Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library

#GRAMMAR 1.11 PRACTICE (due date: Friday, November 11)

star
star
star
star
star
Last updated over 2 years ago
58 questions
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1

NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?

REDO CODE: MXD4UJ

PART 1 of 2

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify any plurals, possessives, or contractions in the sentence. (24 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer. The exception to this is proper nouns.
*Each word must go in the order of the sentence - reading from left to right.

2. Identify which type of word it is. (24 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: Hemingway’s won two prestigious awards — the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 1
1.

Word #1: Hemingway’s won two prestigious awards — the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

Question 2
2.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway’s won two prestigious awards — the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

Question 3
3.

Word #2: Hemingway’s won two prestigious awards — the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

Question 4
4.

Word #2 Type: Hemingway’s won two prestigious awards — the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

Sentence #2: Hemingway’s birthplace was Oak Park, Illinois.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 5
5.

Word #1: Hemingway’s birthplace was Oak Park, Illinois.

Question 6
6.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway’s birthplace was Oak Park, Illinois.

Sentence #3: As a boy and youth, Hemingway spent many a summer’s day in northern Michigan.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 7
7.

Word #1: As a boy and youth, Hemingway spent many a summer’s day in northern Michigan.

Question 8
8.

Word #1 Type: As a boy and youth, Hemingway spent many a summer’s day in northern Michigan.

Sentence #4: Hemingway’s family owned a cottage on Waloon Lake.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 9
9.

Word #1: Hemingway’s family owned a cottage on Waloon Lake.

Question 10
10.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway’s family owned a cottage on Waloon Lake.

Sentence #5: Hemingway made many friends there.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 11
11.

Word #1: Hemingway made many friends there.

Question 12
12.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway made many friends there.

Sentence #6: Native Americans of the region were among his group of friends.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 13
13.

Word #1: Native Americans of the region were among his group of friends.

Question 14
14.

Word #1 Type: Native Americans of the region were among his group of friends.

Question 15
15.

Word #2: Native Americans of the region were among his group of friends.

Question 16
16.

Word #2 Type: Native Americans of the region were among his group of friends.

Sentence #7: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.
(4 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 17
17.

Word #1: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 18
18.

Word #1 Type: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 19
19.

Word #2: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 20
20.

Word #2 Type: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 21
21.

Word #3: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 22
22.

Word #3 Type: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 23
23.

Word #4: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Question 24
24.

Word #4 Type: Some of his friends’ adventures appeared in his books and short stories.

Sentence #8: The young Hemingway’s writing career began in Kansas City.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 25
25.

Word #1: The young Hemingway’s writing career began in Kansas City.

Question 26
26.

Word #1 Type: The young Hemingway’s writing career began in Kansas City.

Sentence #9: Hemingway was one of many reporters for the city’s newspaper, the Kansas City Star.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 27
27.

Word #1: Hemingway was one of many reporters for the city’s newspaper, the Kansas City Star.

Question 28
28.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway was one of many reporters for the city’s newspaper, the Kansas City Star.

Question 29
29.

Word #2: Hemingway was one of many reporters for the city’s newspaper, the Kansas City Star.

Question 30
30.

Word #2 Type: Hemingway was one of many reporters for the city’s newspaper, the Kansas City Star.

Sentence #10: Kansas City’s one of many cities Hemingway visited.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 31
31.

Word #1: Kansas City’s one of many cities Hemingway visited.

Question 32
32.

Word #1 Type: Kansas City’s one of many cities Hemingway visited.

Question 33
33.

Word #2: Kansas City’s one of many cities Hemingway visited.

Question 34
34.

Word #2 Type: Kansas City’s one of many cities Hemingway visited.

Sentence #11: At age eighteen, the young man’s thoughts wandered abroad.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 35
35.

Word #1: At age eighteen, the young man’s thoughts wandered abroad.

Question 36
36.

Word #1 Type: At age eighteen, the young man’s thoughts wandered abroad.

Question 37
37.

Word #2: At age eighteen, the young man’s thoughts wandered abroad.

Question 38
38.

Word #2 Type: At age eighteen, the young man’s thoughts wandered abroad.

Sentence #12: Hemingway traveled to Milan, Italy, on the first of his transatlantic flights.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 39
39.

Word #1: Hemingway traveled to Milan, Italy, on the first of his transatlantic flights.

Question 40
40.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway traveled to Milan, Italy, on the first of his transatlantic flights.

Sentence #13: World War I’s battles were still raging.
(2 Plurals, Possessives, or Contractions)
Question 41
41.

Word #1: World War I’s battles were still raging.

Question 42
42.

Word #1 Type: World War I’s battles were still raging.

Question 43
43.

Word #2: World War I’s battles were still raging.

Question 44
44.

Word #2 Type: World War I’s battles were still raging.

Sentence #14: Hemingway’s job was ambulance deputy with an American field service unit.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 45
45.

Word #1: Hemingway’s job was ambulance deputy with an American field service unit.

Question 46
46.

Word #1 Type: Hemingway’s job was ambulance deputy with an American field service unit.

Sentence #15: The day that Hemingway arrived, a factory full of munitions blew up.
(1 Plural, Possessive, or Contraction)
Question 47
47.

Word #1: The day that Hemingway arrived, a factory full of munitions blew up.

Question 48
48.

Word #1 Type: The day that Hemingway arrived, a factory full of munitions blew up.

PART 2 of 2

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the word in parentheses that best completes the sentence. (10 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Question 49
49.

Sentence #1: One of (Hemingway’s, Hemingways’) adventures was an African safari.

Question 50
50.

Sentence #2: Hemingway made (preparation’s, preparations) for the trip.

Question 51
51.

Sentence #3: Some of Hemingway’s finest (story’s, stories) were written as a result of the safari.

Question 52
52.

Sentence #4: The (writers’, writer’s) imagination was also captured by Spain.

Question 53
53.

Sentence #5: (Hemingways, Hemingway’s) first exposure to a bullfight overwhelmed the writer.

Question 54
54.

Sentence #6: Many of his (stories, stories’) themes are about bullfighting.

Question 55
55.

Sentence #7: Hemingway also journeyed to (Switzerland’s, Switzerlands’) cities.

Question 56
56.

Sentence #8: The writer made several (trips, trip’s) to Switzerland as a reporter for the Toronto Star.

Question 57
57.

Sentence #9: Hemingway wrote stories about the (countries’, country’s) winter sports.

Question 58
58.

Sentence #10: (Readers’, Readers) admiration for Hemingway’s writing was strong.