ela mid term grammer

it's

"(its, it's) already two weeks overdue!" exclaimed Professor Zuromski as Brendan begged for another extension on his research essay.

No change is necessary

"Many silent stars could not make the transition to talking films," Dave said, "because they did not have good speaking voices."

Inverted word order

Across the desert plains ran the Mandalorian.

Inverted word order

Across the lawn crept the stalking cat.

Normal word order

Across the street, I could see my neighbor waving enthusiastically.

No change is necessary

Anthony's fingers are never still; if this young man isn't drumming out a song on the desk, then he's snapping a rubber band or twirling pens.

Beowulf - italicize

Because Beowulf is such a lengthy work, many people forget that it's a poem.

its

Bella sprayed furniture polish on the ancient table. (it's its) surface gleamed until the cleaner evaporated, leaving the same old, scarred wood.

Inverted word order

Beside our house runs a little creek.

Inverted word order

Beside the Millenium Falcon stood Princess Leia.

Normal word order

Beyond the horizon, the ship sailed to exotic destinations.

Normal word order

Beyond the horizon, the ship sailed to some exotic destination.

Inverted word order

By the tree sits Isaac with a book in his lap.

No change is necessary

Charles Lindbergh took the first nonstop flight in the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris in 1927.

...Egyptian, Kemette...

Circle the letter of the option that corrects an error in the underlined portions. If there is no error, select "No change is necessary." A student fascinated with all things ancient Egyptian. (A) Kemette squinted at the computer screen, (B) hoping to find the information she needed (C) to finish her research paper on Old Kingdom art.

...food, gurgling...

Circle the letter of the option that corrects an error in the underlined portions. If there is no error, select "No change is necessary." Because he had eaten a stack of twelve pancakes, (A) Emanuel heard his stomach begin to rumble (B) as it processed the food. (C) Gurgling loudly to protest the huge meal.

...traffic, anticipating...

Circle the letter of the option that corrects an error in the underlined portions. If there is no error, select "No change is necessary." Karlene drove slowly through the heavy traffic. (A) Anticipating a bag of microwave popcorn (B) and a couple of hours in front of the television (C) as her reward for a hard day at work.

No change is necessary

Circle the letter of the option that corrects an error in the underlined portions. If there is no error, select "No change is necessary." Mackenzie had to leave the room, (A) for her father was noisily crunching raw radishes, (B) which produced so annoying a sound (C) that studying was impossible.

...sighs and...

Circle the letter of the option that corrects an error in the underlined portions. If there is no error, select "No change is necessary." Whenever one of her six cats jumps on the kitchen counter, (A) Lorna just sighs. (B) And reminds herself that everything tastes better (C) if there is a little cat hair in it.

Normal word order

Despite singing with an incredibly popular boy band, Niall Hourigan's career has been a disappointment.

couldn't

Even after four cups of coffee, Marissa could'nt muster the energy to finish the journal assignments for Professor Koopman's class.

belt's

Even on the belts last hole, the baggy jeans keep sliding off Roger's hips, making the poor boy waddle like a penguin.

reapplies

Every morning, Clarissa straightens her curls with a flat iron and reapply's metallic pink polish to her fingernails.

Normal word order

From the other side of the street, I could see my neighbor waving enthusiastically.

Red Poppy - italicize

Georgia O'Keefe's painting Red Poppy is one of my favorites.

Inverted word order

Here are my car keys!

Inverted word order

Here on our patio gather our relatives.

No need to italicize or quote

I enjoyed reading the novel The Hunger Games, which was based in part on Greek mythology.

"Wild Swans"

I just read the poem Wild Swans by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

a

Identify the fragment. a. Even though we invited her again. b. This was her first acting role in years. c. The painting, which includes all three primary colors, was sold for just under a million dollars. d. Small birds are nesting on the porch.

c

Identify the fragment. a. The painting, which includes all three primary colors, was sold for just under a million dollars. b. Small birds are nesting on the porch. c. Even though we invited her again. d. This was his first professional acting role in several years.

