Download English Grammar Quiz: Adverbials, Punctuation, Adjectivals, and Sentence Modifiers and more Quizzes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! I. Underline adverbials in the following sentences and identify their type: adverbs (adv), prepositional phrases (PP), noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP), or clauses (C). Because a phrase or clause may contain another adverbial, some words may be underlined more than once. The numbers in parentheses after each sentence show the number of adverbials you should be able to find in each sentence (total of 14 points): 1. When I saw you yesterday, I felt sick. (2) 2. To write well, you usually need to rewrite. (3) 3. Later that day, we drove from Chicago to Milwaukee. (3) 4. When the doorbell rings, both dogs started barking ferociously. (2) 5. To get in shape for the fall season, he worked out for three hours on Saturday. (4) II. Punctuate the following sentences correctly. If the sentence requires no additional punctuation, just write “correct” next to it. For Sentences 2, 3, and 4, note whether the sentence contains a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause. (10 points total) 1. Another storm is on the way according to the latest weather report.. 2. The teenager who lives across the street said that she would rake our yard for a reasonable price. 3. Our music teacher who is a veteran of the Vietnam War visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington during spring break. 4. On the day when they announced the winners of the ice- sculpture contest our sorority which won first prize skipped classes to celebrate. 5. As the old saying goes you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. 6. Eastern Montana much to my surprise turns out to be absolutely flat. 7. For some reason I expected to see rolling hills there. 8. Western Montana on the other hand is filled with the spectacular scenery of the Rocky Mountains. 9. Seeing glaciers in the summertime was especially disconcerting. 10. Glacier National Park for example is absolutely beautiful. III. Underline the adjectivals in the following sentences and identify their type: adjectives (adj), prepositional phrases (PP), participial phrases (part), noun phrases (NP), appositives (app), or relative clauses (RC). Because a phrase or clause may contain another adjectival, some words may be underlined more than once. If the sentence contains a relative clause, note whether it is restrictive or nonrestrictive. The numbers in parentheses after each sentence show the number of adjectivals you should be able to find in each sentence (total of 26 points): 1. Marcus knows that man who is waving to us. (1) 2. The man driving that car over there works at the fish market on Broadway. (3) 3. The students lining up in the gym are hoping to get tickets for the big gymnastics meet on Friday, the eastern finals. (7) 4. The town where I was born is known for its beautiful iris gardens. (3) 5. On the day that they recovered the bodies from the airplane crash, the Atlanta police, who had first investigated the crime, began their stake-out of the notorious criminals. (4) 6. My father, who hates to work outdoors, paid the man mowing the lawn an extra bonus. (3) IV. Underline sentence modifiers in the following sentences and identify them as being either vocatives (voc), interjections (int), single-word sentence modifers (mod), subordinate clauses (SC), appositives (app), or absolute phrases (abs) (10 points total): 1. All of a sudden, the car stopped, its tires squealing. 2. Hey, you, watch out! 3. My goodness gracious, that’s quite a hefty sum! 4. Unfortuantely, his GPA is only 1.9 after two years in college—not at all an impressive record. 1. All right, my friend, you’ll get out of here fast if you know what’s good for you. English 201 – English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms Quiz 2 – Spring 2000
