Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Language Skills Practice phần 7 pdf

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Words Often Confused C

Review the Words Often Confused covered on pages 424–426 of your textbook for information

on the correct spelling and usage of the following words:

formally, formerly lead (n.), led, lead (v.) passed, past

EXERCISE Underline the word in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence

Example 1. Dad asked who found the (peace, piece) of driftwood.

restaurant

for CHAPTER 16: SPELLING pages 424 =426

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Words Often Confused D

principal, principle stationary, stationery their, there, they’re

quiet, quite

EXERCISEA Underline the word in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence

Example 1. Were (plains, planes) or helicopters named for the designer Sikorsky?

EXERCISEB Draw a line through each incorrect word in the following paragraph, and write the

correc-tion above it

Example [1]How do I decide which author I like best if their all fascinating?

[12] Yet each author had more then one talent [13]Sayers studied medieval times and held strong

Nabokov had studied butterflies

they’re

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Words Often Confused E

threw, through weak, week who’s, whose

to, too, two weather, whether your, you’re waist, waste

EXERCISE Underline the word in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence

Example 1 (Your, You’re) surprised that I knew that Notah Begay won a PGA golf tournament

in 1999

people at once

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Review A: Spelling Rules

EXERCISE In each of the groups of words below, underline the misspelled word On the line provided,

write the word correctly

Example 1. naturally, happiness, infinitely, sliness

slyness

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Review B: Words Often Confused

EXERCISEA In each of the groups of phrases below, underline the misspelled word On the line provided, write the word (or words, if the correct spelling requires more than one word) correctly

Example 1. tinted stationery, had shone us the way, as quiet as a library

EXERCISEB Underline the words in parentheses that will correctly complete each of the following sentences

Example 1. Rosa was too (week, weak) to move after she had (led, lead) her team to victory.

impressed with the story that you wrote

early for the evening rush hour

have cut out several items

people

shown

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Review C: Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused

EXERCISEA In each of the groups of words below, underline the misspelled word On the line provided,

write the word correctly

EXERCISEB In each of the groups of phrases below, underline the misspelled word On the line

provid-ed, write the word (or words, if the correct spelling requires more than one word) correctly

Example 1. hear the bells, morale of the story, the French consul

perches

moral

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Review D: Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused

EXERCISEA In each of the groups of words below, underline the misspelled word On the line provided,write the word correctly

EXERCISEB Underline the words in parentheses that correctly complete each of the following sentences

Example 1 We took many pictures as we drove (threw, through) the cactus-filled (dessert, desert).

building three times

bathing

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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences A

EXERCISE On the line before each item, identify each of the following word groups by writing F for

sentence fragment, R for run-on sentence, or S for complete sentence.

Example 1. On Tuesday, after we went to the performance at the theater

Bill of Rights next week

the rug

for CHAPTER 15: THE CLAUSE pages 767 –769

F

for CHAPTER 17: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS pages 478 =486

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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences B

EXERCISES On the line before each item, identify each word group in the following paragraph as a

sen-tence fragment (F), a run-on sensen-tence (R), or a complete sensen-tence (S).

Example [1]Time is a relatively new human concept before people began farming, they

had no need to keep track of passing days

know when to plant crops, sometimes the farmers even needed to predict the arrival of yearly

a full year, each year the months would come earlier until the calendar would no longer be useful

Feasts and holidays, for example, on the five extra days of the ancient Egyptian calendar

astronomers also predicted eclipses of the moon with great skill an error of twenty-four hours

adjusted to make up for the slowing in the earth’s rotation scientists occasionally have to add leapseconds on New Year’s Eve!

R

F

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Subject-Verb Agreement A

EXERCISEA In each of the following sentences, underline the form of the verb in parentheses that

agrees with its subject

Example 1. Either Matt or Mark (has, have) an uncle who is an astronaut

7. (Does, Do) the colors in this fabric go with the paint color we chose?

10. (Is, Are) 7:00 P.M or 8:00 P.M the correct time?

EXERCISEB In each of the following sentences, cross out any verb that does not agree with its subject

and write the correct form of the verb above the incorrect form If the sentence is already correct, write

C after it.

Example 1. Either a raccoon or an opossum have been getting into our garbage can at night

has

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form is correct, write C above it.

Example 1. Each of us have a different set of skills and talents

EXERCISEB In each of the following sentences, cross out any verb that does not agree with its subject,

and write the correct form of the verb above the incorrect form If the sentence is correct, write C after it.

Example 1. The club president is concerned because no one ever arrive on time for the meetings

has

arrives

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A

EXERCISEA In each of the following sentences, circle the antecedent of the pronoun or pronouns in

parentheses Then, underline the choice in parentheses that agrees with the antecedent

Example 1. Every student should concentrate on (their, his or her) own work

EXERCISEB In each of the following sentences, cross out any pronoun that does not agree with its

antecedent Then, write the correct pronoun above the incorrect one If a sentence is already correct,

write C after it.

Example 1. The United States made Yellowstone their first national park

15. Peter and the Wolf, a composition by Sergey Prokofiev, uses music to tell its story.

18. Carpe diem is one of the most famous Latin proverbs; their translation is “Seize the day.”

its

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paren-Example 1. I don’t particularly enjoy standardized tests, but I do well on (them, it).

(them, it)?

due on Tuesday?

the language lab

name on this list

(her, their) employees more committed.

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Verb Forms A

EXERCISEA In each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of the verb in parentheses

Example 1. Has Noel ever (rode, ridden) a horse before?

