1.  Identify the function of the underlined noun/s in each item.
1. On rainy mornings, is your bus usually late?
2. On the desk were the red pencils.
3. Volcanoes and earthquakes are destructive phenomena.
4. She may become an engineer.
5. That building is a school.
6. Ruth defeated Nate in straight sets.
7. My cousin left Denise a message.
8. I sold tickets to the class.
9. Dr. Reed, the woman sitting in the front row, is my dentist.
10. The adviser for our school paper, Mrs. Frank is always there after school.
11. We consider education our treasure.
12. Daisy claimed Sam her sister.
13. The footprints which were found on the sand belong to a stranger.
14. The house which stands on he hill is said to be hunted.
15. How could Matt prove he wrote Castallia a letter?

Exercise #2: Underline the pronoun/verb of the correct answer.
1. One of my aunts takes a great deal of pride (her, his, their) furniture.
2. Nobody in our family puts (their, his, her, our) feet on chairs or sits on beds at Aunt Mary’s house.
3. All of the jewelry has lost (their, its, his) glow.
4. Most of the students passed (his, her, their) examination.
5. Each of the actors forgot (their, his, her, its) lines.
6. Several of the students (has, have) failed the test.
7. Kairos, together with Ody and Olliver, (has, have) been taking voice lesson.
8. A basket of mangoes (fall, falls) from the truck.
9. Shoppers who are concerned with value (do, does) not know whether this indicates liquid or solid measure.
10. Few of the students (is, are) late today

Exercise #3: Choose the correct verb in each item.
attack, attacks
1. The ox _____ the town people.
Visit, visits
2. The alumni _____ their alma mater after long years.
Is, are
3. The walls and the ceiling _____ beautifully decorated.
Is, are
4. The secretary and treasurer of this class _____ absent.
Is, are
5. Her trousers _____ imported.
Is, are
6. Marian’s chief interest _____ rocks and minerals.
Was, were
7. Neither Oscar nor his friends _____ present at the symphonies.
Join, joins
8. Many students _____ the rally.
Make, makes
9. His measles _____ him inactive.
Fall, falls
10. Everything _____ apart after the incident.
Exercise #4: Identify the error in each item.
1. Have either of the books been returned?
2. She don’t like to engage in such activity.
3.One of the machines in the printing press weren’t functioning properly.
4. The orchestra returns and take another bow.
5. The hen lies an egg.
6. For I, Reader’s Digest is informative and entertaining.
7. If everybody know how to read, then books will never cease.
8.One hundred fifty pesos are the average selling price of one textbook.
9. Few speaks Chinese.
10.According to a research, some people think that Statistics are easier than Physics.

Exercise # 5: Identify the correct answer in each item.
1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).
2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.
3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.
4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.
5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled (dangerously, dangerous).
6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.
7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song (exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it (perfectly, perfect).
8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).
9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).
10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played (softly, soft).
Exercise # 6: Select the correct preposition in each item below.
1. My math class starts (at, on, in) 09:00.
2. I always read (before, after, from) I go to sleep.
3. The show starts (over, since, in) ten minutes.
4. All employees have to be at work (from, by, since) 09:00.
5. I go to lunch anywhere (by, from, at) 11:30 to 01:30.
6. Breakfast is served from 06:00 (to, from, at) 10:00 daily.
7. I have been studying (before, after, since) 09:30.
8. I was born (on, at, by) July eighth.
9. The test shouldn’t take (over, from, to) two hours to complete.
10. In college, I used to catch up on my sleep (for, during, on) my Literature class.
11. The opera bores Mr. Jones; when he goes with his wife, he always sleeps (for, through, at) the whole thing.
12. I refused to eat spaghetti (throughout, on, for) my childhood.
13. I will remain in Japan (until, at, since) July.
14. I seldom eat lunch (on at, to) noon.
15. She will do the dishes (until, to, after) she cleans the room.

Exercise # 7: Select the correct conjunction in each item below.
1. It’s raining very hard, (but, yet, so, for )you need to take an umbrella.
2. It isn’t cold now, (and, so, or, but) I recommend you take a sweater anyway.
3. He failed the exam. (Moreover, However, In contrast, Despite this) he received the lowest grade.
4. I received an award from the committee. (Likewise, As a result, However, For instance) I felt I could’ve done better.
5. The population in the area has increased dramatically. (On the contrary, despite this, For example, As a result) a new high school is being built.
6. Students’ grades at this university are increasing. (Because of this, Despite this, Similarly, Afterward) we are seeing increases in test scores across the country.
7. Greg grew up in a small town, (so, yet, nor, for) he feels very comfortable in a big city.
8. Olie likes to dance, (but, so, and, or) he can’t at the moment because his leg is broken.
9. Terry is an excellent employee, (yet, so, or, and) she always has time to help others.
10. I know you were late for a good reason, (yet, so, or, and) I am going to give some extra time to finish the exam.

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ANSWERS 1 Identify the function of the underlined nouns in each item 1 On rainy mornings is your bus usually late buscommon noun 2 On the desk were the red pencils desk pencils common noun 3 Volcanoes ... View the full answer