B

Identify the fragment. a. We went to the supermarket before we ran out of milk. b. While in the produce section. c. In the dairy aisle, I was overwhelmed by the yogurt choices. d. I forgot to bring the grocery list.

b

Identify the fragment. a. We went to the supermarket before we ran out of milk. b. While in the produce section. c. In the dairy aisle, I was overwhelmed by the yogurt choices. d. I forgot to bring the grocery list.

a

Identify the fragment. a. When we went to the movies. b. I ordered a large popcorn, not expecting it to be the size of a small trash can. c. We were able to share the popcorn and still have some left over at the end.

c

Identify the fragment. a. When will Mark learn his lesson? b. Sarah isn't speaking to him anymore, not since he threw rocks at her window to get her attention. c. Broken into pieces.

is

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: The result of failing to study is usually a bad grade on the test.

left

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: They left their books on the library tables.

woman

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: From across the room, the old woman resembled my own grandmother.

articles

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Have articles about the Patriot Act or Iraq appeared in any magazines lately?

species

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: In the depths of the ocean live many undiscovered species.

canvases

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: On display were brightly colored canvases.

result

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The result of failing to study for a test is usually a poor grade.

visitors

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Visitors from a neighboring school walked through the hallway.

B

Identify which part is the fragment. If there is no fragment, choose that option: (A) Nancy peeked at her grade. (B) Nervous about what she might find. (C) Surprisingly, she had aced the test.

There is no fragment

Identify which part is the fragment. If there is no fragment, choose that option: (A) The winner of the science fair will receive a scholarship. (B) The prize is worth $30,000.00. (C) Over a hundred students have entered.

C

Identify which part is the fragment. If there is no fragment, choose that option: (A) When will Mark learn his lesson? (B) Sarah isn't speaking to him anymore, not since his attempt to get her attention by throwing rocks at her window. (C) Broken into pieces.

B

Identify which part is the fragment. If there is no fragment, choose that option: (A) Diane picked at the potatoes with her fork. (B) While Nick stuck his fingers in the gravy. (C) Rachel was horrified as she watched her roommates eat the dinner she had prepared.

C

Identify which part is the fragment. If there is no fragment, choose that option: (A) To save money for school, Tasha keeps to a strict budget. (B) She never carries more than five dollars in her wallet. (C) To avoid making impulse purchases like Us magazine or grande cappuccinos.

Inverted word order

Inside the cantina on Tatooine, there was a loud commotion.

Inverted word order

Inside the restaurant, there was a loud commotion.

yours

Jeannette hated my Halloween costume, but she loves zombies, so she'll like your's.

Inverted word order

Near one of the stores stands an old, battered mailbox.

"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"

One of his most popular sonnets (a form of poetry), Shakespeare's Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? is still as meaningful and beautiful today.

We plan on spending the holidays at the Reeses's house.

Rewrite the bolded phrase showing correct usage of the apostrophe or apostrophe + s. Write the new phrase on the space provided below. We plan on spending the holidays at the house of the Reese family.

d

She had bought, Flannery O'Connor wrote, a new dress for the occasion. a. "She had bought," Flannery O'Connor wrote, a new dress for the occasion." b. She had bought, "Flannery O'Connor wrote," a new dress for the occasion. c. "She had bought, Flannery O'Connor wrote, a new dress for the occasion." d. "She had bought," Flannery O'Connor wrote, "a new dress for the occasion."

Smithsonian - italicize

Smithsonian is a great magazine for articles in all fields of discovery, not just science or history.

No change is necessary

Strands of hair whipped Jessica's face as the cold wind blew through the bare trees.

it's

Tell Ben that he has 15 minutes to finish. (It's, its) imperative that he turn in his essay on time since Professor Parker refuses to accept late work.

No change is necessary

The French expression le style c'est l'homme (italicized) was one of her favorite sayings.

le style c'est l'homme - italicize

The French expression le style c'est l'homme was one of her favorite sayings. Selected:

its

The abandoned textbook lay on the coffee shop table, (its, it's) pages ruffled by the breeze.

its

The bed beckoned with it's soft pillows and warm blankets, but Tommy still had twenty-five problems to solve for Mr. Takashima's algebra class.

blankets

The lawn mower's roar woke Stephen from a sound sleep. He cursed his neighbor's dedication to yard maintenance and dove under the blanket's.

acer rubrum - italicize

The scientific, or Latin, name for the red maple is acer rubrum.

its

The stray dog wagged (it's, its) tail, hoping that Nick would share his ham and cheese sandwich.

