Senin, 05 Desember 2016

examples for grammar exercises

EXERCISE 1
1.      Complete the sentence with Noun
a.       Everyone has to respect his ……..
b.      Don’t bring my……
c.       We made a struggle for freedom and prosperity of our…..
2.      Select a suitable word from brackets to complete the sentences
a.       All of my sisters ( am, is, are ) still single
b.      Everyone ( think, thinks ) your idea is perfect
c.       Some of these soldiers ( were, was ) dead and other were badly wounded 
3.      Find the verb in each sentence!
a.       That cake smells delicious
b.      Muhammad looked for his name in the article
c.       Many students waited in line for breakfast at his dining hall
4.      Complete the sentence with Adjective
a.       ……students are praying in the mosque
b.      Read……of these sentences carefully!
c.       This is……friend’s book. I have returned it back.
5.      Each of the following sentences, state whether it tells time, place, reason,manner, degree, or frequency!
a.       She is always late
b.      Therefore he was punished
c.       They will leave soon
ANSWER
1.      Complete the sentence with Noun
d.      Everyone has to respect his Parents
e.       Don’t bring my book
f.       We made a struggle for freedom and prosperity of our factory
2.      Select a suitable word from brackets to complete the sentences
d.      All of my sisters ( am, is, are ) still single
e.       Everyone ( think, thinks ) your idea is perfect
f.       Some of these soldiers ( were, was ) dead and other were badly wounded 
3.      Find the verb in each sentence!
d.      That cake smells delicious
e.       Muhammad looked for his name in the article
f.       Many students waited in line for breakfast at his dining hall
4.      Complete the sentence with Adjective
d.      Many students are praying in the mosque
e.       Read each of these sentences carefully!
f.       This is your friend’s book. I have returned it back.
5.      Each of the following sentences, state whether it tells time, place, reason,manner, degree, or frequency!
d.      She is always late (frequency)
e.       Therefore he was punished (reason)
f.       They will leave soon (time)

EXERCISE 2

1.      Fill in the blank with suitable preposition!
a.       The ship will sail for India…… Tuesday
b.      You must be alert …. The examination
c.       Many travelers go…..the causeway
2.      Join the two sentences in each pair, using the conjunction given in brackets!
a.       We must hold sentences on to the buoy. We shall drown
b.      He will not help us. She will not help us
c.       Works yard. You will success
3.      Find the Interjection in each sentence!
a.       Alhamdulillah! We are the winner
b.      Hmmmm….I see!
c.       Wish I get what I want, Amin!
4.      State the type of sentence from these sentences below!
a.       Davy, who is a new student in my school, speaks five languages
b.      She is beautiful
c.       Effrey whose parents are America, but have been living in Indonesia for ten years , is still not able to speak Indonesia , though he has many Indonesian friends
5.      Make an example from compound sentences!

ANSWER
1.      Fill in the blank with suitable preposition!
d.      The ship will sail for India on Tuesday
e.       You must be alert during The examination
f.       Many travelers go across the causeway
2.      Join the two sentences in each pair, using the conjunction given in brackets!
d.      We must hold sentences on to the buoy or We shall drown
e.       He will not help us nor She will not help us
f.       Works yard and You will success
3.      Find the Interjection in each sentence!
a.       Alhamdulillah! We are the winner
b.      Hmmmm….I see!
c.       Wish I get what I want, Amin!
4.      State the type of sentence from these sentences below!
a.       Davy, who is a new student in my school, speaks five languages (complex sentence)
b.      She is beautiful (simple sentence )
c.       Effrey whose parents are America, but have been living in Indonesia for ten years , is still not able to speak Indonesia , though he has many Indonesian friends (compound-complex sentence )
5.      Make an example from compound sentences!
                  Do you feed the dog twice a day or three times a day?

EXEXRCISE 3
1.      Underline the nouns in each of the following sentences:
a.        Jason enjoyed the movie about France.
b.      The musicians play marching songs.
c.        Music lovers thrill to the sound of trumpets.
c.
2.       Underline the pronouns in each of the following sentences:
a.        You and John are the boys who will have to pay for the damage.
b.       Mr. Gunsher gave us the record which was just played.
c.        She cried loudly, and each of us heard her.
c.
3.      Underline the adjectives in each of the following sentences.
a.        The interior plateau of the Union of South Africa is called its veldt.
b.       There are countless millions of gaseous bodies called stars.
c.        Baseball, enjoyed by many cheering fans today, was played here and in merry     England before  1839.
4.      Underline the verb (or verb phrase) in the following sentences.
a.        A micron is a unit of length.
b.       There are over a thousand millimeters in a yard.
c.        Freva was the Saxon Goddess of Beauty
5.      Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
a.        The name "sirocco" is often given to a warm wind.
b.       It is usually given to a warm wind blowing over large areas of hot, dry land.
c.        Such winds now occur over the area of our Great Plains.
c.
ANSWER
1.      Noun
a.    Jason, movie, France
b.   musicians, songs
c.    lovers, sound, trumpets
c.
2.      Pronoun
a.  You, who
b.  us, which
c.  she, each, us, her
3.      Adjective
a.       interior, its (a pronoun acting like an adjective)
b.      countless, gaseous
c.        many, cheering, merry
4.      Verb
a.    is
b.    are
c.    was
5.      Adverb
a.    is
b.   are
c.    was

