EXERCISES IN E N G L I S H grammar H LEVEL workbook
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i Nouns 1 Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns 1 2 More Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns 2 3 Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements 3 4 Nouns as Objects 4 5 Nouns as Object Complements 5 6 Appositives 6 7 Possessive Nouns 7 8 Separate or Joint Possession 8 9 Reviewing Nouns 9 Adjectives 10 Descriptive Adjectives, Position of Adjectives 11 11 More on the Position of Adjectives 12 12 Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Indefinite Adjectives 13 13 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 14 14 More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 15 15 Few and Little with Concrete and Abstract Nouns 16 16 Adjective Phrases 17 17 Adjective Clauses 18 18 Reviewing Adjectives 19 Pronouns 19 Personal Pronouns 21 20 Personal Pronouns, Number and Gender 22 21 Pronouns as Subjects 23 22 Pronouns as Subject Complements 24 23 Pronouns as Direct Objects 25 24 Pronouns as Indirect Objects or as Objects of Prepositions 26 25 Pronouns After Than or As 27 26 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 28 27 Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns 29 28 Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents 30 29 Agreement of Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns 31 30 Interrogative Pronouns 32 31 Interrogative Pronouns Who and Whom 33 32 Demonstrative Pronouns 34 33 Relative Pronouns 35 34 The Relative Pronouns Who and Whom 36 35 Indefinite Pronouns 37 36 Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns 38 37 Reviewing Pronouns 39 Verbs 38 Principal Parts of Verbs 41 39 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 42 40 Troublesome Verbs 43 41 Linking Verbs 44 42 Active and Passive Voices 45 43 Simple Tenses 46 44 Progressive Tenses 47 45 Perfect Tenses 48 46 Indicative and Imperative Moods 49 47 Subjunctive Mood 50 48 Modal Auxiliaries 51 49 Subject-Verb Agreement 52 Contents iii © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Contents
y t w k nswer little with circle long to 50 Doesn’t and Don’t 53 51 There Is and There Are 54 52 Agreement with Compound Subjects 55 53 Agreement with Compound Subjects Connected by Or or Nor 56 54 Agreement with Subjects Preceded by Each, Every, Many a, or No 57 55 Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns 58 56 Agreement with Collective Nouns 59 57 Agreement with Special Nouns 60 58 Reviewing Verbs 61 Verbals 59 Participles 63 60 Placement of Participles 64 61 Dangling Participles 65 62 Gerunds as Subjects 66 63 Gerunds as Subject Complements 67 64 Gerunds as Direct Objects 68 65 Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions 69 66 Gerunds as Appositives 70 67 Possessives with Gerunds; Using -ing Verb Forms 71 68 Reviewing Gerunds 72 69 Infinitives as Subjects 73 70 Infinitives as Subject Complements 74 71 More Infinitives as Subjects and as Subject Complements 75 72 Infinitives as Direct Objects 76 73 Infinitives as Appositives 77 74 Infinitives as Adjectives 78 75 Infinitives as Adverbs 79 76 Hidden and Split Infinitives 80 77 Reviewing Infinitives 81 78 Reviewing Verbals 83 Adverbs 79 Types of Adverbs 85 80 Interrogative Adverbs 86 81 Adverbial Nouns 87 82 Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 88 83 As . . . As, So . . . As, and Equally 89 84 Adverb Phrases and Clauses 90 85 Reviewing Adverbs 91 Prepositions 86 Prepositions 93 87 Troublesome Prepositions 94 88 Words Used as Adverbs and Prepositions 95 89 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives 96 90 Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs 97 91 Prepositional Phrases as Nouns 98 92 Reviewing Prepositions 99–100 Sentences 93 Sentences 101 94 Declarative and Interrogative Sentences 102 95 Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences 103 96 The Four Kinds of Sentences 104 97 Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates 105 98 Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates 106 99 Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates 107 100 Direct Objects 108 101 Indirect Objects 109 102 Adjective and Adverb Phrases 110 103 Adjective Clauses 111 104 More Adjective Clauses 112 105 Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses 113 iv © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Exercises in English • Level H
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i 106 Adverb Clauses 114 107 More Adverb Clauses 115 108 Reviewing Adjective Clauses and Adverb Clauses 116 109 Noun Clauses as Subjects 117 110 Noun Clauses as Subject Complements 118 111 Noun Clauses as Appositives 119 112 Noun Clauses as Direct Objects 120 113 Noun Clauses as Objects of Prepositions 121 114 Reviewing Noun Clauses 122 115 Reviewing Clauses 123 116 Simple Sentences 125 117 Compound Sentences 126 118 Complex Sentences 127 119 Combining Sentences 128 120 Reviewing Sentences 129 Conjunctions and Interjections 121 Coordinating Conjunctions 131 122 Correlative Conjunctions 132 123 Conjunctive Adverbs 133 124 Subordinate Conjunctions 134 125 Troublesome Conjunctions 135 126 Interjections 136 127 Reviewing Conjunctions and Interjections 137 Punctuation and Capitalization 128 Periods 139 129 Commas–Part I 140 130 Commas–Part II 141 131 Commas–Part III 142 132 Commas–Part IV 143 133 Exclamation Points and Question Marks 144 134 Semicolons and Colons 145 135 Quotation Marks and Italics 146 136 Apostrophes, Hyphens, and Dashes 147 137 Capital Letters 148 138 Reviewing Punctuation and Capitalization 149 Diagramming 139 Simple Sentences 151 140 Appositives 153 141 Compound Sentences 155 142 Compound Sentence Elements 157 143 Participles 159 144 Gerunds 161 145 Infinitives 163 146 Adjective Clauses 165 147 Adverb Clauses 167 148 Noun Clauses 169 149 Diagramming Review 171 Handbook of Terms 173 v © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Contents