Inverted word order

There is a noise in the basement.

The Merchant of Venice - italicize

Though not my favorite of Shakespeare's plays, The Merchant of Venice was certainly thought-provoking.

puppies

To avoid muddy dog prints on Mom's clean floor, we left the puppy's in the backyard.

Emma - needs italics

We read Jane Austen's novel Emma for our British Literature class.

d

Which is a complete sentence? a. A castle in the valley. b. Heroes, along with their sidekicks. c. Violent fairy tales with witches and monsters. d. Once upon a time, I dreamed of being a princess.

D

Which is a complete sentence? a. A castle in the valley. b. Violent fairy tales with witches and monsters. c. Heroes, along with their sidekicks. d. Once upon a time, I dreamed of being a princess.

a

Which is a complete sentence? a. I ate lunch with my sister. b. The pizza in the cafeteria. c. Sitting next to me. d. Eating lunch.

No change is necessary

Which of the Star Wars films did you like best?

Star Wars - italicize

Which of the Star Wars films did you like best?

d

Which of the following is a complete sentence? a. The pizza in the cafeteria. b. Ate lunch. c. Sitting next to me. d. I ate lunch with my sister.

c

Which of the following is a fragment? a. Because we were late, we missed the movie. b. Run or we'll be late! c. Because we were late. d. We were late.

C

Which of the following is a fragment? a. We were late. b. Run, or we'll be late! c. Because we were late. d. We missed the movie because we were late.

d

Which of the following uses quotation marks correctly? a. "It's dishonest" said Mark "and I want no part of it." b. "It's dishonest said Mark and I want no part of it." c. It's dishonest, said Mark "and I want no part of it". d. "It's dishonest," said Mark, "and I want no part of it."

No change is necessary

Which of the three Alien movies did you like best in the trilogy?

"Spiderman is my favorite superhero," said my sister."How dare you," I said, "you should never disrespect Iron Man like that!"

Write an original piece of dialogue about your favorite superhero or Christmas that has a dialogue tag included.

My friend's favorite song is "Reflection" from the movie Mulan. (Mulan is italicized)

Write an original sentence that includes a correctly-formatted song title.

Neither Kevin's nor Kyle's science projects were written correctly.

Write an original sentence to show individual ownership of Kevin and Kyle on their science projects.

yours

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Abigail hated my Halloween costume, but she loves zombies, so she'll like your's.

No change is necessary

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Ava covered her ears with her hands and focused on the quiz questions; she tried to ignore the techno music escaping from Chandler's ear buds.

Jake

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Esther's eyeglasses are cloudy with fingerprints, but her brother Jake's keeps his lenses pristine.

couldn't

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Even after four cups of coffee, Melissa could'nt muster the energy to finish the journal assignments for Professor Koopman's class.

can't

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Lissette ca'nt believe her roommate's bad manners; Alex has once again left the bathroom sink full of shaving cream and whiskers.

No change is necessary

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Looking for signs of wear to disqualify the issue as mint, Sheldon inspected the comic book's corners and spine.

Nick's

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. Nicks collection of hats includes one that is shaped like a plate of tacos.

roommate's

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. The contents of Christina's purse include tangled necklaces, an uncapped lip balm, and her roommates missing watch.

blankets

choose the option which corrects an error in the underlined / bolded portions. If no error exists, choose the "no change is necessary" option. There will only be one correct answer. The lawn mower's roar woke Logan from a sound sleep. He cursed his neighbor's dedication to yard maintenance and dove under the blanket's.

All night, we listened to our neighbors' loud party.

rewrite the bolded phrase showing correct usage of the apostrophe All night, we listened to the loud party that the neighbors threw.

Hurry up and finish! You don't want to experience our boss's anger.

rewrite the bolded phrase showing correct usage of the apostrophe Hurry up and finish! You don't want to experience the anger of our boss.

I received an invitation to the reunion for my graduating class of '97 in the mail.

rewrite the bolded phrase showing correct usage of the apostrophe I received an invitation to the reunion for my graduating class of 1997 in the mail.

Gladys's vegetable garden that is always fertilized has tomatoes the size of cantaloupes!

rewrite the bolded phrase showing correct usage of the apostrophe The vegetable garden that Gladys is always fertilizing has tomatoes the size of cantaloupes!