Grammar Unit 1 Study Guide (100 Pt Test) Name______

Grammar Unit 1 Study Guide (100 pt test) Name______

Exercise A On the line provided, write the correct principal part of the italicized verb in parentheses, depending on the meaning of each sentence. 10 questions. Example _Followed_ 1. When you have (follow) the trail to the end, turn left and you will see the lake.

______1. My aunt should have (return) from her business trip to Seattle this evening.

______2. The class (like) reading the play A Raisin in the Sun at the same time that they are reading about the civil rights struggle.

______3. Our whole class is (support) the women’s soccer team this year.

Exercise B On the line provided, write the correct past or past participle form of each italicized verb in parentheses. 10 questions Example Took 1. After she had missed her first flight, Ms. Sorenson (take) a later one.

______1. Adrienne (see) Martina in the apartment window yesterday.

______2. The painters ought to have (spread) the paint more evenly across the side of the house.

______3. (Do) all of you remember to set your clocks back this past weekend?

Exercise C On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences by changing the italicized verb or verbs to the tense indicated in parentheses. 10 questions Example 1. Katrina brought potato bread for the potluck dinner (present perfect) Katrina has brought potato bread for the potluck dinner.

1. The floodwaters broke through the levee, flooding much of the business district. (past perfect) ______

2. Antonio emptied the litter box while Paula fed the cat its dinner. (present) ______

3. The United States Senate will pass a bill providing funds for highway repair. (past) ______

Exercise D In the following paragraph, the verb tenses are not consistent. Decide whether the paragraph should be in the present or past tense. Then on the lines provided, rewrite the paragraph, making sure to use consistent verb tense.

Exercise E On the line provided, identify the verb in each of the following sentences as AV for active voice or PV for passive voice. Five questions Example AV 1. Both Maya Angelou and Francisco Jimenez have written short stories.

______1. Maya Angelou has written autobiographies, poems, and plays.

______2. Francisco Jimenez was inspired to write by his sophomore English teacher, Miss Bell.

Exercise F For each of the follow Sentences, underline the correct verb in parentheses. 10 Questions Example 1. (Set, Sit) the plant over in that corner, please. 2. Lauren (laid, lay) down for a quick catnap. 3. The Smoke (rose, raised) from the campfire.

1. Ashley reluctantly (laid, lay) down her book about the Aborigines of Australia.

2. The tired puppy could barely (rise, raise) its head after playing hard all day.

3. Grandpa usually (sits, sets) next to me at dinner.