Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ These are very troubled times that require all our strength.   _________, _________. ​

One word in each sentence should be omitted or corrected. Write the word that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. ​Joan Ford and Nancy Montoya were real good friends. ​

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence. Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. He wanted revenge against an enemy. He walled that person up in a catacomb. ​

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Kali Lee is the physical therapist (who, whom) my doctor recommended.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. ​             OK       correct             CS        comma splice             RO       run-on             FRAG fragment He usually treated people of low social status and bad behavior very well they often responded by being better persons than they ordinarily were. ​

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. Emmett dropped the present into the basket that he had bought for his sister.

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. Struggling against heavy odds presented a challenge.    _________, _________. ​

One word in each sentence should be omitted or corrected. Write the word that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. ​The early English writers sure borrowed a great deal from each other. ​

Identify the part of speech of each italicized and bold-printed word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ They were not so sure about the recipes.   _________, _________. ​

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.) We're all two selves-one egotistic and one gregarious-and we cant separate the two.

One word in each sentence should be omitted or corrected. Write the word that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. ​After two weeks of prospecting, the old man was beginning to walk too slow to stay with the others. ​

In each blank, write P for good parallel structure or NP for nonparallel structure. ​Both political parties were not only sure that their platforms were needed but happy that they were different. ​

Write the correct verb in the blank. Rubinstein refused to start until everyone was (setting, sitting) down.

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S           simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. Sandy, who could pitch, was retained, but Willie was released from his contract. ​

​ Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S          simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. The captain gave the helmsman the course; then he went to his cabin. ​

Write the incorrect pronoun in the blank. The pilot told a joke about an airplane crash, and that upset some of the passengers. ​

Write the correct verb in the blank. Benito is the only one of the players who (wants, want) the coach to resign.

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. All the workers (which, who) were fired met at his house Tuesday.

Write the correct verb in the blank. The price of milk has (risen, raised) during the last year.

Write the correct verb in the blank. Mathematics (becomes, become) more interesting for me when Dr. Algebrain is lecturing.