Practice Version of Grammar Quiz #1, which will be given on September 29, 2004

On your scantron, mark the letter of the correct answer.

For questions one to four, examine each sentence carefully for missing periods or question marks. Write on your Scantron the letter of the answer that identifies the correct punctuation changes that need to be made to make each sentence grammatical.

1. Are you going to meet the 6 am train

a. add a period after “train”

b. add a question mark after “train”

c. add periods after “a” and “m” and a question mark after “train”

d. add periods after “a” and “m” and after “train”

2. Mr Bob Smith, who you haven’t met, died

a. add a period after “died”

b. add a question mark after “died”

c. add a period after “Mr” and a question mark after “died”

d. add a periods after “Mr” and after “died”

3. “What in the world could be wrong with Jane” asked Susan

a. add a comma after “Jane” and a period after “Susan”

b. add a question mark after “Jane” and a period after “Susan”

c. add a question mark after “Jane” and a question mark after “Susan”

d. add a period after “Susan”

4. Will Dr Rodriguez be doing the operation

a. add a period after “operation”

b. add a question mark after “operation”

c. add a period after “Dr” and a question mark after “operation”

d. add a periods after “Dr” and after “operation”

For items 5 to 10, mark on your Scantron the letter of the correct word choice to complete each sentence.

1.That book is _____ back at the library.

a. do b. due c. dew

2. I hate it when everyone _________ me is wearing jeans.

a. accept b. except c. asset

3. Did you buy the ________ milk?

a. hole b. whole c. hull

4. We really need get _______ to bake the cake.

a. flower b. flour c. flowur

5. I wish she wouldn’t _________ me at parties to go off with someone else.

a. desert b. dessert c. desirt

6. Many people think that an _________ from heaven guards each person.

a. angel b. angil c. anjel d. angle

For items 11 to 15, write the letter of the word that correctly identifies the subject of the sentence.

11. Under the table is the box of candles.

a. under

b. table

c. box

d. candles

12. This one of a kind item is going to sell.

a. this

b. one

c. kind

d. item

13.The big pot on the stove top is too dirty to cook in.

a. big

b. pot

c. stove

d. top

e. dirty

14. Where is your French book about butterflies?

a. where

b. French

c. book

d. butterflies

15. Before the war, the soldiers in the army were in no danger.

a. before

b. war

c. soldiers

d. army

e. danger

For items 16 to 20, mark “a” if the sentence is grammatical and “b” if the sentence has a grammar error.

16. Karen cut her ear on the shelf so we need to move it.