Final Exam Review: Test your knowledge
Active or passive voice? Connor has a crush on that girl from Mrs. Piotrowski’s class.
Active voice- the subject of the sentence (Connor) is responsible for the action of “has” Connor has a crush on that girl from Mrs. Piotrowski’s class. Active voice- the subject of the sentence (Connor) is responsible for the action of “has”
Underline or Quotation Marks? a musical
a musical:underline
Find both prepositions. Then decide if the verb is linking, helping + action, or action. The song from that movie is stuck in my head.
**Linking verb (is)
Active or passive voice? Ryan M. spilled his lunch tray on Marissa.
Active voice- Ryan M., the subject of the sentence, is responsible for the action
Active or passive voice? What kind of verb(s) do you see? The gumballs were stolen sometime over the weekend.
The gumballs were stolen sometime over the weekend. Passive voice- gumballs didn’t steal themselves- unknown doer of the action HV + AV (were stolen)
Active or Passive Voice? Everyone loves to complain about too much homework.
Active voice
Find the preposition(s). On the day of the final, Koby’s going to eat a big breakfast.
Find the preposition(s). On the day of the final, I’m going to eat a big breakfast.
Find the preposition. Then decide if the verb is is transitive or intransitive. After the dance, he asked her out.
**Asked is transitive- direct object “her”
Correct or incorrect comma usage? The lightning hit the tree, the branches started on fire.
Correct or incorrect comma usage? The lightning hit the tree, the branches started on fire. **Need semicolon to join two independent clauses. This sentence is a comma splice and a run-on.
Compound or Complex Sentence? I know I will get an A on the final because I plan on studying for four hours tonight.
Compound or Complex Sentence? I will get an A on the final because I plan on studying for four hours tonight. **Complex because two subject-predicate pairs NOT joined by semicolon or comma fanboys.
Find the preposition. Find the adverb. Find the adjective. The girl with the umbrella still got wet.
The girl with the umbrella still got wet. *with- preposition *still- adverb *wet- adjective
Transitive or Intransitive? The hockey team lost the game.
Transitive or Intransitive? The hockey team lost the game. Action verb direct object Transitive verb
Comparative or Superlative? The marker is brighter than the colored pencil.
Comparative or Superlative? The marker is brighter than the colored pencil. comparative
Underline or Quotation Marks? Epic poem
Underline or Quotation Marks? Epic poem- underline because it is very long
Comparative or Superlative? That is the most beautiful sunset.
Comparative or Superlative? That is the most beautiful sunset. superlative
Which of these titles should be underlined? short story song title chapter of a book magazine
magazine
Find the preposition(s) in the following sentence. Across the street, the dog crawled through the fence.
Correct or incorrect? We don’t hardly ever get to go camping anymore.
Correct or incorrect? We don’t hardly ever get to go camping anymore. **Incorrect- double negative
Correct or incorrect? My sisters-in-law are both coming this weekend; I seldom see them both at the same time.
Correct or incorrect? My sisters-in-law are both coming this weekend; I seldom see them both at the same time.
Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any). He handed me a note during communication arts class.
Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any). I.O. D. O. I.O. D. O. He handed me a note during communication arts class.
Which of the following plural forms is incorrect? ox-oxenthesis-theseshero-herosman-men
ox-oxenthesis-theseshero-herosman-men
Correct or incorrect? My favorite class is Social Studies because we study the Declaration of Independence.
Correct or incorrect? My favorite class is Social Studies because we study the Declaration of Independence. **Incorrect, only language courses or specific course names should be capitalized, not general studies.
Comparative or Superlative? I think Milios is better than Subway.
Comparative or Superlative? I think Milios is better than Subway.
Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective. Molly is the less mature one in the group.
Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective. Molly is the less mature one in the group. **Less should be changed to least
Correct or Incorrect? Obviously someone has their cell phone in class, because its ringing.
Correct or Incorrect? Obviously someone has their cell phone in class, because its ringing. **Change their to his or her because –one, get rid of comma before because, and change its to it’s (its is possession).
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Is the adjective comparative or superlative in the following sentence? Jack is always more cheerful in the the morning. **comparative
Correct or Incorrect? I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing But The Truth. I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing But The Truth.
Correct or Incorrect? I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing But The Truth. I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing But The Truth. **Shorter words like “but” and “the” should not be capitalized.
Correct or Incorrect? The little kids enjoyed the perfomance by the mens’ singing group.
Correct or Incorrect? The little kids enjoyed the perfomance by the mens’ singing group. Should be: men’s
Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any). The boy at the mall texted us his phone number.
Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any). I.O. I.O. The boy at the mall texted us his phone number. D.O. D.O.