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#GRAMMAR 3.16-3.18 TEST REVIEW (due date: Wednesday, April 26)

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Grammar 3.16: Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

PART 1 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the action verb or verb phrase in each sentence. (15 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one or two words in each box for your answer.

2. If there is one, identify the direct object in each sentence.
If there is not one, write “NONE” in the box. (15 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

3. Identify if the action verb is transitive or intransitive. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: Kathleen Battle, the opera star, sings amazingly well.
Question 1
1.

Verb/Phrase: Kathleen Battle, the opera star, sings amazingly well.

Question 2
2.

Direct Object: Kathleen Battle, the opera star, sings amazingly well.

Question 3
3.

Sentence #2: The red ants fought the black ants.
Question 4
4.

Verb/Phrase: The red ants fought the black ants.

Question 5
5.

Direct Object: The red ants fought the black ants.

Question 6
6.

Sentence #3: My aunt plays rugby every Sunday.
Question 7
7.

Verb/Phrase: My aunt plays rugby every Sunday.

Question 8
8.

Direct Object: My aunt plays rugby every Sunday.

Question 9
9.

Sentence #4: The hawk flew slowly over the forest.
Question 10
10.

Verb/Phrase: The hawk flew slowly over the forest.

Question 11
11.

Direct Object: The hawk flew slowly over the forest.

Question 12
12.

Sentence #5: Everyone saw the horse with the beautiful saddle.
Question 13
13.

Verb/Phrase: Everyone saw the horse with the beautiful saddle.

Question 14
14.

Direct Object: Everyone saw the horse with the beautiful saddle.

Question 15
15.

Sentence #6: Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.
Question 16
16.

Verb/Phrase: Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.

Question 17
17.

Direct Object: Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.

Question 18
18.

Sentence #7: Beth finally heard that new song by the Ooglies.
Question 19
19.

Verb/Phrase: Beth finally heard that new song by the Ooglies.

Question 20
20.

Direct Object: Beth finally heard that new song by the Ooglies.

Question 21
21.

Sentence #8: The members of the chess club elected Janelle president.
Question 22
22.

Verb/Phrase: The members of the chess club elected Janelle president.

Question 23
23.

Direct Object: The members of the chess club elected Janelle president.

Question 24
24.

Sentence #9: The sound engineer recorded the bass first.
Question 25
25.

Verb/Phrase: The sound engineer recorded the bass first.

Question 26
26.

Direct Object: The sound engineer recorded the bass first.

Question 27
27.

Sentence #10: Dogs hear much better than humans.
Question 28
28.

Verb/Phrase: Dogs hear much better than humans.

Question 29
29.

Direct Object: Dogs hear much better than humans.

Question 30
30.

Sentence #11: I never watch game shows on television.
Question 31
31.

Verb/Phrase: I never watch game shows on television.

Question 32
32.

Direct Object: I never watch game shows on television.

Question 33
33.

Sentence #12: Robin finished early.
Question 34
34.

Verb/Phrase: Robin finished early.

Question 35
35.

Direct Object: Robin finished early.

Question 36
36.

Sentence #13: The dolphin turned quickly and smoothly.
Question 37
37.

Verb/Phrase: The dolphin turned quickly and smoothly.

Question 38
38.

Direct Object: The dolphin turned quickly and smoothly.

Question 39
39.

Sentence #14: I finished my homework during study hall.
Question 40
40.

Verb/Phrase: I finished my homework during study hall.

Question 41
41.

Direct Object: I finished my homework during study hall.

Question 42
42.

Sentence #15: I turned the pages of the old book with care.
Question 43
43.

Verb/Phrase: I turned the pages of the old book with care.

Question 44
44.

Direct Object: I turned the pages of the old book with care.

Question 45
45.

Grammar 3.17: Compatibility of Tenses

PART 2 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. (15 points)
*Select one from the multiple options provided.
*Look carefully at which rule the sentence is asking for and which word is underlined.
Question 46
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Grammar 3.18: Mood of Verbs

PART 3 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify which mood the underlined verb is written in. (20 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are FIVE indicative moods.
*There are THREE imperative moods.
*There are SEVEN subjunctive moods.
Question 61
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Verb Type: Kathleen Battle, the opera star, sings amazingly well.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: The red ants fought the black ants.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: My aunt plays rugby every Sunday.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: The hawk flew slowly over the forest.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: Everyone saw the horse with the beautiful saddle.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: Beth finally heard that new song by the Ooglies.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: The members of the chess club elected Janelle president.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: The sound engineer recorded the bass first.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: Dogs hear much better than humans.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: I never watch game shows on television.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: Robin finished early.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: The dolphin turned quickly and smoothly.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: I finished my homework during study hall.
Transitive
Intransitive
Verb Type: I turned the pages of the old book with care.
Transitive
Intransitive
Many abolitionists were African Americans who ___________________________________ determined to put an
end to slavery. (be)
Rule #1
A. are
B. were
They wrote pamphlets and ___________________________________ newspapers. (edit)
Rule #1
A. edited
B. edit
Others worked on the Underground Railroad, work that ___________________________________ very
dangerous. (be)
Rule #1
A. is
B. was
By the time the Civil War began, the Railroad ___________________________________ thousands of slaves to
freedom. (help)
Rule #2
A. had helped
B. helped
The abolition movement produced many leaders, among whom ___________________________________
both African Americans and white. (be)
Rule #1
A. were
B. are
African American abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman, David Walker, and Sojourner Truth were
selfless individuals who ___________________________________ risking their lives for others. (be)
Rule #1
A. were
B. are
By the time he was nine years old, Henry Highland Garnet ___________________________________ with his
family from Maryland to the free state of Pennsylvania. (escape)
Rule #2
A. escaped
B. had escaped
By the time he reached twenty-two years of age, Garnet ___________________________________ an eloquent
speaker. (become)
Rule #2
A. became
B. had become
He later became a minister and ___________________________________ as pastor of a Presbyterian church in
Washington, D.C. (serve)
Rule #1
A. served
B. serves
Robert Purvis attended Amherst College in Massachusetts and then ___________________________________
in Pennsylvania. (settle)
Rule #1
A. settled
B. will have settled
He devoted most of his time and money to the Underground Railroad, which he
___________________________________ in. (believe)
Rule #1
A. will believe
B. believed
When the war began in 1861, Purvis ___________________________________ some 9,000 slaves to freedom.
(help)
Rule #1
A. helps
B. helped
Samuel Cornish went to Philadelphia, where he ___________________________________ the first African
American newspaper with another abolitionist, John Russworm. (organize)
Rule #1
A. organized
B. organizes
They named the newspaper Freedom’s Journal, and ___________________________________ articles from
other writers as well. (print)
Rule #1
A. had printed
B. printed
James W.C. Pennington ran away from a cruel slaveholder in Maryland to New York, where he
___________________________________ to school. (go)
Rule #1
A. went
B. goes
I will go to the grocery store on the way home.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Wash the dishes before you play your video games.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
If you were to bring your dog to school, you would have to take it back home immediately.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Four more players will require four more playing pieces.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Daria wishes that she were taller.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
I demand that the student answer the question clearly.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Catch the dog before she gets out the door.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
If I were the teacher, I would know the answer.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
It is important that Wesley try to solve the problems himself.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
When I was little, I did believe in ghosts.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Watch out for that car!
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
If I were rich, I would buy a better house.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
I would buy you that ring if I had enough money.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Will we get to see the Colosseum on our trip to Rome?
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
I want ice cream for dessert.
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive