Test 4, Units 1-9 Flashcards
A word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
preposition
A word which joins words or groups of words
conjunction
A word that names a person, place, thing or idea
noun
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective
A word that is exclamatory
interjection
A word that shows action or links another word to the subject
verb
Action or Linking: The postman’s unexpected delivery mystified me.
mystified - A
Action or Linking: The unusual red box looked mysterious.
looked - L
Action or Linking: I looked in vain for a return address on the label.
looked - A
Action or Linking: Finally I tore off the outside paper.
tore - A
Action or Linking: It was a new pair of gym shoes from my brother.
was - L
Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:
The scrambled eggs tasted delicious.
Sub - eggs
verb - tasted
part. - scrambled
mod. - eggs
Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:
The cars racing past shook the bleachers.
sub - cars
verb - shook
part - racing
mod - cars
Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:
The fish swimming toward me was a catfish.
sub - fish
verb - was
part - swimming
mod - fish
Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:
Exhausted from work, John collaspsed on the couch.
sub - John
verb - collaspsed
part - exhausted
mod - John
Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:
Meowing pitifully, the kitten shivered in the cold.
sub - kitten
verb - shivered
part - meowing
mod - kitten
Awwww… bring it inside the house!!!!!
Verb - past, present, or future:
Six long years passed before the war ended.
past
Verb - past, present, or future:
Will you go to the homecoming game?
future
Verb - past, present, or future:
Ashley likes apple pie and ice cream.
present
Verb - past, present, or future:
Mia left as soon as the bell rang.
past
Noah has (finish, finished) reading his book.
finished
Please (bring, take) my coat to the cleaners.
take
Her picture is now (sitting, setting) on my desk.
sitting
I (knowed, knew) that I was late.
knew (if you missed this, I’m demoting you to 1st grade!)
Who (brought, brung) the largest moth to class?
brought
Who has not yet (eat, eaten) lunch?
eaten
The smoke began to (rise, raise) from the campfire.
rise
James (lay, laid) his books on the bench yesterday and now cannot find them.
laid
(Let, Leave) me take care of your dog.
let
The child’s balloon (bursted, burst) before he left the store.
burst
Until last summer, she had never (ridden, rode) a horse.
ridden
We almost (froze, freezed) in the blizzard.
froze
Yesterday we (lay, laid) in the sun too long.
lay
If you (take sick, become ill), you may lie down on the bed.
become ill
No one has (chosen, chose) the new boy yet to be on a team
chosen
Since it is late, I (better, had better) leave for home now.
had better
Coach, (can, may) I pitch the next time we play the Cougars?
may
Should a gentleman (rise, raise) when a lady enters a room?
rise
My new shirt (shrinked, shrank) when Mom washed it.
shrank
You should not leave valuables (laying, lying) around unprotected.
lying
Diagram:
Nicholas and I ran to the corner and caught our bus.
Nicholas ran
and and
I caught
Diagram:
Cats sometimes screech and howl at night.
(boy, I’m glad Baxter doesn’t)
screech
Cats and
howl
Sentence, Fragment or Run-on:
Students who know how to make the most of their study time.
F
Mark Twain, who wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of seventy-five.
S
Sentence, Fragment or Run-on:
I have been to Montreal I have never been to Quebec.
RO
Sentence, Fragment or Run-on:
The only person to make such detailed records of stars and their movements.
F
Sentence, Fragment or Run-on:
In quiet confidence, neither timid or scared.
F
Sentence, Fragment or Run-on:
The assigned poem for tonight is “Mending Wall” tomorrow’s assignment is “The Road not Taken”.
RO
Add Caps & punctuation:
At the request of president Woodrow Wilson, Congress passed the clayton antitrust act in 1914 and established the federal trade commission.
At the request of President Woodrow Wilson, Congress passed the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1914 and established the Federal Trade Commission.
Add Caps & punctuation:
The Panama-Pacific International exposition of 1915 was held when europe was involved in a war nevertheless, it was very successful.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 was held when Europe was involved in a war; nevertheless, it was very successful.
