STUDY GUIDE FOR FRIDAY , APRIL 23RD.

GRAMMAR STUDY GUIDE

A.Underline each gerund. On the blank, write how it is used for:
1-Devonna´s goal is entering a college with a highly rated music department. ___________
2-In music and comedy, timing is everything ___________
3-The school solved the schedule conflicts by creating a new class. ___________
4- Playing chess has always been my goal. ___________
5-I was afraid having him as a teacher. ___________

B.Complete the following sentences using participles or gerunds.
1-The fox tried to escape by _______________ in to the woods. (run)
2-The _________________ wolf begged the crane for assistance. (choke)
3-The crane didn’t get the _______________subject, Predicate nominative, direct object and object of a preposition._ guitar . (promise)
4-We laugh at, yet learn from, the animals _____________ like humans. (act)
5-_______________ to be a slave in classical Greek times, Aesop was a great storyteller. (report)

C.Underline the infinitive in each sentence. On the blank write how it is used for: noun, adjective or adverb.

1-He had reasons to think he could do it. ______________
2-To be in the Olympics is a great achievement. ______________
3-Athletes from around the world went to compete. ______________
4-I wish they hadn’t decided to allow professionals into the Olympics. ______________
5-The effect of the change was to take something from the games. ______________

D.Identify each boldfaced phrase by writing gerund phrase, participal phrase or infinitive phrase on the line to the right.
1-Flying a kite can be fun. ______________
2-Flying a kite in a storm, Benjamin Franklin was almost hit by lightning. ______________
3-Ben decided to fly a kite in a storm to test his theory about lightning. ______________
4-He loved to get out in the city park on a windy afternoon. ______________
5-Remembering my first kite, I’d like to make a kite for my son. ______________

E.Identify each boldfaced group of words by writing IND for independent clause and DEP for dependent clause.
1-An orderly register tells the exact amount of money in your account. __________
2-If you have little or no money left, you cannot write any more checks. __________
3-A bank charges an extra fee whenever your funds won’t cover your checks. __________
4-Every bank has its own rules about what fees it charges. __________
5-Before Andrew opened his chacking account, he asked about the bank’s fees. _________

F.Identify each sentence below with S for simple, CD for compound, CX for complex and CC for compound complex, and underline the dependent clauses.
1-Unless I am wrong, peaches were first grown in China. ______
2-The squirrel climbed the bird feeder, and the birds flew away. ______
3-Wang and his brother looked at the problem and spotted the solution. ______
4-You can take a large cruise ship to see the glaciers of Alaska, or you can ride a Smaller boat that can go closer to the coast and its icy covering. ______
5-Someone forgot to water the roses that grow in the side yard. ______

G.In each sentence underline the dependent clause. On the line write ADJ (adjective), ADV (adverb) or N (noun) to identify the clause.
1-Whoever was rich enough had an elegant bed. _______
2-Many Greek tables had 3 legs that ended in feet shaped like paws. _______
3-Romans borrowed Greek furniture styles, as they borrowed most Greek things. _______
4-Although the Romans began with the same styles, they adapted them. _______
5-Today we still use styles that were developed by the Romans. _______

H.In each sentence underline the subject and circle the verb. If the verb agrees with the subject, write correct on the line to the right. If It does not agree, write the correct verb.1-Jose are searching for leopard frogs. ___________________
2-Mary were looking among the bushes. ___________________
3-They actually stand in the water surface. ____________________
4-How many students is on that bus? ____________________
5-One student have brought a net. ____________________

I.Write the correct form of the given verb. Make it agree with the compound subject.
1-Neither the council members nor the mayor (be) present. _______________
2-Books and videotapes (be) available from the library. ________________
3-Both the council member and the mayor (have) spoken out
On thatmatter. ________________
4-Neither the council members nor the mayor (object) to the
Proposal. ________________
5-Neither the reporter nor the photographer (come) to theses
Meetings. _________________

J. Underline the subject of each sentence and circle the verb that agrees with the subject.
1-Meals on the road ( is, are) a problem.
2-(Does, Do ) this restaurant’s fish sandwiches taste fishy?
3-“off with their heads”, (shouts, shout) the mad queen.
4-Down the river ( rush, rushes) the racing canoes.
5-(Has, Have) the famous architect visited her completed homes?

K. In each sentence underline the indefinite pronoun used as subject. Then find the verb. If the verb agrees with the subject, write CORRECT. If not write the correct verb form.1-Most of the neighbors was out of town. ____________________
2-Several of the students are named in the article. ____________________
3-All of the costumers was getting impatient. ____________________
4-Has any of my friends called? ____________________
5-One of the quarterbacks have been out sick. ____________________

L.In each sentence underline the verb that agrees in number with the subject.
1-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (is, are) a novel by Jules Verne.
2For my brother , physics (has, have) been more interesting than chemistry.
3-Two dollars ( have, has) always been the maximum fine for children’s book.
4-Three eights of the students ( is, are) boys.
5-Paul Breton Girls by the Sea (shows, show) two barefoot girls.


FOR THE READING EXAM READ THE TEXTS I ALREADY GAVE YOU AND WRITE THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

1- Free verse
2- Authors purpose
3- speaker
4- figurative language
5- Rythm
6- Sequence
7- cause
8- Effect
9- Theme
10- Biography
11- Viewpoint
12- Phizzog
13- Context clues
14- Fiction
15- Non- fiction
16- True accounts
17- Personification
18- Making judgements