Name______Date______

Marie’s Dev. Com. 1 Midterm Exam--Fall 2010

Please label the words in the sentences to identify the following patterns. In addition, label each adverb and adjective word or phrase. (Each element is worth one point.)

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NSVtNDOADV (adverbs)

NSLVNSCADJ (adjectives)

  1. Lalo and Ginger have been friends for two years.
  2. My mother’s friend recently opened her own restaurant.
  1. Our pediatric specialist is treating children in Haiti this month.
  2. After his workout Jared drove to the store to buy some ice cream.
  3. Beverly and Luke became Nascar drivers last December.
  1. While in the army Tonya lived in the Philippines for a couple of years.

B.Choose the proper verb to complete each sentence. Read carefully! (1 point each)

1.Theownerof the two cars(is, are) workingonthetransmissions today.

2.The steps of the new library(was, were) vandalized during the night.

3.Jeremy (broke, had broken, has broken) the garage window last month.

4.Devin (played, hadplayed, is playing) in the band for five years before hewas finally offered a contract by the record company executive.

5.By this time next weekmy boss (will finish, will have finished, will be finishing) all of her reports.

6.He (answers, isanswering) animportant question right now.

7.While Raquel(cooks, had cooked, was cooking)dinner,she dropped a frying pan on her toe.

8.Because Jodie (lost, had lost, was losing) her license last month, she could not drive to the party.

9.Joe(is helping, was helping, had helped) his brother to study for the test for several hours yesterday.

10.Kate(hates, is hating, had hated) to practice the piano.

C.Please write the correct form of the verb in the blank. Spelling counts! (1 point each)

1.My sister______(lend)me her car last night.

2.Because the danceinstructor ______(teach)his students so thoroughly, they won the competition last week.

3.At this moment several doctors ______(travel)to Haiti to help earthquake victims.

4.I______(write) to the governor last year to complain about taxes.

5.The Learning Center______(schedule) moregrammar workshopsnextfall.

6.Last month Tim ______(deny)he was dating Jenny, but his girlfriend caught them together at the movies yesterday.

  1. Because they______(paint)the restroom right now, no one can use it.

8.Clancynever ______(accompany) his boss when she goes to corporate meetings.

9.Donna ______(skip) rope with her friends for hours last night so lost five pounds.

10.The soothing voice of her mother ______(pacify) the cranky child.

11.Doug ______(live) with hismother for years before he saved enough for his own apartment.

12.I hit the tree because a rabbit ______(hop)in front of my car suddenly.

D.Please fill in the correct verb forms. Spelling counts! (1 point each)

Base / Base+s / Simple Past / Past Participle / V-ing
eat / eats / ate / eaten / eating
spend
rely
flip
buy
commit
smash
sing

E.Please write the correct contraction of the following two words. (1 point each)

1.does + not = ______4. have + not = ______

2.were + not = ______5. will + not = ______

3.they + are = ______6. you + are = ______

F.These sentences have double negatives. Please revise them.(1 point each)

1.The repairmen weren't able to fix no leaks in the pipes yesterday.

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2.Pattynever helps none of her friends when they ask her.

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G.Please make the following nouns plural. (1 point each)

1.actress ______6. story ______

2.family______7. child______

3.spoonful ______8. alley ______

4.sheep ______9. mother-in-law______

5.wife ______10. thesis ______

H.Please review the following sentences for correct use of the apostrophe and correct word use. Make corrections above the sentence. (2 mistakes in each sentence—two points)

1.The Ramirez's left they're car at the airport yesterday.

  1. Karens' husband never remember's her birthday.
  1. The girl's who were sick with the flu were sent home by the schools’ nurse.
  1. A number of family's are attending the Zaienses block party.
  1. The following sentences contain misused modifiers. Please make corrections above the sentence.

(1 point each)

1.Edwardhas always been a real dedicatedstudent.

2.Amazingly, Penelopewas not hurt bad when she hit the telephone pole and knocked it down.

  1. Children should be raised to answer polite when asked questions.

J.Please write the correct comparative or superlative forms of the words in parentheses.

  1. Of all myvacations, the trip to Tahiti was ______(enjoyable).
  2. Lily’sjokes are always ______(funny) than mine.
  3. Ourold couchwas ______(big) than this new one.
  4. Hisessaywasthe ______(good) in the class.
  5. Your teacherseems ______(nice) than mine.
  6. Yesterday the freeway was ______(foggy) than today.

J.(continued) Please write the correct comparative or superlative forms of the words in parentheses.

  1. No one is ______(affectionate) than my littlesister.
  2. Jeremy does his homework ______(quietly) than his brother does.
  3. She wears the ______(classy)clothes to work.

10. My brother is a ______(good)singer than I.

  1. Please identify the following sentences as active or passive voice.
  1. Ryan Seacrest presented anaward on the MTV Music Video Awards show . ______
  2. The award was given to Lady Gaga for her Alejandro video. ______
  3. A lot of people felt she shouldn’t have been given that award. ______
  1. Please change the following active voice sentences to the passive voice.
  1. After the MTV Awards, several reporters interviewed Lady Gaga.

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  1. By this time tomorrow, MTV Europe will have shown the controversial video.

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M.Please change the following statements into questions. (1 point each)

1.My parents flew to Guadalajara last month.

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2.Our instructor taught us many useful tricks for remembering grammar points.

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3.Tonya completes her assignment on time for every class.

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N.Please use the word “not” to change the following positive statements into negative statements.

1.Jedi Mind Tricks played at The Stone Pony last year.

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2.My husband always remembers my birthday.

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3.The Zaienses have lived in New Jersey for many years.

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