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
