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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.)
NS c adj NS ____Vt____ adj adj NDO ADV
1. Maria and her friends are holding a cooking class next month.
adj NS Vt NIO adj adj adj NDO
2. The officer issued many [of the loud teenagers] a warning ticket.
_____NS______LV___ adj NSC adj
3. Michelle Diaz will remain the secretary [of the book club].
ADV adj NS Vt ____ NDO____ NOC
4. In August the citizens elected Josefina Gomez mayor.
NS adj LV adj-c c adj-c
5. Many [ of the tired children] were sleepy or irritable.
adj adj NS Vi ADV ADV
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 ____ their ______resumes to the interview.
2. Each of the teachers wrote _____ his or her ______test questions for the midterm exam.
3. The jury gave _____ its ______verdict to the judge.
4. Every one of the workers received ____ his or her ______paycheck last week.
5. Each of the bridesmaids said ____ her ______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. need NDO
2. Lupe and (she, her, herself) wrote the report for the president. need NS
3. Paula ran much faster than (I, me, myself) (ran) in the marathon last week. add verb = than + NS + V
4. The new fire chief will be (he, him, himself). after LV need NSC
5. Samuel will complete the assignment (himself, hisself).
6. The man (who, whom, that) was rescued by the lifeguard seemed embarrassed. no NS after choice—use who
7. The lawyer (whose, who's) briefcase was stolen filed a report with the police. who’s = who is
8. The employee (who, whom) receives the most votes will win the award. no NS after choice—use who
9. The Kershwins left early because (they’re, their, there) leaving for Honolulu tomorrow. they are leaving
10. Marsha, (who’s, whose) going to graduate in June, plans to apply for several jobs. who is going
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.
because Mr. Lee’s car – OR – James’s car
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2. Tamara nearly missed her flight because they took so long checking her luggage.
because the attendant – OR – because the airline
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3. No one enjoys having to get up early on a Saturday to do their chores.
his or her
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F. Please punctuate this direct, split quotation. Capitalize where necessary. (10 points)
“Fill out the form carefully,” said the interviewer. “R emember 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 IS nervous and upset.
2. There was WERE a police officer and two paramedics at the scene of the accident.
3. The cause of the three traffic accidents were WAS unclear.
4. Has Carla or her husband found the keys to the car? C = has Carla or has husband / NOT BOTH
5. Does DO our secretary and her assistant intend to join us for the meeting?
6. The painting, as well as some sculptures and tapestries, are IS on display this week at the museum.
7. The team have HAS 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? Then fix the fragment.
a. As I was walking across the campus yesterday, I found a stray dog.
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. B because he wanted his house to look exciting and fun for his children. As he was climbing up the ladder. , H he slipped and fell. His wife wanted him to see his doctor. E 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. _C_
3. The student who won the scholarship received a check for $500. _C_
4. Lee went to the movies because he had the afternoon off. _C_
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. _C_
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. _C_
16. Kelly often goes to Hong Kong and Beijing. B 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.