Quiz for Lessons 411 - 415 - Mechanics - Punctuation - Apostrophes

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Instructions: Supply the apostrophes in the following sentences.

1. Capn, can I bother you for a few minutes?

2. His us look just like my ns.

3. I wish everyone had the spirit of 76.

4. Its raining again, but its worth it to me.

5. I spose that you want your money back.

6. Its mother wont let me see if its okay.

7. Theyre goin to be here at four oclock.

8. Dont do that again because youre a better person than that.

9. Your mother said your ts looked like ls, and you run your sentences together with ands.

10. Ive had it with you if you shant help me pass the class.

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Answers:

1. Cap'n, can I bother you for a few minutes?

2. His u's look just like my n's.

3. I wish everyone had the spirit of '76.

4. It's raining again, but it's worth it to me.

5. I s'pose that you want your money back.

6. Its mother won't let me see if it's okay.

7. They're goin' to be here at four o'clock.

8. Don't do that again because you're a better person than that.

9. Your mother said your t's looked like l's, and you run your sentences together with and's.

10. I've had it with you if you shan't help me pass the class.

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Lesson 412 - Mechanics - Punctuation - Apostrophes

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Do not confuse the contractions (it's, who's, they're, you're) with the possessive pronouns (its, whose, their, your).

Instructions: Choose the correct forms from the words in parentheses in the following sentences.

1. (It's, Its) about time you started looking for (your, you're) shoes.

2. (They're, their) coming at about nine for (they're, their) children.

3. (It's, Its) mouth was sore because (it's, its) chewing all the time.

4. (Whose, who's) briefcase will you be using for (your, you're) papers?

5. (Your, You're) going to be late, but (whose, who's) going to be on time?

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Answers:

1. It's about time you started looking for your shoes.

2. They're coming at about nine for their children.

3. Its mouth was sore because it's chewing all the time.

4. Whose briefcase will you be using for your papers?

5. You're going to be late, but who's going to be on time?

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Quiz for Lessons 151 - 155 - Parts of the Sentence - Adjectives

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Instructions: Find all the adjectives in these sentences, tell what they modify, and what they tell.

1. Grandpa's low growl was a quick warning to us.

2. The largest spaceship in the world stood ready for launch.

3. His lost vision was still not clear.

4. Many young people feel uneasy before a crowd.

5. Pink and blue flowers bloomed in the neighbor's garden.

6. Several gray clouds blocked the radiant sunlight.

7. There were no visible signs of activity at the old mill.

8. Five little speckled eggs were seen in the bird's nest.

9. Mother planted those yellow and white irises.

10. Soft, cool breezes blew off the beautiful silver lake.

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Answers:

1. Grandpa's low growl was a quick warning to us.

- Grandpa's (whose) and low (what kind) modify growl

- a (which) and quick (what kind) modify warning

2. The largest spaceship in the world stood ready for launch.

- The (which) and largest (what kind) modify spaceship

- the (which) modifies world

3. His lost vision was still not clear.

- His (whose) and lost (what kind) modify vision

- clear (what kind, predicate adj.) modifies vision

4. Many young people feel uneasy before a crowd.

- Many (how many) and young (what kind) modify people
- uneasy (what kind, predicate adj.) modifies people
- a (which) modifies crowd

5. Pink and blue flowers bloomed in the neighbor's garden.

- Pink (what kind) and blue (what kind) modify flowers

- the (which) and neighbor's (whose) modify garden

6. Several gray clouds blocked the radiant sunlight.

- Several (how many) and gray (what kind) modify clouds

- the (which) and radiant (what kind) modify sunlight

7. There were no visible signs of activity at the old mill.

- no (how many) and visible (what kind) modify signs

- the (which) and old (what kind) modify mill

8. Five little speckled eggs were seen in the bird's nest.

- Five (how many), little (what kind), and speckled (what kind) modify eggs

- the (which) and bird's (whose) modify nest

9. Mother planted those yellow and white irises.

- those (which), yellow (what kind), and white (what kind) modify irises

10. Soft, cool breezes blew off the beautiful silver lake.

- Soft (what kind) and cool (what kind) modify breezes

- the (which), beautiful (what kind), and silver (what kind) modify lake

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Lesson 153 - Parts of the Sentence - Adjectives

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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 come before the noun or pronoun they modify except for the predicate adjective which comes after a linking verb and modifies the subject.

 

Examples of adjectives:

The big brown bear grabbed the scared small man.

(The, big, and brown modify the subject bear and the, scared, and small modify the direct object man)

Examples of predicate adjectives:

The big bear is brown. The brown bear was big.

(brown and big come after the linking verbs is and was and modify the subject bear)

 

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.) One should memorize them so they are immediately recognized as adjectives.

