Monday Night Grammar Review Exercises:

A:For each sentence below, write the verb or verb phrase and label it “a” for action or “l” for linking.

1.) The termperature rose to a hundred.

2.) Dorothy rememberd the dream.

3.) The actor’s face looks familiar.

4.) Enrico looked into the next room.

5.) The children were quiet.

6.) Every culture has its own myths, legends and fairy tales.

7.) The weather grew cold.

8.) The twins are visiting their grandparents.

9.) Maria Tallchief became a famous ballerina.

10.) Our cat has disappeared again.

B—For each sentence below, write the verb or veb phrase. Label it “a” or “l”. If it is a linking verb, write the predicate noun or predicate adjective that follow it, and label it “PN” or “PA”.

1.) Douglas looks handsome in his pirate costume.

2.) Carly is a singer and a dancer.

3.) A shadowy figure appeared in the gloom.

4.) The band sounds wonderful today.

5.) Suddenly Zedla smelled smoke.

6.) Ouida Sebestyen became a writer late in life.

7.) Mr. Menendez grows huge pumpkins in his garden.

8.) Sereta felt nervous before her performance.

9.) Harry’s horse seems a sure winner in the next race.

10.) The leaves turn red and yellow in the fall.

C—For each sentence below, write the adjectives you find. Beside each adjective, write the word it modiies.

1.) The cougar is a large North American cat.

2.) Bill Nye, a wacky scienteist, performs goofy experiements on Saturday television.

3.) An astronaut suit is a complex piece of scientific equipment with bright lights, a drinking bag, a cooling unit, and other devices.

4.) Amahl felt happy about the test results.

5.) Wilhelm Roentgen, a German scientist, discovered the amazing capabilities of the invisible x-ray.

D—For each sentence below, write the adverbs you find. Beside each adverb, write the word it modifies.

1.) Susan B. Anthony fought tirelessly for women’s voting rights.

2.) The women often suffered defeats, but they continued their campaign.

3.) In 1919 the Nineteenth Amendment finally gave women the vote.

4.) Are women always treated fairly today?

5.) We arrived safely for the concert.

E---Diagram each sentence below. You should be able to diagram every word in each sentence. If it helps, label each word ahead of time; also, cross each word off as you go!

1.) The ugly old warrior is fighting tomorrow.

2.) Never has she sung so beautifully.

3.) A sweet sounding bird sang loudly.

4.) The powerful horse pulled very hard.

5.) Silently the cat sleeps.

Tuesday Night's Grammar Review Exercises

A---For each sentence below, write the verb or verb phrase. Label each “a” or “l”.

1.) Francisco jobs for his health.

2.) My uncle is a plumber.

3.) Tomorrow Eliza and Verta have a softball practice.

4.) Shelby feels unhappy.

5.) Nick felt the dog’s tongue on his hand.

B—For each sentence below, write the verb or veb phrase. Label it “a” or “l”. If it is a linking verb, write the predicate noun or predicate adjective that follow it, and label it “PN” or “PA”.

1.) Bob eats potatoes greedily.

2.) The Queen is not young any more.

3.) If I were to feel the floor, it would seem soft.

4.) You have been smelling of cooked cabbage lately.

5.) My brother’s moustache grows grey.

C—For each sentence below, write the adjectives and adverbs you find, writing “adj” next to adjectives, and “adv” next to adverbs. Beside each adjective or adverb, write the word it modiies.

1.) The old green sprinking can was rusty and dented.

2.) The kittens were extremely tiny, and we handled them quite gently.

3.) I completely admire gymnasts’ amazingly complex performances.

4.) Lazy people often lead dull lives.

D---Diagram each sentence below. You should be able to diagram every word in each sentence. If it helps, label each word ahead of time; also, cross each word off as you go!

1.) The very tall tree grows slowly.

2.) The great King Leonidas fought bravely.

3.) The wildly meandering path led nowhere.