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Grammar Skills Test -- Summative -- Jan 29, 2015
Part 1 (LPS-3L1a) -- Analyze each sentence.
What does the underlined group of words represent?
____1. Most young people enjoy hanging out with their friends.
a. simple subject
b. simple predicate
c. complete subject
d. complete predicate
____2. Railroad travel can be fun for the entire family.
a. simple subject
b. simple predicate
c. complete subject
d. complete predicate
c. complete subject
d. complete predicate
c. complete subject
d. complete predicate
____3. Jessica’s parents are immigrants from Spain.
a. simple subject
b. simple predicate
____4. Riding a unicycle is quite a challenge.
a. simple subject
b. simple predicate
____5. Where should a vertical line be placed to divide the complete subject and complete predicate?
After two hours of studying, mom allowed me to take a break.
a. before “to take”
b. before “allowed”
c. before “of”
d. before “mom”
Part 2 (8L1c) -- Analyze each sentence to determine the VERB MOOD.
____6. I suggest Jimmy take his car to the shop for new tires.
a. imperative b. interrogative
c. conditional
d. subjunctive
____7. If the audience laughs, the comedian is worth watching.
a. imperative b. interrogative
c. conditional
d. subjunctive
____8. What time are you coming over to pick me up for the movies?
a. imperative b. interrogative
c. conditional
d. subjunctive
____9. Stop at Kroger and pick up a gallon of milk.
a. imperative b. interrogative
c. conditional
d. subjunctive
c. conditional
d. subjunctive
____10. Study tonight.
a. imperative b. interrogative
Part 3 (LPS-5L1a) -- Analyze each sentence. In 11-13, how many words are left over in
each sentence after the elimination of PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES?
____11. The team ran down the field.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
____12. The players smashed through a sign taped between two goal posts.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
____13. From the bleachers, the crowd yelled for the team.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
In 14 and 15, determine the number of PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES in each sentence?
____14. Diving into our task with new enthusiasm, we searched through every box inside the shed.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
____15. The pitcher on the table is filled with sweet tea just for you.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Part 4 (8L2a-b) -- Which type of punctuation is missing from the sentence?
____16. Martin’s dog he’s normally very well behaved jumped on the table.
a. ellipsis
b. dash
c. comma(s)
d. apostrophe
____17. “Where could I have put oh there it is!”
a. ellipsis
b. dash
c. comma(s)
d. apostrophe
____18. I washed my sneakers last weekend but they are already stinky again!
a. ellipsis
b. dash
c. comma(s)
d. apostrophe
____19. For my birthday, I ordered my favorite toppings pepperoni, ham, and pineapple on my pizza.
a. ellipsis
b. dash
c. comma(s)
d. apostrophe
____20. Stacey said, “If I were you, I’d tell him all about”
a. ellipsis
b. dash
c. comma(s)
d. apostrophe
Part 5 (8L1a) --Analyze the sentence and determine which type of verbal it contains.
(Helpful tip: Find the subject and verb as your first step in the analysis of each sentence.)
____21. The squeaking floorboard alerted my mom that I was sneaking through the house.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
d. there is no verbal in this sentence
____22. Sending flowers on Valentine’s Day is asking for a kiss.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
d. there is no verbal in this sentence
____23. Mom has been baking cookies to take along on our winter vacation.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
d. there is no verbal in this sentence
____24. The lot, filled with cars, was enormous.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
d. there is no verbal in this sentence
____25. Watching fireworks is an important part of the Fourth of July.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
d. there is no verbal in this sentence
Part 6 (8L4) Answer each question about word families of the POWER WORDS.
____26. Which word family has misspelled words?
a. compare, comparison, comparing, comparative, compared
b. contrast, contrasted, contrasting, contrasts
c. analysis, analitical, analyze, analized, analyzer, annalists
d. evaluate, evaluation, re-evaluate, evaluating, evaluated
____27. Which set of word family members for “summarize” is all verbs?
a. summarize, summarizes, summarization
b. summarize, summarizes, summarized
c. summarize, summary, summarization
d. The words in a, b, & c are ALL verbs.
____28. Which set of words for “support” has a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb?
a. supporter, supported, supporting, will support
b. support, supports, supportive, supporting
c. support, supporter, unsupported, unsupportable
d. supporter, supported, supportive, supportively
____29. The power words “compare” and “contrast” are
a. synonyms
b. antonyms
c. alike
____30. Select a noun family member for “analyze.”
a. analyst
b. analyzed c. re-analyze d. analyzes
d. similar