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Grammar Pre-Test

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Parts of Speech
Directions: Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following: Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, or adverb

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Common  and Proper Nouns
Directions: Read each sentence, identify if the underlined noun is a Common noun or a Proper noun.

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Possessive
Directions: Which word in parenthesis has the correct use of an apostrophe?

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Pronouns
Directions: Type the pronoun in each sentence in the box provided below the sentence.

Question 21

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I look for stars on a clear night.

Question 22

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They twinkle brightly in the night sky.

Question 23

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Mom shows me certain groups of stars.

Question 24

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The Big Dipper has seven stars in it.

Question 25

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The stars seem to change as our Earth spins.

Pronoun Usage
Directions: Identify each sentence as on of the following: Correct or Incorrect

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Directions: Choose the correct pronoun from the parentheses.

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Question 35

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Knowing how to dribble is important to basketball.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

If a person can shoot well, they can score points.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Communication skills are essential in basketball so players know what to do.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

A serious player will pride himself on mastering basic skills.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Caring teammates will support each other during games.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Equally caring fans will not give up on their team in hard times.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Professional players know that they may be on television in years to come.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Television interviews and endorsements will be common.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

It should be understood that these players are not professional actors.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Not all those who play basketball should expect to become famous.

Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

You can find an elephant on some money in India.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

Our money shows famous people and buildings from history.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

Andrew Jackson appears on our twenty-dollar bill.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

The back of this bill shows the White House.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

Other countries show many different pictures.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

Here is the violin and here is (it’s, its) case.

it's

its

Have you seen (Jason’s, Jasons’, Jasons) hat?

Jason's

Jasons'

Jasons

The (neighborhoods, neighborhood’s, neighborhoods’) rules are different for kickball.

neighborhoods

neighborhood’s

neighborhoods’

My (friend’s, friends’, friends) favorite game is kickball.

friend’s

friends’

friends

We play in (Cathy’s, Cathys’, Cathys) backyard.

Cathy’s

Cathys’

Cathys

We and they are editing our essays together.

Correct

Incorrect

She found out we graded her essay.

Correct

Incorrect

Us English scholars should stick together.

Correct

Incorrect

Him and I have finished editing our papers.

Correct

Incorrect

Every single one of them have an essay to edit in class.

Correct

Incorrect

Our college should change (its, their) policy about withdrawals.

its

their

Coaches Espinoza and Calhoun coach different sports. Neither Espinoza nor Calhoun scheduled (her, their) team for the gym this afternoon.

her

their

No one has offered to let us use (his, their) home for the department meeting.

his

their

If I ever find my glasses, I think I’ll have (it, them) replaced.

it

them

General Motors will probably recall most of (its, their) four-wheel-drive vehicles.

its

their