
<p>Fowler Says name: favorite album:</p><p>I. Parts of speech.</p><p>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.</p><p>Quoting individual words directly from the passage above, identify: a proper noun: a subject pronoun: an adjective: an adverb:</p><p>Also, circle an active/conjugated verb in each sentence and draw and arrow from it to its subject.</p><p>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).</p><p>1. atrick is an excellent student. But he spends too much time riding his bicycle.</p><p>2. If you want to smooth out your golf stroke; you must follow Peter’s excellent example.</p><p>3. Katie had worked hard on conditioning however she was already beginning to feel tired.</p><p>4. I’m afraid dinner will be late Nate can’t get the grill started.</p><p>5. I don’t know why furthermore I don’t care.</p><p>6. Alex stopped at the bank on the way home then he spent some time at the public library.</p><p>7. The lighting in Rathbun is very bad, it makes reading difficult.</p><p>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.</p><p>10. Cycling is a challenging and often grueling sport on the other hand it offers a wonderful opportunity to see our neighboring towns.</p><p>III. General Grammar. Correct any errors in the following sentences. The sentences may be correct. Sentences may contain several errors.</p><p>1. Maresa asked if she could ride along with Rory and I.</p><p>2. Neither Mike nor Nigel have excuses for their behavior in assembly.</p><p>3. Brock didn’t sing as good as her.</p><p>4. Kristina laid down on the table for an hours nap.</p><p>5. Us football players went for a ride in the Walkers van.</p><p>6. The winner of the match couldn’t have been she.</p><p>7. Who have you told?</p><p>8. We felt real bad about falling asleep during the guests presentation.</p><p>9. Everybody know more about car engines than me.</p><p>10. Does either of you believe him?</p><p>11. Give the job to whoever you think will do it well.</p><p>12. I want each notebook to have the students names in them.</p><p>13. The carpet will be lain down over a fresh layer of padding.</p><p>14. I always play bad when its hot. 15. Neither of them have confidence in themselves.</p><p>16. Who should I give the award to?</p><p>17. Everyone was wearing their coats and ties.</p><p>18. Neither of the tests were difficult.</p><p>19. Let’s keep this secret between you and I..</p><p>20. Every one of the animals had its midday meal.</p>
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