Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. ​ Karl was one of those students who were sure of (his or her, their) answers.

Write the correct verb in the blank. The whole town knew he was one of those people who (spread, spreads) gossip.

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. A "B" is the most worst grade Kyle has ever made. ​

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. The audience was so delighted with the performance of the soprano that (it, they) rose and applauded her loudly.

​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. Bob saw a black bear on his way to work. ​

If the sentence is correct, write OK in the blank. If the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference, write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. I have always wanted to visit Switzerland. They have such magnificent mountains there.

​ Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S          simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. After the explosion occurred, the workers fled for their safety. ​

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence.  Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. In many jurisdictions, injuring or killing a police K9 is a felony. Even harassing one by throwing objects or "barking" at him is a crime.

Write the correct verb in the blank. Why have you (set, sat) there so long without talking.

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences. Insert them as needed. (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) Maugham can combine (as in his short story titled On a Chinese Screen) warmth and horror in one paragraph.

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. I was one of the guests at the wedding (who, which) sat in the back and did not hear what  happened.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. She resorts to using a special power. She gets revenge. The town will not soon forget her. ​

One punctuation mark or capital letter is omitted in each of the following sentences.  Insert them as needed.  (Pairs of quotation marks are considered one unit.) Walt had only one last thing to say "Some day, you'll realize what a giant mistake you made."

Write the correct verb in the blank. The game began before the bets were (lain, laid) on the table.

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. The family made (its, their) fortune by farming silkworms.

In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. ​One teacher simply ignored the cheating in his classes and rationalizing his position by saying the real students would get an education anyway. ​

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. They are never paying attention at the public pool, so I fear for the children's safety.

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. The narrator refused. The narrator cannot dismiss the experience from his mind after all these years. ​

Write the appropriate identification in each blank.               OK         correct             CS          comma splice             RO         run-on               FRAG      fragment Quickly I turned the wheel to starboard, another boat was bearing down on us from the port side. ​

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. I told the magician and (she, her) that their plan would not work.