun
     them - personal pronoun
     anyone - indefinite pronoun
     who - relative pronoun
     us - personal pronoun

9. Who would have guessed that that was wrong?
     Who - interrogative pronoun
     that - relative pronoun
     that - demonstrative pronoun

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Lesson 330 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. our family tries to get together either at thanksgiving or christmas.

2. did dad say that uncle tim would bring chinese food for dinner?

3. Last semester i studied french literature, science, math, and portuguese in college.

4. you can travel north on I-15 to get to canada from san diego.

5. the house of representatives will convene to hear from ex-president carter.

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Answers:

1. Our family tries to get together either at Thanksgiving or Christmas.

2. Did Dad say that Uncle Tim would bring Chinese food for dinner?

3. Last semester I studied French literature, science, math, and Portuguese in college.

4. You can travel north on I-15 to get to Canada from San Diego.

5. The House of Representatives will convene to hear from ex-President Carter.

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Lesson 30 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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This lesson is a review of the five kinds of pronouns.

Instructions: Find each pronoun and tell what kind it is. It is either personal, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, or interrogative.

1. From whom did you get that?

2. Neither of my brothers would read me the story.

3. You need someone who will be kind to others.

4. What does this have to do with me?

5. I liked the play that you hated.

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Answers:

1. From whom did you get that?
     whom - interrogative pronoun
     you - personal pronoun
     that - demonstrative pronoun

2. Neither of my brothers would read me the story.

     neither - indefinite pronoun
     my and me - personal pronouns

3. You need someone who will be kind to others.
     you - personal pronoun
     someone and others - indefinite pronouns
     who - relative pronoun

4. What does this have to do with me?
     what - interrogative pronoun
     this - demonstrative pronoun
     me - personal pronoun

5. I liked the play that you hated.
     I and you - personal pronouns
     that - relative pronoun

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Lesson 329 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. The train santa fe express will arrive at 1:35 p.m., but the plane will arrive at 11:25 a.m.

2. julius caesar, the roman general, was born about 100 b.c.

3. have you read the poem "the road not taken" or the book a farewell to arms?

4. The first five books of the old testament are known as the pentateuch.

5. my mother uses liberty gold pineapple in several dishes.

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Answers:

1. The train Santa Fe Express will arrive at 1:35 P.M., but the plane will arrive at 11:25 A.M.

2. Julius Caesar, the Roman general, was born about 100 B.C.

3. Have you read the poem "The Road Not Taken" or the book  A Farewell to Arms?

4. The first five books of the Old Testament are known as the Pentateuch.

5. My mother uses Liberty Gold pineapple in several dishes.

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Lesson 29 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Interrogative pronouns ask questions. Who, whom, whose, which, and what are interrogative pronouns.

Instructions: Find the interrogative pronouns in these sentences.

1. What is that?

2. Who is going with me?

3. Which is the right answer?

4. Whose was right?

5. To whom did you want to speak?

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Answers:

1. What is that?

2. Who is going with me?

3. Which is the right answer?

4. Whose was right?

5. To whom did you want to speak?

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Lesson 328 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. The great dog story called lassie come home was written by major eric knight.

2. last year we visited yellowstone park, the tetons, mount rushmore, and several indian ruins.

3. Alaina shouted, "we can watch star wars again because mother said."

4. We think of the north with ice and snow but the south as hot and dry.

5. on thursday, june 18, the rev. tom gustaveson, the pastor of the baptist church, will come to canyon view junior high to speak about life in the australian outback.

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Answers:

1. The great dog story called Lassie Come Home was written by Major Eric Knight.

2. Last year we visited Yellowstone Park, the Tetons, Mount Rushmore, and several Indian ruins.

3. Alaina shouted, "We can watch Star Wars again because Mother said."

4. We think of the North with ice and snow but the South as hot and dry.

5. On Thursday, June 18, the Rev. Tom Gustaveson, the pastor of the Baptist church, will come to Canyon View Junior High to speak about life in the Australian outback.

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Lesson 28 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not point out specifically. They point out generally. They include such words as another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, many, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, other, others, some, somebody, and someone.

Instructions: Find the indefinite pronouns in the following sentences.

1. Everybody loves someone sometime.

2. Both of the students should hand in everything they have completed.

3. I didn't see anyone I knew.

4. If no one helps others, nothing gets done.

5. Somebody said that one should touch neither of them.

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Answers:

1. Everybody loves someone sometime.

2. Both of the students should hand in everything they have completed.

3. I didn't see anyone I knew.

4. If no one helps others, nothing gets done.

5. Somebody said that one should touch neither of them.

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Lesson 327 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. joe louis was known as the "the brown bomber."

2. knowing that nature never did betray

the heart that loved her.

3. the letter began, "my dear celeste," and ended with, "your dearest cousin."

4. The biggest signature on the declaration of independence was by john hancock.

5. The seminoles, who are native americans, live in florida.

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Answers:

1. Joe Louis was known as the "The Brown Bomber" (epithet).

2. Knowing that Nature (personification) never did betray

The heart that loved her.

3. The letter began, "My dear Celeste," and ended with, "Your dearest cousin."

4. The biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence was by John Hancock.

5. The Seminoles, who are Native Americans, live in Florida.

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Lesson 27 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point out. They are this, that, these, and those.  

     Examples:
     That is my hat.
     I like these not those.

Instructions: Find the demonstrative pronouns in these sentences.

1. That is a great idea.

2. I will take those.

3. How much money do you want for this?

4. These are the shoes I want.

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Answers:

1. That is a great idea.

2. I will take those.

3. How much money do you want for this?

4. These are the shoes I want.

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Lesson 326 - Mechanics - Capitalization Review

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. "yes," eric yelled, "we are glad that grandpa and grandma like trips."

2. yesterday i went with mother to see miss lomack, our dentist.

3. In the ensign magazine i found an article about mohammedanism and christianity in the middle east.

4. "there was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,

he found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;"

5. Did you know that professor phillips studied brahmanism in india?

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Answers:

1. "Yes," Eric yelled, "we are glad that Grandpa and Grandma like trips."

2. Yesterday I went with Mother to see Miss Lomack, our dentist.

3. In the Ensign magazine I found an article about Mohammedanism and Christianity in the Middle East.

4. "There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,

He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;"

5. Did you know that Professor Phillips studied Brahmanism in India?

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Lesson 26 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Relative pronouns join dependent clauses to independent clauses. They are who, whose, whom, which, and that. Clauses will be taught in detail later.

     Example:
     He found his money that he had lost.
     (That joins the two clauses together into one sentence.)

Instructions: Find the relative pronouns in the sentences, and see how many other pronouns you can find as a bonus.

1. I want the house, which is brick.

2. Jack ordered the meal that we picked up.

3. Freddie is the girl who won the contest.

4. Jon is a man on whom I can rely.

5. The student whose answer was wrong turned bright red.

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Answers:

1. I want the house, which is brick.
     which - relative pronoun

2. Jack ordered the meal that we picked up.
     that - relative pronoun

3. Freddie is the girl who won the contest.
     who - relative pronoun

4. Jon is a man on whom I can rely.
     whom - relative pronoun

5. The student whose answer was wrong turned bright red.
     whose - relative pronoun

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