Name______Date______

Year in Review #1

IDENTIFY AND NAME THE PART OF SPEECH (and simple subject SS, simple predicate SP, and complement) OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Jack’s blanket and bear fell from the bed and landed on the floor.

2. Most of the cookies were quickly eaten by Jack.

CORRCT THE ERRORS

3. The reason Jilly asks so many questions is because she don’t listen good.

4. Jack can’t hardly write a complete sentence by hisself.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD FORM.

5.Jilly nor Jane (know/knows) with (who/whom) (she/they) (is/are) riding to the grammar workshop.

6. My last pencil was shared (among/between) Jack and John.

IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORD.

7. Jillywillneverunderstand how to write a complete sentence.

NAME THE COMMA RULE

8. Before the game, Jack was selling peanuts, andJilly sold fruit punch.______

9. Jack always loves to show me his creative, talented writing.______

IDENTIFY THE JOBS OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS.

10.Finding his comb is Jack’s greatest wish.

Answer these questions: Did it end in –ing? ___Did it look like a verb___Did it have a job?___name the job____

11. Mrs. Smith’s favorite pastime is spoiling Jack.

Did it end in –ing? ____Did it look like a verb? ___ Did it have a job? ___name the job

It’s a ______. A ______is a ______.

12. Jack is tired of Jilly’s constant talking in class.

Did it end in –ing? ____Did it look like a verb Did it have a job? ___name the job

It’s a ______. A ______is a ______.

13.Crying about missing English is what Jack will do all summer

Did they end in –ing? ____Did they look like verbs? ___ Did they have jobs? ___name the jobs

They were ______. A ______is a ______.

Year in Review #2

IDENTIFY AND NAME THE PART OF SPEECH (and SS, SP, and complements) OF THE FOLLOWING: - for all personal pronouns, also identify the case

  1. Will Jilly ever stop begging me for the food on my desk?

CORRCT THE ERRORS

  1. Jack could of past the eighth grade if his grades were better.
  1. Everyone needs to do like Jack does and buy expensive presents for his other teachers and I.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD FORM

  1. Over the weekend, Jack and (I/me) went to the Grammar Museum with John.
  2. Will you see the play Clifford the Big Red Dog with Jack, John, and (I/me)?

IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS

  1. Drooling at the table is not recommended, but Jack does it anyway.

NAME THE COMMA RULE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

  1. Sentence #4______
  2. Sentence #5______
  3. Sentence #6______

IDENTIFY THE REVISION TECHNIQUES

  1. Jilly anticipates my class as a flower anticipates a day of rain. ______
  2. Jilly is his sunshine; she makes Jack happy when skies are grey.______

IDENTIFY (circle) WHICH NOUN THE UNDERLINED WORD IS MODIFYING

  1. For which one of the broken items was Jack responsible?

Answer these questions:Did it end in –ing, -ed, -t, or –n?____

Did it look like a verb?____

  1. The book bag, thrown across the room is Jilly’s.

Did it end in –ing, -ed, -t, or –n? ____Did it look like a verb?____

It is a ______. A ______is an adjective.

*What type of noun is Jilly’s? ______

  1. Quickly abandoned by Jack, the dog felt lost and alone.

Did it end in –ing, -ed, -t, or –n? ____Did it look like a verb?____

It is a ______. A ______is an adjective.

  1. The water dripping on the floor made a mess.

Did it end in –ing, -ed, -t, or –n? ____Did it look like a verb?____

It is a ______. A ______is an adjective.

Year in Review #3

IDENTIFY AND NAME THE PART OF SPEECH (and SS, SP, and complements) OF THE FOLLOWING:

  1. Jilly gave Jack and John an invitation to her party, but they did not show.

CORRCT THE ERRORS

  1. Jack is real tired of Jilly talking all the time, and he has all ready complained to the office.
  1. Jilly wants to watch “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” but Jack insisted on watching Bugs Bunny.

CIRLCE THE CORRECT WORD FORM

  1. After the argument (between, among) Jilly and Jane, I gave up teaching.
  2. The best writer on Team 8-2 is (she/her).
  3. Does Jack know by (who/whom) the secret admirer letter was written?

IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORD

  1. Seeing a tornado, Jack ran inside and hid under his bed crying like a baby.

Identify the misplaced modifier:______

NAME THE COMMA RULE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

  1. Sentence #1:______
  2. Sentence #4:______
  3. Sentence #7:______

IDENTIFY THE REVSION TECHNIQUES

  1. Without Jilly, Jack would be a lonely goose falling far behind her flock. ______
  2. Jilly hoped Jack was watching her play in the big spine-tingling-hair-raising-breath-taking game of volleyball.______

IDENTIFY THE UNDERLINED PHRASE AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, INFINITIVE,GERUND, PARTICIPLE

13. During the year, Jack did not score a single point.______

14. The teacher in the gym can’t find his class.______

15. Jack is thinking about quitting school next year.______

16. Jack, frustrated by the test, threw his paper at Mrs. Smith.______

17. The toast burnt by my mother was thrown in the trash, but Jilly ate it anyway. ______

PARTICIPLE/GERUND/VERB

18. While in the shower, Jack’s eyes were burned by the dripping shampoo.______

19. The shampoo was dripping in Jack’s eyes.______

20. Jack screamed for his mom because of the dripping of salt water in his eyes.______

Year in Review #4

Identify the following: Simple Subject and its part of speech – Simple predicate and verb type – Complements and part of speech

  1. Most of the destruction was caused by Jilly.
  1. Jilly will surely continue to practice her writing over the summer.
  1. On the dinner boat, Jack gave the audience a sample of his crowd surfing.

Correct the errors

  1. Jilly drug Jack down the hall by his hair but don’t know how come she is in trouble.
  1. Jilly use to tolerate Jill but her patience with her have decreased some.
  1. The reason Jack got angry is because Jilly picks on him.

Circle the correct word form

  1. Jack realized it was (he/him) who broke my computer.
  2. No one (sit/sits) with (their/his or her) pencils anticipating the start of class (like/as) Mack does.
  3. None of the novels (were/was) read by Jilly this year.
  4. Neither Jack nor Jackson (want/wants) to leave my class without (his/their) DGP notes.
  5. Neither the chair nor the pictures (is/are) able to be repaired.

Identify the part of speech and job (if applicable) of the underlined words

  1. When Jilly was eatinglunch, she found a fascinatingarticle about snorkeling.

Name the comma rule(s)

13. Running in the hall, Jack tripped over Jackson’s Spiderman book bag. ______

14. Jack, a brilliant student, hopes to be a writer one day.______

Identify the type of dependent clause (adjective, adverb, or noun)

15. When Jill sings in the halls, everyone covers his or her ears.______

16. Jack always wants to get water after class has started.______

17. Jackson told Jilly that he wanted to make peace.______

Identify the sentence as simple, compound, or complex

18. When the bell rings, Jack always tries to sneak in my class. ______

19. Jack often wonders how Jilly will survive without him. ______

20. Jack went to the mall to buy some rap music, and Jackson met him there. ______

Circle or highlight the mistake(s) in capitalization

21. During the summer, Jack will travel on a marta train to visit his italian friends in the north. They will meet at first baptist church in Atlanta. However, he and his friends are all catholic.

Revision techniques

  1. In seventh grade, Jilly was a jagged rock at the bottom of a pool of intelligence. ______
  2. And on the 8th day, God created Jilly.______

Write the words in ( ) correctly

26. Jilly stood outside (Jack) dressing room waiting for him to come out.______

27. Jilly was not allowed on the (child) playground because she was too rough. ______

Circle the correct word form

  1. Jack would rather diagram (then/than) play baseball.
  2. Justin didn’t want any of (they’re/their/there) candy, but Jack and Jackson made him eat it.
  3. (It’s/Its) an unusual day when Jilly is quiet.

Name the type of phrase

31. On the ghost tour, Jack, shivering with fear, sat by Mr. Baker.______

32. The teacher in the gym can’t find his class. ______

33. Jilly is thinking about quitting school next year. ______

34. Jackson, frustrated by the test, threw his goldfish at Mrs. McDaniel. ______

35. Jack and Jill, a cute couple, will not admit that they like each other. ______

Also review The Diary of Anne Frank, notes from Outliers, and figurative language