EXERCISE
1.       a. There are sixty-four mountain peaks in the United States over 14, 000 feet high.
 b. he state of Colorado claims forty-eight of these tall mountains.
 c. The highest of them all, Mount Whitney, is in California.
2.      Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences.
a.       Janet and Joan are twins, but they are different in many ways.
b.      While basalt is one of the heaviest rocks, pumice floats in water.
c.       If you have used a piece of pumice stone to rid your fingers of grime, you know of its other qualities.
3.      Identify the underlined words as noun (n), pronoun (pn), verb (v), adjective (adj), adverb (adv), preposition (p), or conjunction (c).
a.        Paul Anderson was proclaimed the world-champion weight lifter. 
b.      He established this record by lifting 1175 pounds. 
c.       The records indicate that the first fight with boxing gloves was fought in 1818 in France.
4.       Identify the underlined words as noun (n), pronoun (pn), verb (v), adjective (adj), adverb (adv), preposition (p), or conjunction (c).
a.    He had so much to do that he went home early. 
b.    Not wanting to be rude, he made his apologies to his host. 
c.    "Ordinarily, I would not leave so soon, but I have so much to do," he told his host.
c.
5.      Identify the underlined words as noun (n), pronoun (pn), verb (v), adjective (adj), adverb (adv), preposition (p), or conjunction (c).
a.    The understanding was between the guest and his host.
b.   In 1876, R. Barnes of Chicago led the National League with an average of .403.
c.    In the 1957 World Series, Lew Burdette won three games, two of which were shutouts

 ANSWER
1.      Preposition
a.    . in, over
b.    of, of
c.     of, in
2.      Conjunction
a.    and, but
b.   while
c.     if
3.      Answer:
d.   Paul Anderson ( n )was proclaimed ( v ) the world-champion weight ( adj) lifter. 
e.    He ( pro) established ( v ) this ( pro ) record ( n) by lifting 1175 pounds. 
f.    The records( n) indicate ( v ) that the first ( adj) fight with boxing (adv) gloves was fought in 1818 in France.
4.      Answer:
a.    He (pro)had so much ( adv ) to do ( v ) that he ( pro) went home early ( adv). 
b.    Not wanting (v )to be rude ( adj ), he ( pro )made his apologies to his host ( n ). 
c.    "Ordinarily ( inter), I ( pro) would not leave so soon ( adv ), but I have so much (adv) to do," he told ( v )his host.
c.
5.      Answer:
a.       The name "sirocco"( n ) is often( adv ) given ( v )to (prep) a warm ( adj ) wind.
b.       It is usually (adv) given to a warm( adj) wind blowing (v) over ( prep ) large (adj)areas of hot, dry land.
c.        Such winds now (adv ) occur ( v ) over ( prep ) the area ( n ) of our (pro ) Great ( adj) Plains ( n ).
c.

 EXERCISE 4

Identify the subject and predicate in these simple sentences.
Circle the simple subject and underline the simple predicate.

1. My best friend in the whole world is coming over to my house to visit me
this afternoon.
2. Three beautiful little kittens looked up at me from inside a box of old
clothes.
3. At the stroke of midnight, the carriage turned into a huge orange pumpkin.
4. A really friendly old man with long white whiskers lives in the apartment
above my aunt’s and uncle’s apartment.
5. Several of her favorite romantic love songs were playing on the radio that
afternoon in the park.
6. Cool, deep, dark blue water flowed through the rough limestone rocks in
the gorge.
7. One-hundred fifty-five dollars is certainly a lot of money for a young
person living with his or her parents.
8. The large red book sitting on the hall table was a dictionary published by
an encyclopedia company in the United States.
9. The three girls carried back packs filled with books, food, candy, clothes,
make-up, pens, paper, hairbrushes, and other assorted items.
10. I don’t remember the name of that tall, thin actor with the sparkling blue
eyes.

ANSWER

1. friend / is coming
2. kittens / looked
3. carriage / turned
4. man / lives
5. several / were playing
6. water / flowed
7. dollars / is
8. book / was
9. girls / carried
10. I / do remember
EXERCISE 5
Identify the subject and the predicate in these simple
sentences. Circle the noun parts of the compound subject and underline
the verb parts of the compound predicate.

1. A belted kingfisher, a robin, and a red cardinal sat on the tree branch for a
few seconds and then flew away.
2. Did the math teacher and the history teacher look in the lunchroom and
check in the auditorium for the missing books?
3. At the last minute, the melted marshmallows and the chocolate should be
placed on the graham cracker, held briefly over the campfire, and eaten
immediately.
4. Bright yellow daisies, purple coneflowers, orange and red milkweed, and
blue forget-me-nots grew rapidly, bloomed beautifully, and reseeded
themselves everywhere in her graveled garden path.
5. Will Mary, George, Jean, and Frances come forward, face the audience,
and say a few words?
6. Every so often, wild turkeys, deer, and owls can be seen or heard in the
forest preserve over by the lake.
7. The boy’s varied interests, his unusual talents, and his wonderful ability to
concentrate helped him succeed in his studies and made him a fascinating
person to talk to as well.
8. Sugar and flour mix together well and give substance to the cookie dough.
9. Have the three winners of the contest and their spouses taken the
vacation, bought the car, or asked for the cash instead?
10. The overpowering heat, the smothering humidity, and the lack of breeze
made me very uncomfortable and forced me to stay inside the house all
day.

ANSWER
1. kingfisher, robin, cardinal / sat and flew
2. math teacher and history teacher / look and check
3. marshmallows and chocolate / should be placed, held, and eaten
4. daisies, coneflowers, milkweed, and forget-me-nots / grew, bloomed, and
reseeded
5. Mary, George, Jean and Frances / come, face, and say
6. turkeys, deer, and owls / can be seen and heard
7. interests, talents, and ability / helped and made
8. sugar and flour / mix and give
9. winners and spouses / have taken, bought, or asked

10. heat, humidity, lack / made and forced

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