EXERCISEB On the line provided, write the correct past or past participle form of the verb in italics

Example 1. teach My father, who is an excellent cook, has cooking classes for

many years

13. choose Just yesterday I to put jicama in my salad

14. drink Have you ever coconut milk?

15. raise Last week, Emilio his hand when our teacher asked who had ever

had sushi

16. enjoy He says he has sashimi, too

17. bring Sara has falafel for lunch

20. begin Meals are more fun for me now that I have to explore new dishes

taught

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began

EXERCISEA In the following paragraph, cross out each incorrect verb form and write the correct form

above it If all the verbs in a sentence are correct, write C above the sentence.

Example [1]Railroads in the United States begun with a few horse-powered lines in the 1800s

the states keeped some of the land for development and selled the rest to pay for construction

Pacific had lain track westward from Nebraska, and the Central Pacific start from Sacramento,

EXERCISEB On the line provided, write the correct past or past participle form of the verb in italics

Example 1. grow Makelo and Kirby are proud of the vegetables they

12. choose They vegetables that would grow easily in their part of the country

14. become When the first plants came up, the boys really excited

15. spend They hours in the garden each week, weeding and watering

16. freeze A late ice storm some of their seedlings

19. teach One neighbor them how to stake up their tomato plants

Verb Forms B

grew

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Pronoun Forms A

EXERCISEA In the following sentences, underline the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses

Example 1. Please introduce the new students (who, whom) you invited to the party to the rest of

the guests

EXERCISEB In each of the following sentences, cross out any incorrect pronoun and write the correct

pronoun above it

Example 1. She and me are the only students who have finished the assigned novel

I

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Pronoun Forms B

EXERCISE In each of the following sentences, underline the correct pronoun or pronouns in parentheses

Then, identify the use of the pronoun by writing above it S for subject, PN for predicate nominative, DO for

direct object, IO for indirect object, OP for object of a preposition, or A for appositive.

Example 1. Our classmates, (he, him) and Mary, tied for first place in the tournament

1. (Who, Whom) could be ringing the doorbell at this hour of night?

nation-al conference

next board meeting

14. (Him, He) and Brandon play in the same league, but on different teams.

everyone in my class admires

A

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Clear Pronoun Reference A

EXERCISE On the lines provided, rewrite each sentence to correct all inexact or unclear pronoun

references

Example 1. Rosalia asked Christina questions about the sports she plans to play

for CHAPTER 17: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS page 239

Rosalia asked Christina questions about the sports Christina plans to play.

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Clear Pronoun Reference B

EXERCISE On the lines provided, rewrite each sentence to correct all inexact or unclear pronounreferences

Example 1. Nell waved to her sister when she got off the plane

for CHAPTER 17: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS page 239

plane, Nell waved to her.

When her sister got off the

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Comparative and Superlative Forms A

EXERCISEA In each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of the adjective or adverb

in parentheses

Example 1. My cousins are triplets, but Anita is the (older, oldest) of the three.

EXERCISEB In each of the following sentences, cross out any double comparisons or other errors in the

use of comparative and superlative forms of modifiers Then, write the correct form above the error

Example 1. One of the most highest and barrenest regions in the world is Tibet

Depression, which sinks to 505 feet below sea level

the Turfan Depression

most barren highest

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Comparative and Superlative Forms B

EXERCISE On the lines provided, write the appropriate form of the adjective or adverb given in italics

Example 1. well Did your team play in this game than in the last one?

5. early Jake left for school than Camila

6. graceful Tomás is certainly one of the dancers in the group

7. slowly No train moved than the one that departed from Platform 2

8. happy Marcus felt in the morning than he did the previous evening

9. loudly The choir director instructed us to sing that part than we had

dur-ing our first performance

10. important The first and step in solving this problem is to read carefully

11. gentle That dog may look mean, but it is than a lamb

12. decisive I believe his first move was the move in the game

13. incredible None of the stories were than the one José told us

14. fortunate Some days, I admit, I have to remind myself that I am than a lot

of people

15. recent Which weather report is the ?

16. powerful Lying on the banks of the lake, Charles was overcome by a feeling

of joy than he had ever had

17. reasonable Which of these six numbers do you think is the estimate?

18. pretty Of the two landscapes, I think this one is

19. frozen I don’t know which feels , my nose or my feet

better

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Example 1. Nobody hadn’t thought of that solution to the problem before

the newspaper?

the summit

for CHAPTER 17: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS pages 283–284

Nobody had

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Misplaced Modifiers

EXERCISE On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the misplaced

modifi-er You may need to rearrange or add words to make the meaning of a sentence clear

Example 1. Exhausted from the long climb, food and rest revived the hikers

Food and rest revived the hikers, who were exhausted from the long climb.

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Dangling Modifiers

EXERCISE On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the dangling

modifi-er You may need to rearrange or add words to make the meaning of a sentence clear

Example 1. While climbing the cliff, a rock slide started

A rock slide started while we were climbing the cliff.

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

EXERCISE On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the misplaced anddangling modifiers You may need to rearrange or add words to make the meaning of a sentence clear

Example 1. Visiting England, the old buildings at Oxford University were very impressive

When we visited England, we were very impressed by the old buildings at Oxford University.

Tiêu đề	Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice
Trường học	Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Chuyên ngành	Language Skills
Thể loại	bài tập
Năm xuất bản	2007
Thành phố	New York

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