English 9
June 2017
Name: __________________
Final Exam Review Packet #4: Grammar
Agreement, Parts of Speech, Parts of a Sentence
I. Agreement (Subject and Verb; Pronoun and Antecedent)
Underline the subject then choose the correct verb.
1. In Japan, a dish of cooked noodles (make, makes) a popular lunch.
2. At that disorganized store, confusion among shoppers (is, are) understandable
3. The confusing system for indicating quantities (make, makes) shopping a guessing game.
4. Each of the comedians (tries, try) to outdo the other.
5. Neither of these books (has, have) any value.
6. Both of the parents (has, have) offered us a ride.
7. The coach and the player (was, were) surprised by the referee’s call.
8. (Is, Are) Drew or Virgil going out for the pass?
9. Neither the quarterback nor the wide receiver (hear, hears) the referee’s whistle.
10. Either Albert or Selena (lead, leads) the student fight song.
11. Neither the coach nor the players (has, have) ever won a state championship game.
12. Neither the twins nor Greg (enjoys, enjoy) listening to that type of music.
Place the correct pronoun in the blank to replace the underlined antecedent.
1. The elephant is a long-lived animal. _______ grows _______ tusks at maturity.
2. Reliable cars make _____________ owners happy.
3. One of the women designs __________ own costumes
4. Each of the boys rode __________ bicycle to school.
5. Neither of the kittens has opened ________ eyes yet.
6. Each passenger will be shown where _______________ can check in.
7. A person should choose ______________ college carefully.
8. Carmen and Tina said that _____________ thought my idea was sensible.
Noun = N
Adverb = ADV
Preposition = PREP
Adjective = ADJ
Verb = V
Interjection = INT
Pronoun = PRO
Conjunction = CONJ
Using the abbreviations above, label the part of speech of every word in the sentences below.
(Remember that the articles – a, an and the – should be labeled as adjectives.)
Women dance.
The boys dance poorly.
The sad child cried.
The happy children laughed yesterday.
The children are happy.
The students are not happy.
The messy toddlers played.
The toddlers are very messy.
The energetic toddlers played and laughed outside.
Two children are absent today but the other children are present.
Elizabeth studied in the library and Carlos ran on the track.