t r r w sour big large eat loud i 1 Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns A noun is a name word. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. A plural noun names more than one. The plural of most nouns is formed by adding -s or -es to the singular form. For nouns ending in y after a consonant, change the y to i and add -es, such as daisies. Some singular nouns use a different word to show the plural. Some nouns use the same word for the singular and the plural. Write the plural form for each noun. 1. ranch 6. journey 2. berry 7. class 3. mouse 8. tooth 4. barrel 9. bus 5. fish 10. species Complete each sentence with the plural form of the noun provided. field 1. Students can work in a number of different of study in a science lab. inquiry 2. They have a wide range of tools for their scientific . computer 3. are used to tabulate data and to compare results. change 4. In the lab, students can manipulate in materials. series 5. Students can study of changes in physical systems. process 6. Complicated scientific can be simulated in a lab. instrument 7. Students have access to sophisticated . dish 8. Biology students can grow cultures in petri . microscope 9. They can observe cells with high-powered . technology 10. The in labs have improved science education. A B Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 1
y t w k nswer little with circle long to 2 More Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns For nouns ending in o after a vowel, form the plural by adding -s to the singular form. For some nouns ending in o after a consonant, form the plural by adding -es to the singular. For some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add -es. For most compound words, form the plural by adding -s. For some compounds, make the principal word plural. Write the plural form for each noun. 1. sister-in-law 6. hero 2. potato 7. scarf 3. cell phone 8. mouthful 4. leaf 9. safe 5. tie-in 10. attorney general Complete each sentence with the plural form of the noun provided. cliff swallow 1. often live close to people. gourd 2. Their nests are made of mud and are shaped like . entrance 3. The to the nests face downward. cliff 4. The nests are usually built under bridges or on . roof 5. Sometimes they are built under the eaves of . colony 6. Some cliff swallow contain more than 35,000 nests. mosquito 7. These birds eat flies, , and beetles. clutch 8. The mother birds lay of three or four eggs. bull snake 9. Predators such as eat many of the eggs. migrant 10. Every spring these return to San Juan Capistrano. A B Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 2
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i 3 Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements A noun can be the subject of a sentence. The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. Colonists waged war against the British. A noun that renames or identifies the subject is a subject complement. A subject complement follows a linking verb, such as be and its various forms (am, is are, was, were), become, and remain. The war was the beginning of a new nation. Write S if the underlined noun is the subject of the sentence. Write SC if it is the subject complement. 1. Benjamin Franklin had a fascinating career. 2. He was a man who was interested in many topics. 3. Though born in Boston, Franklin became a printer in Philadelphia. 4. His newspaper, the Philadelphia Gazette, became quite popular. 5. His wise sayings, published in Poor Richard’s Almanac, are still popular. 6. A library and a fire department were two improvements he instituted for Philadelphia. 7. Passionate about exploring unanswered questions, Franklin joined the Leather Apron Club. 8. By experimenting with a kite, Franklin discovered that electricity and lightning are the same thing. 9. The Franklin stove was his invention. 10. Franklin was a deep thinker who became interested in the politics of our young nation. 11. Franklin was a writer and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 12. After the Revolutionary War began, Franklin went abroad to forge an alliance with France. 13. Many people he met at the French court became his friends. 14. At the age of 81, Franklin was one of the authors of the U.S. Constitution. 15. What an interesting life Benjamin Franklin had. Benjamin Franklin shared his talents by inventing things that helped people in their daily lives and by participating in civic life. Give an example of how you can help others by sharing your talents. Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 3