Adjectives used often that point out whose are possessive pronouns my, your, our, his, her, their, its and possessive nouns like Joe's, Pete's, etc.

Instructions: Find the adjectives that tell whose in these sentences and tell what they modify.

1. Badger's bark is my signal for food.

2. The sky's clouds are our shade trees.

3. Alaina's brother is also Pam's son.

4. Their hope was our arrival in time.

5. Her hair was a spider's web.

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Answers:

1. Badger's bark is my signal for food.

- Badger's modifies bark 

- my modifies signal

2. The sky's clouds are our shade trees.

- sky's modifies clouds 

- our modifies trees

3. Alaina's brother is also Pam's son.

- Alaina's modifies brother 

- Pam's modifies son

4. Their hope was our arrival in time.

- Their modifies hope 

- our modifies arrival

5. Her hair was a spider's web.

- Her modifies hair 

- spider's modifies web

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Quiz for Lessons 141 - 145 - Parts of the Sentence - Pronouns

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Instructions: Choose the correct form of the pronoun and tell why you chose it.

1. (Whom, Who) has she told?

2. Jim chose Ann and (I, me).

3. This is (she, her) speaking.

4. Could it have been (they, them) leaving there?

5. They never called (you and I, you and me).

6. Mother called (we, us) children for supper.

7. The cat groomed (its, it's) paw.

8. Is this shirt (yours, your's)?

9. The next turn is (ours, our's).

10. (Their, They're) house is the new one.

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Answers:

1. Whom has she told?

    - direct object, objective case

2. Jim chose Ann and me.

    - direct object, objective case

3. This is she speaking.

    - predicate nominative, nominative case

4. Could it have been they leaving there?

    - predicate nominative, nominative case

5. They never called you and me.

    - direct object, objective case

 

6. Mother called us children for supper.

    - direct object, objective case

7. The cat groomed its paw.

    - possessive case

8. Is this shirt yours?

    - possessive case

9. The next turn is ours.

    - possessive case

10. Their house is the new one.

      - possessive case

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Lesson 143 - Parts of the Sentence - Pronouns

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Pronouns take the place of nouns. Personal pronouns have what is called case. Case means that a different form of a pronoun is used for different parts of the sentence. There are three cases: nominative, objective, and possessive. Many mistakes are made in the use of nominative and objective case pronouns. Memorizing each list will help you use them correctly.

Nominative case pronouns are I, she, he, we, they, and who. They are used as subjects, predicate nominatives, and appositives when used with a subject or predicate nominative.

Objective case pronouns are me, her, him, us, them, and whom. They are used as direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and appositives when used with one of the objects. (We will learn about indirect objects and objects of the preposition in later lessons.) (You and it are both nominative and objective case.)

Possessive case pronouns are my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, and theirs. They are used to show ownership.

Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes, but possessive nouns do. Do not confuse the possessive personal pronouns its, your, and their with the contractions it's (it is, it has), you're (you are), and they're (they are).

Instructions: Tell how each italicized pronoun is used in these sentences.

1. It must have been he.

2. Can you see her?

3. Whom did they send?

4. The drivers were we, Carl and I.

5. I gave it to my son.

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Answers:

1. It must have been he.

    - subject and predicate nominative, nominative case

2. Can you see her?

    - subject, nominative case

    - direct object, objective case 

3. Whom did they send?

    - direct object, objective case

    - subject, nominative case 

4. The drivers were we, Carl and I.

    - predicate nominative and appositive, nominative case

5. I gave it to my son.

    - subject, nominative case

    - direct object, objective case

 

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Lesson 142 - Parts of the Sentence - Pronouns

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Pronouns take the place of nouns. Personal pronouns have what is called case. Case means that a different form of a pronoun is used for different parts of the sentence. There are three cases: nominative, objective, and possessive. Many mistakes are made in the use of nominative and objective case pronouns. Memorizing each list will help you use them correctly.

Nominative case pronouns are I, she, he, we, they, and who. They are used as subjects, predicate nominatives, and appositives when used with a subject or predicate nominative.

Objective case pronouns are me, her, him, us, them, and whom. They are used as direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and appositives when used with one of the objects. (We will learn about indirect objects and objects of the preposition in later lessons.) (You and it are both nominative and objective case.)

Possessive case pronouns are my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, and theirs. They are used to show ownership.

Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes, but possessive nouns do. Do not confuse the possessive personal pronouns its, your, and their with the contractions it's (it is, it has), you're (you are), and they're (they are).

Instructions: Choose the correct form of the pronoun.

1. Mom thinks this book must be (yours, your's). (Its, It's) not mine.

2. Is that (your, you're) car or (theirs, their's)?

3. (Its, It's) their turn, not (ours, our's).

