Skills Review

Parallel Structures

100

Write a complete sentence with parallel structure using the following verbs:

cook, read, walk

Example: In my free time, I like to cook, read, and walk my dogs.

200

Abraham Lincoln lived and is president during the 1800's.

Abraham Lincoln lived and was president during the 1800's.

300

Change this sentence so that it's in parallel structure:

I have been working all day, and he had to read all day.

I have been working all day, and he has been reading all day.

400

The sun has both always provided warmth for us and it can be dangerous to look at.

The sun has both always provided warmth for us and been dangerous to look at.

500

Last night he was tired, upset with himself, he was scared about today, and he didn't feel like doing anything.

Last night he was tired, upset with himself, scared about today, and didn't feel like doing anything.

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

Identify the prominent subject and the verb in the following sentence:

The dogs barked excitedly as I walked them last night.

Subject: dogs

Verb: barked

200

Please provide the plural form of these irregular singular subjects:

Tooth, foot, fish, cactus, goose

Teeth, feet, fish, cacti, geese

300

Fill in the following blanks for the verb to be, using either is/are/am:

I ______, You _____, He/she/it _____, We _____, They _____

I am, You are, He/she/it is, we are, they are

400

Is the subject of this sentence plural, or singular?

"The teachers' committee decides all of the major curriculum changes."

Singular

500

For the following sentence, conjugate the verb in parentheses to have proper subject verb agreement:

Either my coat or your shoe (be) always on the floor.

Either my coat or your shoe is always on the floor.

Run/On's & Fragments

100

Please fix the following sentence:

The students all cheered for joy and they ate some pizza to celebrate.

The students all cheered for joy, and they ate some pizza to celebrate.

200

Write down all seven of the fanboys in order, please.

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

300

Please fix the following sentence:

Lawrence, the boy who lives in the huge house on Maple Street.

Lawrence, the boy who lives in the huge house on Maple Street, is my friend.

400

Some of the musicians forgot their instruments at the concert hall a few of them went back to get them. 

Some of the musicians forgot their instruments at the concert hall; a few of them went back to get them. 

500

I can't go, do I want to. 

I can't go, nor do I want to.

Verb Tenses

100

Write a sentence in the past tense with the word "fly"

Any correct sentence that uses "flew"

200

Write a complete sentence using the simple past tense of "wear"

Any complete sentence using the word "worn"

300

Write a complete sentence using the past perfect form of "sink" 

Any complete sentence containing the word "sunken"

400

Please switch all of these verbs into the perfect future tense:

Sing, Tear, Shake, Forget, Bleed

Will have sung

Will have torn

Will have shaken

Will have forgotten

Will have bled

500

Write a sentence using the perfect present tense form of "swim"

Any proper sentence using the word "swum"

Non-Restrictive Clauses

100

True or False: 

Non-restrictive clauses always need two commas.

False

200

Identify the non-essential information in the following sentence, and then fix it:

Mac and cheese which has a lot of dairy is not good for people who are lactose intolerant.

Mac and cheese, which has a lot of dairy, is not good for people who are lactose intolerant.

300

Is there any non-essential information in this sentence? If yes, what is it?

The man who lost his wallet is talking on the phone.

No, we need to know "who lost his wallet", because it tells us which man

400

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how can it be fixed?

The book, that she read, was important for her literature review.

No, it should be:

The book that she read was important for her literature review.

500

Is the following sentence properly punctuated? If not, fix it so that it is:

The participants who were interviewed, volunteered to be part of the study.

The participants who were interviewed volunteered to be part of the study.