Language Arts 700: Test: Mechanics and Structure of English

Select the words from the list below that can be used as prepositions (Hint: There should be six unmarked words when you have finished.). at like before on across upon behind for through except between during so until in below from by or after above the under yet nor into and up out over of to toward beside with without

After Above And At Across Before Between Below Behind Beside By During Except For From In Into Like Of Over On Upon Up Under Until Toward Through With Without

Select the word(s) that should be capitalized. labor day war good Friday month

Labor Day Good Friday

Punctuation used with letter s to form the possessive case of singular nouns: _____. quotation marks hyphen apostrophe comma parentheses

apostrophe

Select the word(s) that should be capitalized. aunt Martha professor Smith mrs. cousin

aunt Martha professor Smith mrs.

Punctuation used after an introductory word or phrase: _____. apostrophe parentheses quotation marks comma hyphen

comma

Find the ADVERB(S) in the sentence. Note: the sentence may not contain adverbs. The little boy jumped up and down. boy jumped up little and down none in the sentence up

down up

Coordinating conjunctions operate in pairs.

false

In a compound sentence, only the but conjunction may be replaced with a semicolon.

false

Nouns, proper nouns, and personal pronouns cannot be mixed when using coordination.

false

Select the word(s) that should be capitalized. old french happy protestant

french protestant

Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles) in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain adjectives. I am happy to see you. see none in the sentence am you to happy

happy

Punctuation used to separate written fractions: _____. quotation marks parentheses apostrophe comma hyphen

hyphen

Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. Mom put beans in the jar. none in the sentence put the beans in jar

in the jar

Jesus is my Savior, and He died for my sins. The conjunction in the sentence above joins _____. words phrases independent clauses

independent clauses

Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles) in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain adjectives. The little boy jumped up and down. jumped little none in the sentence boy up and the

little the

Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. I am happy to see you. none in the sentence you I see happy to

none in the sentence

Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. The baby is very sleepy. very none in the sentence baby is sleepy

none in the sentence

Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. The little boy jumped up and down. little boy up none in the sentence down jumped and

none in the sentence

Find the ADVERB(S) in the sentence. Note: the sentence may not contain adverbs. I am happy to see you. see I to am happy none in the sentence

none in the sentence

Find the ADVERB(S) in the sentence. Note: the sentence may not contain adverbs. Mom put beans in the jar. in none in the sentence beans jar put the

none in the sentence

Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles) in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain adjectives. The fountain in the garden is quite old. in quite old none in the sentence is fountain the garden

old the

Find the ADVERB(S) in the sentence. Note: the sentence may not contain adverbs. The fountain in the garden is quite old. is fountain the none in the sentence garden quite the in

quite

Punctuation used with titles of songs and short stories: _____. parentheses hyphen quotation marks comma apostrophe

quotation marks

Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles) in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain adjectives. Mom put beans in the jar. beans Mom the in put none in the sentence

the

Find all of the words which make up the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain a prepositional phrase. The fountain in the garden is quite old. is garden quite the the in fountain none in the sentence

the in garden

Find the ADJECTIVE(S) (including articles) in the sentence below. Note: the sentence may not contain adjectives. The baby is very sleepy. the none in the sentence very baby sleepy

the sleepy

Both the complete subject and the complete predicate of a sentence can contain an adjective.

true

In coordination, only equal language parts may be joined together.

true

Find the ADVERB(S) in the sentence. Note: the sentence may not contain adverbs. The baby is very sleepy. sleepy baby none in the sentence is very

very

Select the seven coordinating conjunctions from the list below. over for if nor when and to except yet so but or

yet so but or and nor for