Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. (We, Us) residents must report all suspicious activity to the police.

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. To build the house with the inspector's signature, I had to secure permits. ​

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Write the appropriate identification in each blank.               OK         correct             CS          comma splice             RO         run-on               FRAG      fragment The book being down to earth, full of action, and short. ​

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Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Were Tom and (we, us) selected to participate in the experiment?

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Insert all necessary commas in the following sentences. When the Good Samaritan found a wallet containing $500 he took it to the police station so that it could be returned to its owner.

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Insert all necessary commas in the following sentences. The crowd spilled out of the tavern onto the sidewalk and into the street.

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Write the simple subject, without modifiers, in the first blank; write the verb in the second blank. Some sentences have compound subjects, compound verbs, or both. ​Never again will I be able to speak to her about that.   _________, _________. ​

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. Tax revenues have decreased consequently, the city council must cut its expenditures.

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Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. These figures cannot possibly be correct so Sanjay is going to perform the calculations again.

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence.  Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Police departments all over the country use highly trained dogs. These uses include law enforcement and emergencies.

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Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​     The senator came to the meeting, though she could remain only a few minutes. ​   _________, _________. The senator came to the meeting, though she could remain only a few minutes. ​   _________, _________.

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Jim Casey and Tom Joad became leaders. The people learned to help themselves.

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One or two words in each sentence should be omitted or corrected.  Write the word or words that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. Which of these two software programs will be effectiver? ​

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Insert all necessary commas in the following sentences. On the trip to California these "Okies" are part of a migratory movement coming from other impoverished areas in or near Oklahoma.

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Write the appropriate identification in each blank. ​             OK       correct             CS        comma splice             RO       run-on             FRAG fragment Don Quixote was a good man who saw evil in the world, he decided to take action. ​

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence.  Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. ​Search dogs learn something. Finding the drug or the bomb means getting to play with the toy.

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One word in each sentence should be omitted or corrected. Write the word that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. ​I'd rather work for someone who doesn't dictate so rapid. ​

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. Through hard work, writing can be learned. ​

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Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence.  Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. ​The dog learns to obey his or her handler and to run, jump walls, and climb stairs. Then, the dog is ready for specialty training.

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​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier, M for misplaced modifier, or OK for correct sentence. When dancing the twist, the music is a driving force. ​

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