y t w k nswer little with circle long to 4 Nouns as Objects A noun can be used as a direct object or an indirect object of a verb or as an object of a preposition. The direct object answers the question whom or what after a verb. The indirect object tells to whom, for whom, to what, or for what the action was done. A noun that follows a preposition in a prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition. Underline each noun used as an object. Above each, write DO if it is a direct object, IO if it is an indirect object, and OP if it is the object of a preposition. 1. History gives us many puzzles, such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. 2. Even at an early age, Amelia experienced excitement at the thought of flight. 3. Flying offered Amelia unique opportunities with new challenges. 4. She set many records for solo and nonstop flights before she attempted a flight around the world. 5. Her tragic disappearance during that trip gives historians a true mystery to solve. 6. Dad’s company produces parts for automobiles and for mopeds. 7. Over the years car designers have given customers some great designs. 8. Designers specify the size and other features of each new design. 9. I’m awaiting the arrival of a car with built-in video games and a snack bar. 10. My dream car has fenders that become wings in traffic jams so it can fly. 11. Instruction manuals give buyers information about the operation and care of their cars. 12. When shopping for a car, a person should consider safety features. 13. Many people search the Internet for information on prices and models. 14. Driver education instructors teach students traffic laws and proper driving procedures. 15. Have you seen the announcement about the auto show at the coliseum? A Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 4
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i 5 Nouns as Object Complements A noun can be used as an object complement. Just as a subject complement renames the subject, an object complement renames the direct object of a verb. The people elected GeorgeW. Bush president. If the italicized word is an object complement, write OC above it. If it is not an object complement, write N. 1. They considered the evening meal a disaster. 2. The sun is about 93 million miles from Earth. 3. Sharon and Hamad named their daughter Grace. 4. Sue calls her floral shop Love in Bloom. 5. Christine and Mari completed a 10-mile hike. 6. At the memorial service, Arturo gave the first reading. 7. In art class the students made black-and-white abstract drawings. 8. The organizers of the parade appointed the mayor grand marshal. 9. Many Southerners call the Civil War the War Between the States. 10. The physics committee named Dr. Ernst Ruska the 1986 Nobel Prize winner. Use an appropriate noun phrase from Column 2 as an object complement to complete each sentence. Column 1 Column 2 The school board designated the first Monday in April the Fun Run The organizing committee called our fund-raising event a good sport Once again the principal named Neil Activity Day Because she tries so hard, the other athletes consider May the official scorekeeper Neil appointed Harry chairperson for the event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A B Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 5
y t w k nswer little with circle long to 6 Appositives An appositive is a word that follows a noun and renames it. An appositive phrase is an appositive and its modifiers. A nonrestrictive appositive is not necessary in order to understand the sentence; it is set off by commas. A restrictive appositive is necessary to understand the sentence; it is not set off by commas. Nonrestrictive Appositive GeorgeWashington, our first president, was a surveyor. Restrictive Appositive The 18th-century printer ParsonWeems wrote a biography of GeorgeWashington. Circle the appositive in each sentence. Underline the noun it renames. 1. Mason Locke Weems, an early historian, was born in Dumfries, Virginia, in 1759. 2. Weems, an Episcopal minister, served as the rector of a parish in Virginia. 3. To support his large family, he became a book agent for Matthew Carey, a Philadelphia publisher. 4. Later he wrote several books, mostly political and moral works. 5. His book The Life of Washington tells the tale of George chopping down a cherry tree. Identify the appositive in each sentence and decide whether it is restrictive or nonrestrictive. Correct the sentences with nonrestrictive appositives by rewriting them and adding commas where necessary. 1. Phillis Wheatley a girl born in Africa in about 1753 was sold into slavery in 1761. 2. John Wheatley a prosperous Boston merchant bought her as a servant for his wife. 3. Phillis a sickly girl was encouraged by the Wheatleys to study literature. 4. Her book Poems on Various Subjects was the first book of poetry ever published by an African American. 5. John Wheatley emancipated Phillis in 1767, and in 1778 she married John Peters a free black Bostonian. A B Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 6
