World War III? Better Get This Grammar Down Fast!

ENG 150
Quiz #3–100 Points
13 July 2006

Skill Unit #1: Writing Simple Sentences
[12pts.] Divide the following sentences into two parts, complete subject and complete predicate; then underline the simple subject and simple predicate.

Daria sang with the entire group.

The dog with the black collar is delightfully trained.

Plant Biology and Animal Biology are both taught by the same professor.

We cleaned and organized the entire office by ourselves.

[9pts.] Remember, verbals are verb forms that are used as other parts of speech. Identify how the following verbals are made and how they function in sentences. Give an example of each.
Participles

Function as

Are formed

Example:

Gerunds

Function as

Are formed

Example:

Infinitives

Function as

Are formed

Example:

[6pts.] Subjects and verbs must agree. In the following sentences, mark “C” for correct or “IC” for incorrect; then correct all sentences that need to be corrected.

___ My cat likes to purr when I open can food.
___ They have been working alone on the project for days.
___ The flock of dangerous birds migrates to Mexico every year.
___ None of the students ever walk to school.
___ The train, which has twenty loaded cars, is on its way to New Orleans.
___ Traditionally, faith is the substance of things hoped for.

Skill Unit #2: Writing Compound Sentences[2pts.] Compound sentences are made from two or more __________________ .
[6pts.] There are three ways to construct a compound sentence:

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#2]

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[12pts.] Revise the following run-on sentences using the three methods above.

I forgot the sun screen
my children were burnt.

#1]
#2]
#3]

We picked the biggest pumpkins in the field
dad dropped them before the finish line.

#1]
#2]
#3]
They left the Christmas lights up all year
the house never sold.

#1]
#2]
#3]

She cleared a space for the flower garden
her cats used it for a litter box.

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#2]
#3]


Skill Unit #3: Writing Complex Sentences
[3pts.] Complex sentences contain an independent clause and a __________________, which is _____________________________________________.

[6pts.] We studied three types of clauses: Adjective, which modify __________________; Adverb, which modify ___________________; and Noun clauses that function as _________________.

[12pts.] In the following sentences, underline the subordinate clause and identify what type of clause it is.

______ The book that had all the notes in it sold quickly.

______ After we visit the zoo, we’ll try Six Flags.

______ Whoever lit the fireworks this year forgot to wait until dusk.

______ He cannot find who hid the treasure.

______ She swam to the other side because the fish weren’t biting there.

______ The plant drinks bottled water, which becomes rather expensive after a while.

Skill Unit #4: Using Sentence Punctuation
[10pts.] Correct any misused punctuation in the following paragraph (excerpted from Hacker 53).

This progressive proposal to build a ski resort in the state park has been carefully researched by Western Trust the largest bank in the state; furthermore it is favored by a majority of the local merchants. The only opposition comes from narrow-minded, do-gooder environmentalists who care more about trees than they do about people; one of their leaders was actually arrested for disturbing the peace several years ago

[6pts.] Quotation marks. In the following sentences, mark “C” for correct or “IC” for incorrect; then correct all sentences that need to be corrected.

____ My daughter asked if “she and her friends” could go to the movies.

____ “Don’t pour the bubble solution down my back”! he shouted at his children.

____ “Fine,” she said absentmindedly, “just get it to me by noon”.


Skill Unit #5: More Sentence Punctuation[16pts.] Write a paragraph (minimum of 10 sentences) describing your worst driving experience. Within this paragraph meet at least eight of the following criteria and label your choices.

Simple Sentence 2 Commas Colon
Compound Sentence Quotation Marks Parentheses
Complex Sentence Semicolon Dash