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Dev. Com. 1 Final Exam PRACTICE TEST

A. Please identify the patterns for each sentence listed below. In addition, please label adjectives and adverbs. (Each element is worth one point.)

1. Maria and her friends are holding a cooking class next month.

2. The officer issued many of the loud teenagers a warning ticket. NS Vi NS VT NDO 3. Michelle Diaz will remain the secretary of the book club. NS LV NSC 4. In August the citizens elected Josefina Gomez mayor. NS LV Adj-C

5. Many of the tired children were sleepy or irritable. NS VT NIO NDO NS VT NDO NOC 6. The old couple danced beautifully at their anniversary party.

B. Each of the following sentences contains a pronoun. Please underline the pronoun and circle its antecedent. 1. The nurse helped her patient up the stairs and into the bedroom. 2. Diana and Aramik brought their old television to the recycling center. 3. The young boy cried himself to sleep. C. Write the correct possessive pronoun in the blank. 1. Only two of the candidates brought ______resumes to the interview. 2. Each of the teachers wrote ______test questions for the midterm exam. 3. The jury gave ______verdict to the judge. 4. Every one of the workers received ______paycheck last week. 5. Each of the bridesmaids said ______best wishes to the bride and groom.

D. Circle the correct pronoun in the parentheses. 1. Mr. Young sent Kenneth and (he, him, himself) to the conference. 2. Lupe and (she, her, herself) wrote the report for the president. 3. Paula ran much faster than (I, me, myself) in the marathon last week. 4. The new fire chief will be (he, him, himself). 5. Samuel will complete the assignment (himself, hisself). 6. The man (who, whom, that) was rescued by the lifeguard seemed embarrassed and upset. 7. The lawyer (whose, who's) briefcase was stolen filed a report with the police. 8. The employee (who, whom) receives the most votes will win the “Most Helpful” award. 9. The Kershwins left early because (they’re, their, there) leaving for Honolulu tomorrow. 10. Marsha, (who’s, whose) going to graduate in June, plans to apply for several jobs. E. Please review the following sentences for pronoun usage. If the sentence is correct, place a C in the blank. If the sentence has an error, please revise the sentence.

1. Mr. Lee and James carpooled to work today because his car was in the repair shop.

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2. Tamara nearly missed her flight because they took so long checking her luggage.

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3. No one enjoys having to get up early on a Saturday to do their chores.

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F. Please punctuate this direct, split quotation. Capitalize where necessary. (10 points) fill out the form carefully said the interviewer remember to include your name and address ______

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G. Please review each of the following sentences for subject-verb agreement. If the sentence has an error, please revise it. If it is correct, put a C in the blank. 1. Every one of the five speakers are nervous and upset.

2. There was a police officer and two paramedics at the scene of the accident.

3. The cause of the three traffic accidents were unclear.

4. Has Carla or her husband found the keys to the car?

5. Does our secretary and her assistant intend to join us for the meeting?

6. The painting, as well as some sculptures and tapestries, are on display this week at the museum.

7. The team have been practicing all week for the big game.

H. Please capitalize where necessary. Each sentence has multiple items. 1. for my french literature class, i have to read les misérables by victor hugo.

2. rosa spoke to the class about her trip to see paintings by mexican and ecuadorian artists.

3. last semester roberto passed math, history 2, and his spanish class.

I. Which of these groups of words is a fragment? a. As I was walking across the campus yesterday. b. Tom went to the meeting last night. J. The following paragraph has fragments. Please correct them by making appropriate changes above the lines. (3 errors--3 points)

Mr. Hall was putting holiday lights up around his house. Because he wanted his house to look exciting and fun for his children. As he was climbing up the ladder. He slipped and fell. His wife wanted him to see his doctor. Even though he wasn't badly injured.

K. Please answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following lists includes common coordinating conjunctions?

a. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet b. although, because, since, while c. for instance, nevertheless, furthermore, fortunately d. who, whom, whose, which, that

2. Which of the following lists includes common subordinating conjunctions?

a. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet b. when, whenever, if, after c. for example, in addition, on the other hand d. who, whom, whose, which, that

3. Which of the following lists includes common transitions?

a. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet b. when, if, while, since c. consequently, however, nevertheless d. who, whom, whose, which, that

4. Which of the following lists includes common relative pronouns?

a. and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet b. although, because, since, while c. therefore, as a result, consequently d. who, whom, whose, which, that

L. Please review the punctuation in the following sentences. If the sentence has an error, please revise it. If it is correct, put a C in the blank.

1. When Karla went to visit her relatives she asked her neighbor to take care of her cat.____

2. Kristie and her husband often go to Miami Florida for the holidays. ____

3. The student who won the scholarship received a check for $500. ____

4. Lee went to the movies because he had the afternoon off. ____

5. Sally who loves to cook invited her family and friends to her home for dinner. ____

6. The Smiths drove to San Diego last week however they did not have time to visit the zoo. ____

7. Kim introduced Lewis Washington the new office manager at the meeting. ____

8. Debbie's birthday party will be on Monday December 27 2010 at 6 p.m. ____

9. Joseph went to his office checked his email and returned several phone calls.____

10. Nancy Carlson whom we saw at the conference plans to open her own business next year. ____

11. The doctor spoke to the patient but forgot to give him a prescription. ____

12. Gerald often visits his elderly parents, he also takes them to breakfast every weekend. ____

13. When you finish Mr. Lopez please put your paper on my desk. ____

14. Kimberly needs to learn to speak Spanish so she enrolled at Mission College. ____

15. Michael Marsha and Christopher were late to the meeting yesterday. ____

16. Kelly often goes to Hong Kong and Beijing. Because she works for a major corporation. ____

17. If you want to pass the class you must study and finish all of the homework. ____

18. Mr. Davis hired Julie Shaw who had the best qualifications. ____

M. Please define the following terms. 1. fragment______2. sentence ______3. comma splice______4. run-on______Please combine the following short ideas into one longer, correctly punctuated sentence. (2 points each)

1. Mr. James decided to buy a new car. Mr. James visited several car dealerships in Van Nuys.

2. Kevin has been working very hard at two jobs. Kevin hopes to go on a short vacation next month.

3. Candice went to buy a new faucet at the local hardware store. The hardware store had gone out of business.

4. The cruise ship had a fire in its engine room. The ship had to be towed to the nearest port for repairs.