Grammar and Language Workbook

,”
the detective said.
“What puzzles me is how he got out of the locked room
.”
1. When the old fisherman asked me if I was using spinners or bobbers I had to admit I was just
putting pieces of bread on my hook.
2. “The angelfish in Maria’s aquarium I cried, “are the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen
3. Music tempo notation includes some of the following terms: largo, meaning slow allegro,
meaning fast and presto, meaning very fast
4. For Tuesday, please read the chapter entitled Energy and Metabolism
5. I’ve never seen Mom laugh so hard in her life as when the jar of mayonnaise fell on the floor
and Dad just looked up from his book and said, “No, thank you
6. A gherkin, a kind of small pickle, comes from the Dutch word gurken, the plural of
cucumber
7. The airplane flight attendant introduced himself as Sean and asked, “Would anyone like a
magazine
8. Do you know who wrote the short story
 
The Lady or the Tiger
9. “Excuse me, where is the social security office the woman asked at the desk.
10. My mom’s favorite song is Angie by the Rolling Stones.
11. “That girl will be a success at anything she tries Ms. Porter said, “because she has confidence
in herself
12. Here’s the reason I don’t like Matthew Arnold’s poem Dover Beach it’s entirely too
melancholy.
13. “It’s possible that you could have seen a copperhead the ranger said, “although that snake is
rare in this part of the country
14. Who asked, “Which way to the cafeteria
15. “I wonder if I could reach that window the cat thought as she eyed the slightly opened 
first-floor window.
16. To learn more about solar power, I read the article entitled Harnessing the Sun’s Awesome
Energy
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