Parts of Speech
(Grammar Review)
(Grammar Review)
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen
I
Correct the errors (if any)
1. We are still experiencing the effects of the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill that occurred in 2010.
2. Please except this complimentary gift.
3. The mashed potatoes are to salty
1. none
2. accept
3. too
Select the correct possessive-case pronoun:
1. I bought a cheap cell phone, but ___ is expensive
A. Yours; B. Your's
2. Either of the companies has the right to exercise ___ option to sell stock
A. it's; B. its; C. their; D. they're
1. A. Yours; 2. B. Its
Which Figure of Speech is matched with incorrect examples?
A. Pronouns: he, she, it, they
B. Verbs: walk, heard, is, was jumping
C. Adjectives: tomorrow, rapidly, here, very
D. Nouns: Kevin, Phoenix, computer, joy, work, banking
C. Adjectives
Which sentence includes a necessary preposition? Which sentence includes an unnecessary prepositions? (the necessary one must be included, the unnecessary on should be deleted)
1. What type of software do you need?
2. Both of the printers work well
1. the 'of' is necessary
2. the 'of' is unnecessary
Select the correct plural nouns:
1. Please write to the ________ about the missing contract.
A. Davis's; B. Davises; C. Davis'
2. The leadership summit includes a panel of _____.
A. CEOs B. CEO's
1. B
2. A
Adjectives do NOT typically answer this question
A. What Kind?
B. How many?
C. When? How? And/or Where?
C. When? How? And/or Where?
Correct the error (if any)
1. Due to the rain, the class was cancelled
2. The road cancellation is due to an accident
1. because of
2. none
Select the correct pronoun (pronoun-antecedant agreement):
1. The engineering staff is moving ____ facilities on Friday
A. Its, B. It's, C. Their, D. They're
2. Our company president and our vice president will be submitting ____ expenses shortly.
A. His, B. His or Her, C. Their
3. Neither Jackie nor Kim wanted ___ desk moved.
A. Her, B. Their
1. A. Its
2. C. Their
3. A. Her
Identify the restrictive and unrestrictive clauses (if any)
1. The neighbor who lives in that blue house occasionally asks me to watch her dogs.
2. The name of the company illustrates my belief that sign language is a fascinating form of communication
1. who lives in that blue house - restrictive
2. none
Select the correct verb (subject-verb agreement)
1. This list of management objectives ___ extensive
A. Is, B. Are
2. The president, as well as several other top-level executives, _______ of our proposal.
A. Approves, B. Approve
3. The tone and the wording of the message ___ persuasive
A. Is, B. Are
1. A. Is
2. A. Approves
3. B. Are
Select the correct pronoun (nominative or objective case):
1. Employees like Miss Gillis and ___ are hard to replace
A. She, B. Her
2. It must have been ___ who placed the order
A. She, B. Her
3. Just between you and ___, profits are falling
A. I, B. Me
4. The manager promoted Jeff and _____
A. I, B. Me
1. B. Her
2. A. She
3. B. Me
4. B. Me