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GT 10 Practice Quiz: SAT, Homophones, and Grammar

Use this to practice for the quiz on Wednesday, Dec. 5 Here's the grammar sentence: Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.

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Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.: PLAYED is what type verb and tense?Action Verb/Past
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.:What word is the ADVERB in the sentence?sadly
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What is the COORDINATING CONJUNCTION in the sentence?but
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. SHE is what part of speech?subjective/nominative pronoun
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What are the two COMMON NOUNS in the sentence?violin, smile
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What is/are the SIMPLE SUBJECT(S)?Holly, she
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What is/are the VERBS/SIMPLE PREDICATES in the sentence?played, broke
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. How is VIOLIN functioning?Direct Object
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What is the COMPLEMENT in the 2nd clause?GO FISH! No complement (there is a prep phrase after the verb).
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What TYPE PREP PHRASE is in the sentence?Adverb-- it comes after the verb BROKE
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile. What TYPE of SENTENCE is this?Compound -- it has two independent clauses
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.--What are the ADJECTIVES in the sentence?the, quick, a
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.What is the SENTENCE PURPOSEdeclarative or exclamatory
The heavy thunderstorm __ (block out, darken, make something difficult to see, v.) our view, making driving difficult. a. obscured b. prevalent c. plausible d. adversaryobscured
Whitewater is Bennett Mill's ___ (opponent, rival, antagonist, n.) on the basketball court. a.obscured b. prevalent c. plausible d. adversaryadversary
It is the __ (widely existing, generally practiced, adj.) opinion that Bennett Mill is a great school. a. obscured b. prevalent c. plausible d. adversaryprevalent
Erin gave a __(believable but not completely; acceptable, adj.) excuse for being late. a. prevalent b. plausible c. obscured d. adversaryplausible
They were given a dead guinea (foul, fowl) to eat, feathers and all.fowl
Nick hit a (foul, fowl) ball.foul
Make sure you __ (kneed, knead) the bread properly or it will be flat and heavy.knead
When he threw the pinecones in the fire, it (flaired, flared) up!flare (take out the LA-- looks like FIRE)
The speaker mentioned no names, but he (eluded, alluded) to the last governor by talking about “a helmet of hair."Alluded (like ALLUSION)--to make a reference to something indirectly or by suggestion.
Yuck! That is such a __ (fowl, foul) odor coming from the paper plant!foul
A fugitive can (allude, elude) his pursuers by making them look for him outside of where he really is.eludes--E means out. ELUDE means escape.
She has a (flare, flair) for organizationflair -- a talent
The horse's nostrils (flared, flaired) when he was afraid.flared (widened)
Jack (kneed, knead) Ray and was given a day in ISS.kneed
___ had a great time at the football game Saturday! a. us and they b. us and them c. we and theyWe and they
WELL is what part of speech in the sentence "He swam well"?adverb
GOOD is what part of speech in the sentence "I am good"?adjective
Is the first clause in the sentence Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile--verb transitive or verb intransitive?Verb transitive--there's a DO
Is the 2nd clause in the sentenceHolly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.--verb transitive or verb intransitiveVerb Intransitive -- no DO


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

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