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GT 10 Practice Quiz: SAT, Homophones, and Grammar

Use this to practice for the quiz on Wednesday, Nov. 10. If you practice at least 6 minutes, will earn you 2 bonus points on the quiz. 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.14. What are the ADJECTIVES in the sentence?the, quick
Holly played the violin sadly but she broke into a quick smile.What is the SENTENCE PURPOSEdeclarative
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
Dimitrius was Tad's ___ (opponent, rival, antagonist, n.) in the chest match. 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 __(seemingly true, acceptable, adj.) excuse for being late.a. prevalent b. plausible c. obscured d. adversaryplausible
hey 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
The lost campers shot the __ (flare, flair) into the sky, hoping someone would see it and rescue them.flare
The speaker mentioned no names, but he (eluded, alluded) to the last governor by talking about “a helmet of hair.alluded--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


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

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