MAP (advanced 4) Grammar review

John sits by me at school. Today he is not here. What do you know for sure from reading the sentences?

• John is sick today.

• John will be late.

• John is at home.

• John is not at school.

Which sentence is correct?

• Tim and me swam in the lake.

• Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.

• I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.

• Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.

• Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for a class in basic writing.

• This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.

• I myself could use a course in writing.

Which is NOT correct?

• If you need help, ask myself for assistance.

• Larry himself will present the award.

• The class will board the bus themselves.

• Mary let herself in to the abandoned house.

James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?

• me

• us

• them

• I

Choose the correct sentence.

• I hung several pictures on the wall for Jill.

• I wants to hang the pictures on the wall.

• I drived the children to school every morning.

• I hangs several of the pictures on the wall.

The leaves have ________ to fall from the maple trees.Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• beginning

• begun

• begin

• began

Ted is the captain of the team.

Of the team is a prepositional phrase being used as a(n):

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Which verb form is not used correctly?

• The children have torn down their fort.

• Harriet brung the umbrella into the house.

• The brightly colored balloons have burst.

• Jill is doing the best she can.

 

Which one of the sentences is written in past tense?

• The students must read Chapter 2 for homework.

• I read the end of the novel last night.

• I have been reading a novel a week.

• Greg seems to be making progress.