Miscellaneous GrammarSet 961

1Verbs are words that show action or a state of being.For example play, eat, jump.
2The colorful rainbow shines brightly in the sky.
3The Tan family returned home from their trip with their ..... bags packed full of souvenirs.
4A ..... shows the reasoning is false
5There are lot of people walking on the streets of New York. (How many nouns are there in this sentence?)
6Look at all that rice. That's ..... for all of us!
7We have a number of important things to ..... out before we leave.
8In the sentence below, what word class is raining?Even though it was raining, Milo went outside.
9A school of little fish swam in circles around the dock.What part of speech is swam?
10Use 'probably' in a sentence about future plans.
11Write the following in standard form:three hundred fifty-seven
12Identify the what the word in italics is. There will be only one correct answer.Jon's an excellent skater.
13This mask *restricts* my breathing.
14The cat ran down the street. What kind of word is run?
15Is this the ..... bus ever?
16That was the ..... experience of my life.
17Lucille emphatically stated that she would not accept the new schedule.The word in bold is a/an:
18Identify the part of speech from the following definition:Modifies verbs, adjective, or other adverbs.
19Today is the ..... day I've had in all my life.
20It's acceptable to not cite the source if you state the author's evidence in your own words.
21Complete: She's drinking .....
22What are the nouns in the following sentence?Mr. Hubbard bought his mother more bones for her cupboard.
23Is this sentence correct?Wow, what a wonderful play that was?
24Pick the one that expresses an action.
25In the statement, "You and I need to speak to your coach", the phrase 'You and I' can be represented by which pronoun below?
26We gathered
27Find the preposition in the sentence: "The letter was sent by mail."
28Unlike the lead in a news story, the ..... in a feature story does not provide the 5W1H right away.
29It is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb, but can't stand alone as a sentence. It will always begin with one of these five pronouns: who, whom, whose, that, which.
30They don't accept cards or cheques in that shop, you ..... pay with cash.
31Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon. A controversy is something that people .....
32I don't feel like going out tonight. I ..... at home.
33For the FCE is important
34Word that takes the place of a common noun or a proper noun
35All's fair ..... love and war
36An Verb is
37..... is the part of grammar, which treats of forms of phrases and sentences.
38A number of cows or bulls is a .....
39My brother really enjoys ..... horror films.
40I can envision myself riding in a convertible mustang with the wind blowing through my hair and the radio playing. Envision is a(n):
41The arrangement and structure of words in a sentence is called:
42..... is the use of a longer phrase instead of a possible shorter one.
43What part of speech is 'educate'?
44How to write 9541 number in english?
45Arrange in alphabetical orderelephant egg east early empty enough
46What part of speech is the word "winked" in the sentence.The jolly boy winked at the lady.
47Drag and drop to complete the sentences using the word bank. Word bank: broke down; give up; throw away. It's a waste to ..... food that is still edible.
48..... the radio? It is playing so quiet.
49You notice your friend, Donna, scowling and being snippy toward your mutual friend Sam, so you ask her, "Why are you so upset at Sam?" This is an example of a(n):
50Identify the proper noun in the sentence: He went to Mexico for vacation.
51Is 10 am a good ..... for you?
52Are there grammar rules forbidding split infinitives?
53When I tell a story, sometimes my mind wanders in several directions and I end up going on a(n) .....
54In writing, what does express most closely mean?
55The company cut ..... expenses.
56To realistic material we refer
57Prepositions link a ..... to another word or sentence part.
58Elena is very short.
59You ..... tell her the news if you don't want to.
60..... but the other side played really .....
61Mother puts a tablecloth ..... the dining table.