Exam 11: Identifying Parts of Speech in Sentences

Write the correct verb in the blank. If you (lie, lay) down, the exercise does you no good.

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Let's you and (I, me) watch the sunset.

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. The novel was exciting and it was full of colorful descriptions.

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. Mr. Velasquez dances better than (I, me).

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 admired the Danes; they are such a happy people.

One word in each sentence should be omitted or corrected. Write the word that should be omitted or the correction in the blank. ​Washington 's men got so cold they wanted nothing beside warm clothes and a warm meal. ​

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. All but Maria and (he, him) left on the bus.

Write the appropriate identification in each blank. ​             OK       correct             CS        comma splice             RO       run-on             FRAG fragment For a squire, he enlisted Sancho Panza, a peasant neighbor who would leave his family behind. ​

Write the correct pronoun in the blank. We (ourself, ourselfs, ourselves) are ultimately responsible.

Insert all necessary commas in the following sentences. The workers covered in soot and exhausted emerged from the mine shaft.

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. Lisa however made the smart choice and refused to participate.

Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ Even though she was ill , she went to her classes.   _________, _________. ​

Combine each group of sentences into a single sentence.  Use coordination, subordination, or one of the other ways of combining ideas. Dogs can also help police officers nab criminals. They chase and hold suspects who try to run.​

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.) Wont the question of Clint's hour of birth hold up the astrologer's predictions?

Write the correct verb in the blank. The troop, with its leaders, (assemble, assembles) in groups for contests.

Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or group of words by placing the appropriate abbreviations in the blanks. ​ Politics can be a very interesting topic of conversation.   _________, _________. ​

​ In each blank, write D for dangling modifier or M for misplaced modifier. The mayor discussed paving the road with city council members.​

Insert all necessary commas or semicolons in the following sentences. My father knows that smoking is damaging his health nevertheless, he continues to do it.

Indicate the kind of sentence by writing the appropriate abbreviation in each blank. ​             S           simple             CP        compound             CX        complex             CC        compound-complex. William and Henry James contributed much to American philosophy and literature. ​

Write the correct verb in the blank. In his thirties, Floyd (use, used) to rise at 8:00 and be at work by 9:00.