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i 7 Possessive Nouns A possessive noun expresses possession or ownership. Add -’s to singular nouns and to irregular plural nouns to form possessive nouns. cat’s paws women’s shoes Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that end in s. students’ papers hostesses’ jobs Write the singular possessive and the plural possessive of each word. Singular Possessive Plural Possessive 1. child 2. hero 3. man 4. pilot 5. writer 6. secretary 7. son-in-law 8. judge 9. actress 10. officer Complete each sentence with the possessive of the noun at the left. sister-in-law 1. My watch is very valuable. David 2. What happened to pen? Mr. Enley 3. explanation about the lost items was clear. police officers 4. The opinion was different. men 5. All the jewelry was gone. Sally 6. We looked in the drawer for silver. weeks 7. Mr. King donated two free ad space for the notice. readers 8. The papers carried news of the thefts. culprit 9. The motive was uncovered. Ms. Alexis 10. detective work paid off. A B Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 7
y t w k nswer little with circle long to 8 Separate and Joint Possession Separate possession exists when two or more people own things independently of each other. To show separate possession, add -’s to each noun. John’s and Jack’s tools Joint possession exists when two or more people own something together. To show joint possession, add -’s to the last noun only. John and Jack’s hardware store Write whether the possessive nouns express separate or joint ownership. 1. Arthur’s and Henry’s songs were well-performed. 2. It was a good start to North High and South High’s art fair. 3. Julia’s and Roy’s sculptures both used found objects this year. 4. We visited the art exhibit at North’s and South’s art rooms. 5. Consuela’s and her sister’s paintings received awards. 6. We always look forward to Jane’s and Ann’s performances. 7. Tomorrow we will hear Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera The Mikado. 8. Margo and Anthony’s sets really portrayed the mood. 9. A group performed a choral reading of Longfellow’s and Whittier’s poems. 10. This year awards were given by Thompson and Moreno’s Art Emporium. For each phrase write a sentence that shows separate ownership. Rembrandt and Leonardo 1. Jupiter and Saturn 2. Canada and Mexico 3. Sara and Eddie 4. car and truck 5. For each phrase write a sentence that shows joint ownership. Mom and Dad 1. Lewis and Clark 2. Jim and Bev 3. Lennon and McCartney 4. freshmen and sophomores 5. A B C Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 8
t s r r w coat big large eat eye i 9 Reviewing Nouns Write S if the italicized noun is singular or P if it is plural. 1. Astronomers are discovering much about the planet. 2. We, the scientists, are thrilled with the news. 3. Mars might have had life forms. 4. Women have played an important part in space travel. 5. Water has been shown to be trapped between the rocks on Mars. Write the plural of each of the following singular nouns. 6. hoof 11. sheep 7. freeman 12. chocolate chip 8. patio 13. poppy 9. crossroad 14. commander in chief 10. wharf 15. earful Identify the way each italicized noun is used. Use S for subject, SC for subject complement, and APP for appositive. 16. At least 50 times a year the Empire State Building is struck by lightning. 17. Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, applied logic to medicine. 18. A major improvement in health care was the development of vaccines. 19. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. 20. One major tourist attraction is the Great Wall of China. 21. Robinson Crusoe, a marooned sailor, was stranded on an island for 28 years. Write whether the possessive nouns express separate or joint ownership. 22. Last week we celebrated Joan and Henry’s wedding anniversary. 23. Michael’s and Dan’s gifts were the same. 24. Celia Cruz’s and Louis Armstrong’s CDs are still popular. 25. We watched Ann and Jack’s dance steps at the reception. A B C D Continued ➞ Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 9
y t w k nswer little with circle long to Write the singular possessive and the plural possessive of each word. Singular Possessive Plural Possessive 26. brother-in-law 27. deer 28. woman 29. hostess 30. goose The italicized nouns are used as objects. Write whether each is a direct object (DO), an indirect object (IO), or the object of a preposition (OP). 31. Henry Ford began his motor company in 1903. 32. He employed 12 workers and made his cars in a factory. 33. Soon Ford ran out of money. 34. A friend’s sister gave Ford a loan. 35. Soon many people wanted Model Ts. 36. The company offered Ford a way to become wealthy. Write whether each italicized noun is used as an appositive (APP) or an object complement (OC). 37. The basketball team chose Patrick captain. 38. Have you seen Christie’s new horse, Midnight? 39. I cheered for my favorite team, the Yankees. 40. The Bulls called their mascot Benny. Try It Yourself On a separate sheet of paper, write four sentences about a person or a place. Be sure to use nouns correctly. Check Your OwnWork Choose a piece of writing from your writing portfolio, a journal, a work in progress, an assignment from another class, or a letter. Revise it, applying the skills you have learned. This checklist will help you. ✔ Have you used the correct spellings of plural nouns? ✔ Have you used nouns in a variety of ways? ✔ Have you used possessive nouns correctly? E F G 9 Reviewing Nouns, continued Nouns © Loyola Press. Exercises in English Level H Name Date 10
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