Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 1 
Review
 Exercise 1 
Write the part of speech above each italicized word or words: N for noun, P for
pronoun, V for verb, adj. for adjective, adv. for adverb, prep. for preposition, or conj. for
conjunction.
adj.
adv.
prep.
The wind blew fiercely against the rigging of the sailboats.
1. Your glass of water sat on the table all day, Harley.
2. How can you even think sad thoughts on a day like today?
3. That is an absolutely wonderful painting you have on your wall.
4. Jack belongs to the French Club; however, he is not able to speak the language yet.
5. The old gray elephant shuffled slowly along, as if it were deep in sad thoughts.
6. The April sky shines with a blue so wonderful that you cannot forget it.
7. A large moth, brilliantly colored, perched on a windowsill on the sunny side of the house.
8. The computer printer hummed along, laying out page after page of document.
9. The waves rolled onto the beach in a permanently wet whisper.
10. Oh, look, Lake Michigan stretches to the horizon, and it is so blue!
11. Angie told me her cat sleeps daily on the windowsill in their family room.
12. When will your older brother Dennis return from his hike along the Appalachian Trail?
13. Ron’s car is newer than the one Carol drives, but Carol’s is newer than mine.
14. Gerard Manley Hopkins definitely is my favorite poet, and I think he should be more 
widely read.
15. I’ve never been to a rock concert as energetic as that!
16. Both the mayor and they will assemble a town meeting for public discussion of the problem.
17. I know practical jokes can be funny, but they usually don’t turn out that way.
18. Never take up smoking, and you won’t have to be trying to quit all the time.
19. Beth makes a real effort to read the local paper every day.
20. I can’t imagine why Molly and Steve are late; maybe the car broke down?
21. Your grass is so very green, Mrs. Cortez, and it grows too quickly for just a weekly mowing.
22. Mr. Winthrop has a grape arbor over there, and over here he has a pumpkin patch.
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Cumulative Review: Unit 1
 Exercise 1
Write the part of speech above each italicized word: N for noun, P for pronoun, V
for verb, adj. for adjective, adv. for adverb, prep. for preposition, int. for interjection, or conj.
for conjunction.
adv.
V
N
The very cute little chicks pranced around like so many fuzzy toy ostriches.
1. Are you ready for the big street festival next week, my friends?
2. Wow! The circus paraded right through the center of town and past my house.
3. The wide green pasture stretched down the hillside.
4. The park and the playground have been closed for renovations.
5. I simply cannot find that coffee cup, and I’ve looked everywhere.
6. Oh, no, the alarm clock didn’t go off, and I will be late for work!
7. A thesaurus is absolutely essential for a student to have.
8. The young tree has developed only a few leaves, and they don’t look very healthy.
9. I have a long drive to work every day, but the radio makes the trip pleasant.
10. Observe the glacier moving down the mountainside, destroying everything in its path.
11. I bought that green fern for my desk; I call it Kermit.
12. The distant hills look purple from this vantage point, don’t they?
13. My computer has more than enough memory but not enough RAM for my needs.
14. Are the works of J.R.R. Tolkien the only twentieth-century writings that will be read 
a thousand years from now?
15. The girls’ basketball team does much better than the boys’ team each year.
16. Ah, do you hear the coyote pups yipping in the morning for their mother?
17. There’s a rainbow—a real, complete, fantastic rainbow—arching across the sky.
18. My cousin tells fascinating traditional stories about my family’s ethnic heritage.
19. I’d love the summer unreservedly if it weren’t for the mosquitoes.
20. The music I most enjoy is Gregorian chants.
21. Regina is a whiz at these card games, but I never really understood them.
22. Do you know when the recycling truck will come again?
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Unit 2: Parts of the Sentence
Lesson 13
Subjects and Predicates
Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. A 
simple subject 
is the key noun or
pronoun (or group of words acting as a noun) that tells what the sentence is about. A
simple predicate 
is the verb or verb phrase that expresses the essential thought about the
subject.
Mr. Cline shuffled the papers on his desk. (Mr. Cline is the simple subject; shuffled is
the simple predicate.)
 Exercise 1
Draw one line under each simple subject and two lines under each simple
predicate.
The hummingbird fluttered around the red flowers in the backyard.
1. A winding path led to hidden treasure in the forest.
2. Tracy spurned Mick’s attempts at apology.
3. The bride walked slowly and majestically down the aisle.
4. My grandmother has taught me a few basic quilt patterns.
5. That store sells everything from anise cookies to zinnia seeds.
6. The gale-strength winds uprooted the old oak.
7. Barb’s graduation pictures look great!
8. The early morning sky dripped with dew.
9. Good news is always welcome.
10. Hot embers glowed in the bottom of an old garbage barrel.
11. Linda’s collection of china dolls is awesome.
12. The light of dawn brightened gradually into full day.
13. Those rocks are home to several badgers.
14. The trail guide sat astride a spirited roan.
15. My neighbor Chan let me drive his ’57 Chevy in the Memorial Day parade.

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The 
complete subject 
includes the simple subject and any words that modify it.
The constant drip of rain frazzled my nerves.
The 
complete predicate 
includes the simple predicate and any words that modify or
complete it.
Selma distributed blankets at the downtown homeless shelter.
 Exercise 2
Draw a vertical line ( | ) between the complete subject and the complete predicate. 
David tried to tune in an all-news station.
1. The ice cream truck was surrounded by eager customers.
2. Howard knows something about everything!
3. Carlos divided the popcorn among the three of us.
4. Ginny teaches set dancing at the Police Athletic League gym.
5. Rows of bric-a-brac filled the tiny bookcase.
6. Large, colorful pillows adorned the otherwise sparse living room.
7. The soup boiled over onto the bottom of the microwave oven.
8. My favorite teacher dares to treat others with dignity and respect.
9. Marshall and Sylvia are in charge of candy sales.
10. I always look forward to spring.
11. This computer program is stuck in a loop!
12. We could paint Mr. Henry’s front porch for him.
13. The hibiscus blossom unfolded a little more each day.
14. They will set the booth close to the front door.