Fowler Says Name: Favorite Album

Fowler Says name: favorite album:

I. Parts of speech.

Without a plan, Eddie jogged along Central Park South in what had become a downpour. He wished vaguely, as he approached first the St. Moritz and then the Plaza, that he would discover a string of taxis waiting for the hotel guests at the curb. What he found instead were two lines of determined guests waiting for taxis.

Quoting individual words directly from the passage above, identify: a proper noun: a subject pronoun: an adjective: an adverb:

Also, circle an active/conjugated verb in each sentence and draw and arrow from it to its subject.

II. Punctuation. Correct the following sentences, removing mistaken punctuation and adding commas and semicolons where they are needed. Add only commas and semi-colons (or periods, if you must).

1. atrick is an excellent student. But he spends too much time riding his bicycle.

2. If you want to smooth out your golf stroke; you must follow Peter’s excellent example.

3. Katie had worked hard on conditioning however she was already beginning to feel tired.

4. I’m afraid dinner will be late Nate can’t get the grill started.

5. I don’t know why furthermore I don’t care.

6. Alex stopped at the bank on the way home then he spent some time at the public library.

7. The lighting in Rathbun is very bad, it makes reading difficult.

8. Having finished her homework Lauren went to Snackbar toplay some foosball. 9. Maggie is a thoughtful friendly girl but she will not be able to reform that good-for nothing dog of his.

10. Cycling is a challenging and often grueling sport on the other hand it offers a wonderful opportunity to see our neighboring towns.

III. General Grammar. Correct any errors in the following sentences. The sentences may be correct. Sentences may contain several errors.

1. Maresa asked if she could ride along with Rory and I.

2. Neither Mike nor Nigel have excuses for their behavior in assembly.

3. Brock didn’t sing as good as her.

4. Kristina laid down on the table for an hours nap.

5. Us football players went for a ride in the Walkers van.

6. The winner of the match couldn’t have been she.

7. Who have you told?

8. We felt real bad about falling asleep during the guests presentation.

9. Everybody know more about car engines than me.

10. Does either of you believe him?

11. Give the job to whoever you think will do it well.

12. I want each notebook to have the students names in them.

13. The carpet will be lain down over a fresh layer of padding.

14. I always play bad when its hot. 15. Neither of them have confidence in themselves.

16. Who should I give the award to?

17. Everyone was wearing their coats and ties.

18. Neither of the tests were difficult.

19. Let’s keep this secret between you and I..

20. Every one of the animals had its midday meal.