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GT 8 Practice Quiz: SAT, Homophones, and Grammar

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Mrs. Gleason was __ (clear, easy to understand, adj.) about her behavior expectations during the Jekyll field trip.--lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchylucid (Lou said)
The youth minister is know to be very __(kind-hearted, generous, adj.lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchybenevolent (ben the elephant)
The archeologist's __ (insightful, perceptive, adj.) nature helped him to easily figure out what time period the urn was from.-- lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchydiscerning (this urn)
Noah misplaced his ark keys while the animals were out of their cages which resulted in __ (chaos, lack of order, n.)--lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchyanarchy (ark key)
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- What part of speech is NOT?No, Not, and Never are ALWAYS adverbs
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- What are the simple subjects?Winter Recital and it
Sentence: The winter recital was(1) on sunday it was(2) not enjoyable-- What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE or VERB?WAS
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- How is the word ENJOYABLE functioning?adjective
Sentence: The winter recital was(1) on sunday it was (2) not enjoyable-- WAS (1) is Verb Transitive or Verb Intransitive?Intransitive because there is NO DO.
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable--Is WAS (1) a linking or action verb?Action because a linking verb has to have something to link to and there is a prep phrase after the verb, meaning NOTHING to link to.
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- The sentence TYPE is?COMPOUND-- two independent clauses joined by a semicolon
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- as it is written is it a FRAGMENT, RUN-ON, or does it simply need a comma after SATURDAY?Run-on. If you put a comma after Saturday would mean you are inserting a comma splice.
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- The prep phrase ON SATURDAY is what kind?ADVERB telling you when. Modifies WAS (1).
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable--What part of speech is WINTER RECITAL?proper noun
Usually, the names of seasons -- fall, winter, spring, and summer -- are or are not capitalized?They are NOT capitalized unless they are used in titles.
List the 8 linking verbs that are ALWAYS linking verbs unless they are being sweet little helpers.Am, is, are, was, were, be, being been
List the 12 FICKLE verbs that can be linking or action.FLTSS -- feel, look, taste, sound, smell; BRAGS--Become, remain, appear, grow, stay; ST. - Seem, turn
He (past, passed) us five minutes agopassed (v) went by
We should not dwell on the (past, passed).past (n) time that has gone by
They rode (past, passed) the air show.past (prep) beyond
This (past, passed) week seemed extremely long.past (adj.) just gone by; ended
World (piece, peace) is the goal of the United Nations.peace( n.) quiet order and security
J.P. bought that piece of silk in Hong Kong.piece (n) a part of something
Caroline likes her sandwiches plain with just meat and bread.plain (adj), unadorned, simple, common
A dry grassy (plane, plain) often supports large numbers of grazing herd animals.plain, n., flat area of land
The inclined (plain, plane) permits one to overcome a large resistance by applying a relatively small force through a longer distance than the load is to be raisedplane, n., a flat surface
Push the (plain, plane) along the wood with long, smooth strokes.plane, n. tool
A cargo (plane, plain) full of soldiers who were doctors readied to take off for Iraq.plane, n., an airplane
Mrs. PK is a fine _ (principal, principle, n.).principal, n., the head of a school;
I outlined the (principal, principle) ideas from the conference.principal, adj., chief, main
Treating others like you would like to be treated is considered a basic (principle, principal) of life.principle, n., a rule of conduct; a fundamental truth


Teacher, 8th English, Regular and Gifted
J. C. Booth Middle School
Peachtree, GA

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