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Grammar Essentials:Self-Test
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Test Topics
Noun endings Countable and Uncountable Nouns Verb/Noun Agreement Adverb or adjective Pick out the verbs Dependent & Independent Clauses Prepositional phrases
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Pick out the three typical noun endings. -Er -Ize -Ate -Tion -Ism -Ify
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Indicate whether the underlined noun is countable or uncountable The car has changed the face of the country.
[countable / uncountable] I used to have a lot of hair.
[countable / uncountable] My computer has crashed.
[countable / uncountable] Although there were over 100 dogs at the dog show,
Fido still came in first. [countable / uncountable]
The whole idea of the supermarket was to make shopping easier.
[countable / uncountable]
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Choose the correct verb form to match the noun. The sugar in all the bags ____ gone lumpy. (has/
have) The scouring pad and tea towel _____ to be
washed. (need/needs) The witticisms of Oscar Wilde _____ legendary. (is/
are) Neither of those suits _____ very good on you. (look
/looks) One of these books ____ signed by the author. (is/
are)
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Indicate whether the underlined word is an adverb or adjective The red car skidded around the corner. (adjective /
adverb) He was solidly behind the idea. (adjective / adverb) The stop light glowed redly against the night sky. (
adjective / adverb) I pulled hard on the door to open it. (adjective /
adverb) There was nothing soft about the pillow. (adjective /
adverb) His reasons for writing a five paragraph essay were
largely insignificant. (adjective / adverb)
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Pick out the verbs in each sentence. If you go to Minsk, you should go in the
spring. Very few people find Mozart to be overly
exciting. Nobody should go to school if they
are not going to stay awake during class. First I will go to the opera, but only after I eat
dinner. I think, therefore I am.
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Identify whether the underlined clause is dependent or independent There was little time after the play for us to go to
Denny’s. (Independent / Dependent) After tearing up the student’s plagiarized essay, the
professor then boiled the student in oil. (Independent / Dependent)
The five paragraph essay is an evil spawn of Satan which leads to bad writing. (Independent / Dependent)
Despite what some people appear to believe, even organic food is made up of chemicals. (Independent / Dependent)
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Pick out the prepositional phrases [There was nobody] [in the theatre], [
so John and I] [went home]. [There was nothing] [by the side of the road] [
to indicate] [where he’d driven] [into the ditch].
[With Davy Jones] [at the bottom of the ocean], [the pirates finally had time] [to explore the treasure chest].
[There was no particular reason] [for Doug to go home].
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Wrong – Prepositional phrases
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Right – Prepositional Phrases
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Wrong – identify clause
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Right – Identify clause
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Wrong – pick out verbs
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Right – Pick out verbs
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Identify Adjective/Adverb
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Identify Advective/Adverb
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Adverb/Adjective
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Adverb/Adjective
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Noun/Verb Agreement
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Noun/Verb Agreement
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Noun Endings
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Noun Endings
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Verb/Noun Agreement
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Verb/Noun Agreement
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