Grammar and Mechanics Test 4

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1 Grammar and Mechanics 4 Name: Instructions: Copyright Measured Progress, All Rights Reserved

2 : Grammar and Mechanics 4 1. Which sentence contains a possessive noun? A. You are the only one talking at the moment. B. We did not like the show even though everyone else did. C. Rick got four As last semester and that helped him pass. D. Fred s car began to overheat, and steam was everywhere. 2. Which sentence uses correct standard American English? A. He should ve seen it comin from a mile away. B. She will never get no support if she keeps acting like that. C. I was looking everywhere for Tony, but he was down by the river. D. Larry had been in line for over an hour waitin for tickets to go on sale. 3. Which of the underlined words is misspelled? A. led B. auditorium C. never D. their Tarisha will not be in the school play this year. 4. Which is another way to write will not? A. won t B. wan t C. willn t D. wouldn t 2

3 : Grammar and Mechanics 4 5. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. Bring the camera with you to the meeting s. B. He did not realize that he was being followed. C. Rhonda s sister bought sweaters for all her cousins. D. Add up all the number s and then subtract thirty-five. Samantha go down to the park every day to rides the swings and climbs the jungle gym. 6. Rewrite the sentence to have the correct subject-verb agreement for each verb. Krista plays basketball better than Josh, but he excels at track. 7. Which is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. adverb B. pronoun C. preposition D. conjunction 8. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly? A. She asked the baker if he had any more fresh cookies. B. The teacher will ask, several questions before the test. C. He demanded that everyone bring a copy of the newspaper. D. All students will go on the field trip, said the camp director. 3

4 : Grammar and Mechanics 4 9. In which sentence does the word hope function as a verb? A. The farmers hope it will rain because it has not all year. B. Hope and faith are synonyms found in the textbook. C. Connie has great hope for her future at the new middle school. D. The runner never gave up hope, even after five people passed him. 10. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence below? Hector and Margaret argued heatedly over the best way to get the couch up from the basement. A. a verb B. an adverb C. an adjective D. a noun 11. Which sentence contains a subject pronoun? A. I ran to the station to see if the train had arrived. B. Shannon borrowed my bookbag yesterday afternoon. C. Austin lost two library books, so the librarian replaced them. D. After the storm blew the tree down, Mick sawed it into pieces for firewood. 12. Which sentence has an incorrect word? A. Dave dug a big hole for the fence post. B. I will meet you at the sports memorabilia store. C. I road to football practice in my mother s new car. D. The test was a breeze, since we knew all of the right answers. 4

5 : Grammar and Mechanics Which sentence has correct punctuation? A. Do you have to play that song now? my sister asked. B. The goldfish belongs to Tom s sister, but the tigerfish is mine. C. The teacher asked us to turn in our homework but I forgot mine. D. The principal the director and the lead actors came to center stage. I will be traveling on American Airlines on the morning of June Which punctuation changes should be made to the sentence? A. Add a comma between 16 and B. Put June in quotation marks. C. Add a comma after American Airlines. D. Put American Airlines in quotation marks. Superheroes have the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. 15. Which is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. verb B. noun C. adverb D. adjective 16. Which word or phrase belongs in the blank? A. is B. was C. were D. has been 5

6 : Grammar and Mechanics Which sentence has the correct punctuation? A. Deer should be hunted; they are too plentiful. B. I was in the army; where I learned to follow orders. C. The colors that look best on me are red; blue; and purple. D. We ordered too much food; because we were expecting more people. 18. Which letter closing is punctuated correctly? A. Yours, truly B. Best. wishes C. Sincerely yours, D. Warmest regards: 19. Rewrite the sentence in the space provided below, adding the missing punctuation marks. Why you do not even have your socks and shoes! 20. What change in punctuation is needed to correct the sentence above? A. Add a comma after the word Why. B. Add a comma after the word socks. C. Remove the apostrophe from the word don t. D. Replace the exclamation point with a question mark. 6

7 : Grammar and Mechanics The underlined word in the sentence is used as A. a verb. B. a noun. C. an adjective. D. a preposition. 22. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. My father always said Be careful what you wish for. B. You know darn well what I mean. Edward shouted. C. What do you want to do after dinner? asked Mom. D. I don t care she said, what you think about it. 7