4. Take all the clothes that are (yours, your's), but do not touch (theirs, their's).

5. (Its, It's) (hers, her's) not (ours, our's).

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Answers:

1. Mom thinks this book must be yours.  It's (It is) not mine.

2. Is that your car or theirs?

3. It's (It is) their turn, not ours.

4. Take all the clothes that are yours, but do not touch theirs.

5. It's (It is) hers not ours.

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Lesson 141 - Parts of the Sentence - Pronouns

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Pronouns take the place of nouns. Personal pronouns have what is called case. Case means that a different form of a pronoun is used for different parts of the sentence. There are three cases: nominative, objective, and possessive. Many mistakes are made in the use of nominative and objective case pronouns. Memorizing each list will help you use them correctly.

Nominative case pronouns are I, she, he, we, they, and who. They are used as subjects, predicate nominatives, and appositives when used with a subject or predicate nominative.

Objective case pronouns are me, her, him, us, them, and whom. They are used as direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and appositives when used with one of the objects. (We will learn about indirect objects and objects of the preposition in later lessons.) (You and it are both nominative and objective case.)

Possessive case pronouns are my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, and theirs. They are used to show ownership.

Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes, but possessive nouns do. Do not confuse the possessive personal pronouns its, your, and their with the contractions it's (it is, it has), you're (you are), and they're (they are).

Instructions: Choose the correct form of the pronoun.

1. Our dog wagged (its, it's) tail for dinner.

2. (Your, You're) answer is right.

3. (Its, It's) been foggy all week.

4. This is (their, they're) first win.

5. (Your, You're) here on time!

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Answers:

1. Our dog wagged its tail for dinner.

2. Your answer is right.

3. It's (It has) been foggy all week.

4. This is their first win.

5. You're (You are) here on time!

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Quiz for Lessons 301 - 305 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. Where were jack and jill going?

2. i wish i could go to arizona with my dad.

3. My uncle jim was visiting with paul in idaho.

4. I just returned from parsippany, new jersey.

5. The constitution should be studied more in school.

6. the navaho indians live in interesting buildings.

7. Did you attend provo high?

8. Ann lives in canada.

9. we will be visiting the first baptist church.

10. my nationality is swedish.

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1. Where were Jack and Jill going?

2. I wish I could go to Arizona with my dad.

3. My Uncle Jim was visiting with Paul in Idaho.

4. I just returned from Parsippany, New Jersey.

5. The Constitution should be studied more in school.

6. The Navaho Indians live in interesting buildings.

7. Did you attend Provo High?

8. Ann lives in Canada.

9. We will be visiting the First Baptist Church.

10. My nationality is Swedish.

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Lesson 303 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize words such as Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Son, Daughter, and Sis when they are used in place of the person's name. Do not capitalize them when they follow possessive pronouns such as my, your, his, her, our, or your.

Examples: 

I will ask Father. 

I will ask my father.

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. my father will return next week.

2. Oh, mom, you don't understand me.

3. Tomorrow grandmother leaves for Florida.

4. Did sis want to go with us?

5. Today mother and i will finish the painting.

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Answers:

1. My father will return next week.

2. Oh, Mom, you don't understand me.

3. Tomorrow Grandmother leaves for Florida.

4. Did Sis want to go with us?

5. Today Mother and I will finish the painting.

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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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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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Quiz for Lessons 21-25 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Instructions: Find the personal pronouns. Tell if they are intensive, reflexive, or possessive, and if they have an antecedent, name it.

1. I want you yourself to come tomorrow.

2. The decision itself is yours to make.

3. She gave herself up to the police.

4. My brother gave me his pet snake.

5. You can tie your shoe by yourself.

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1. I want you yourself to come tomorrow.
     yourself - intensive pronoun
     you is the antecedent for yourself

2. The decision itself is yours to make.
     itself - intensive pronoun
     yours - possessive pronoun
     decision is the antecedent for itself

3. She gave herself up to the police.
     herself - reflexive pronoun
     she is the antecedent for herself

4. My brother gave me his pet snake.
     My and his - possessive pronouns
     brother is the antecedent of his

5. You can tie your shoe by yourself.
     yourself - reflexive pronoun
     your - possessive pronoun
     you is the antecedent for your and yourself

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Lesson 23 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Some personal pronouns are called possessives because they show whose something is. They are the following pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.

    Example:
    The money is mine.
    (Mine tells whose money it is.)

Instructions: Find the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

1. The new car is his.

2. Yours will be here tomorrow.

3. I like theirs best.

4. Should we go for a ride in his or hers.

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Answers:

1. The new car is his.

2. Yours will be here tomorrow.

3. I like theirs best.

4. Should we go for a ride in his or hers.

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