Grammar Review

Identify the content words in the following list. (Choose all that apply)

• stealing

• are

• this

• sad

• write

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
"I lived overseas for many years before returning home."

• overseas

• many

• before

• The sentence has no adverbs.

Identify the word classification (part of speech) of the underlined words in the following sentence:
"Although Sarah didn't like the movie, her husband thought it was funny, which is why they argued about it for hours."

• nouns

• verbs

• pronouns

• conjunctions

Does the following sentence contain a dependent (incomplete) clause?
"All flights were delayed due to the terrible weather."

• Yes

• No

Identify if the given sentences is simple, compound, or complex:

Alex had spent her entire weekend studying, so she aced her exam.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Identify the main idea (independent clause) in the following sentence:
"The red car that is parked in front of the school belongs to Mr. Smith."

• The red car

• that is parked in front of the school

• belongs to Mr. Smith.

• The red car belongs to Mr. Smith.

How many clauses are there in the following sentence?
"If you finish your homework, you can watch TV or play video games, but don't stay up too late."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• While waiting for my Uber, I was able to take a shower and pack my bags.

• As long as the job is done, I don't mind how you do it.

• I think we decided to stay in and just watch a movie because of the rain.

• None of the provided sentences were complex

Which punctuation mark is used to provide additional details into a sentence?

• semicolon ;

• hyphen -

• quotation marks "

• parentheses ( )

Choose the punctuation mark that best fits in the blank?
"Cats _ like humans _ can have allergies. They can even be allergic to humans."

• comma ,

• semicolon ;

• quotation mark "

• nothing