#GRAMMAR 3.4-3.6 TEST REVIEW (due date: Tuesday, February 21) - Brittany Dudzik | Library

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Grammar 3.4: Helping Verbs
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1. Identify the helping verb(s) in each sentence. (15 points)
          *You may only put EXACTLY one or two words in each box for your answer.
          *Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many words to put in the box.

2. Identify the main verb in each sentence. (15 points)
          *You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

Sentence #1: Stock car racing has been popular for years.

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Sentence #1 Helping Verb(s): Stock car racing has been popular for years. (1)

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Sentence #1 Main Verb: Stock car racing has been popular for years.

Sentence #2: No one has been more successful in auto races than Richard Petty.

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Sentence #2 Helping Verb(s): No one has been more successful in auto races than Richard Petty. (1)

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Sentence #2 Main Verb: No one has been more successful in auto races than Richard Petty.

Sentence #3: The stock car race driver was known to millions of fans as “King Richard.”

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Sentence #3 Helping Verb(s): The stock car race driver was known to millions of fans as “King Richard.” (1)

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Sentence #3 Main Verb: The stock car race driver was known to millions of fans as “King Richard.”

Sentence #4: On the outside, stock cars may not appear normal.

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Sentence #4 Helping Verb(s): On the outside, stock cars may not appear normal. (1)

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Sentence #4 Main Verb: On the outside, stock cars may not appear normal.

Sentence #5: Under the hood, stock cars have always had special, powerful engines.

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Sentence #5 Helping Verb(s): Under the hood, stock cars have always had special, powerful engines. (1)

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Sentence #5 Main Verb: Under the hood, stock cars have always had special, powerful engines.

Sentence #6: From 1960 to 1984, Richard Petty was winning in his trademark blue car.

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Sentence #6 Helping Verb(s): From 1960 to 1984, Richard Petty was winning in his trademark blue car. (1)

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Sentence #6 Main Verb: From 1960 to 1984, Richard Petty was winning in his trademark blue car.

Sentence #7: He had crossed the finish line first more than two hundred times.

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Sentence #7 Helping Verb(s): He had crossed the finish line first more than two hundred times. (1)

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Sentence #7 Main Verb: He had crossed the finish line first more than two hundred times.

Sentence #8: Had Richard Petty ever crashed his race car?

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Sentence #8 Helping Verb(s): Had Richard Petty ever crashed his race car? (1)

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Sentence #8 Main Verb: Had Richard Petty ever crashed his race car?

Sentence #9: The King was often involved in crashes, including a nasty one at the 1976 Daytona 500.

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Sentence #9 Helping Verb(s): The King was often involved in crashes, including a nasty one at the 1976 Daytona 500. (1)

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Sentence #9 Main Verb: The King was often involved in crashes, including a nasty one at the 1976 Daytona 500.

Sentence #10: Did Richard Petty’s great success go to his head?

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Sentence #10 Helping Verb(s): Did Richard Petty’s great success go to his head? (1)

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Sentence #10 Main Verb: Did Richard Petty’s great success go to his head?

Sentence #11: Thousands of fans could have visited his headquarters in Level Cross, North Carolina.

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Sentence #11 Helping Verb(s): Thousands of fans could have visited his headquarters in Level Cross, North Carolina. (2)

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Sentence #11 Main Verb: Thousands of fans could have visited his headquarters in Level Cross, North Carolina.

Sentence #12: For drivers, racing can also be a family affair.

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Sentence #12 Helping Verb(s): For drivers, racing can also be a family affair. (1)

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Sentence #12 Main Verb: For drivers, racing can also be a family affair.

Sentence #13: Richard Petty’s father, Lee, had been one of the first great stock car drivers.

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Sentence #13 Helping Verb(s): Richard Petty’s father, Lee, had been one of the first great stock car drivers. (1)

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Sentence #13 Main Verb: Richard Petty’s father, Lee, had been one of the first great stock car drivers.

Sentence #14: Not surprisingly, Richard’s son is following in his father’s footsteps.

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Sentence #14 Helping Verb(s): Not surprisingly, Richard’s son is following in his father’s footsteps. (1)

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Sentence #14 Main Verb: Not surprisingly, Richard’s son is following in his father’s footsteps.

Sentence #15: Any interested people should be attending stock car races.

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Sentence #15 Helping Verb(s): Any interested people should be attending stock car races. (2)

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Sentence #15 Main Verb: Any interested people should be attending stock car races.

Grammar 3.5: Simple Tenses of Verbs
PART 2 of 3
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the verb in each sentence. (15 points)
          *You may only put EXACTLY one or two words in each box for your answer.

2. Determine the tense of the verb. (15 points)
          *Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
          *There are FIVE of each tense.

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Sentence #1: The pilot carefully landed the airplane during the storm last night.

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Sentence #2: The craters on the moon look like dark spots.

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Sentence #3: The running back scored four touchdowns in our last game.

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Sentence #4: The bus stops at Lincoln and Reed once every hour.

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Sentence #5: Lawanda plays with her baby brother every night before bedtime.

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Sentence #6: The stock market crashed in October of 1929.

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Sentence #7: The puppy will follow its master everywhere.

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Sentence #8: Our country will elect a new leader.

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Sentence #9: My grandparents always will remember the old radio dramas.

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Sentence #10: Laura’s great-grandmother lived in Europe during World War II.

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Sentence #11: Alkas often talks about her after-school job.

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Sentence #12: President Nixon resigned in August of 1974.

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Sentence #13: Our dog will destroy the new throw pillows on our couch.

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Sentence #14: Americans vote for a president every four years.

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Sentence #15: Winter will start officially on December 21.

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Grammar 3.6: Principal Parts of Verbs
PART 3 of 3
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the verb or verb phrase in each sentence. (16 points)
          *You may only put EXACTLY one or two words in each box for your answer.

2. Choose the principal part used to form the verb. (16 points)
          *Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
          *There are exactly FOUR of each type.

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Sentence #1: For centuries, people have admired the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

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Sentence #2: Today he is enjoying the title of the greatest genius of the Renaissance.

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Sentence #3: He observed everyday activities as a scientist.

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Sentence #4: Leonardo painted with greater skill than any other artist of his time.

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Sentence #5: He had filled notebooks with his observations, illustrations, and original ideas.

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Sentence #6: Scientists create working models from his instructions and drawings.

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Sentence #7: Leonardo’s life is inspiring me to be more observant.

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Sentence #8: Had Leonardo lived in Vinci, Italy, as a boy?

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Sentence #9: Most people recognize the name Leonardo da Vinci even 500 years after his death.

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Sentence #10: Machines existed in Leonardo’s day.

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Sentence #11: For example, water wheels turned millstones.

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Sentence #12: As a boy, Leonardo had watched machines closely.

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Sentence #13: Unlike others, Leonardo likes to combine parts in new ways.

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Sentence #14: Aha! This change improves the machine!

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Sentence #15: This invention is working better with different parts.

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Sentence #16: Are his illustrations serving as blueprints for us today?

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