Friday, 6/02/00 Assembly Schedule
(1-4-4-2-3-5-6-7)
Grammar+ Test (44 points)
If you are exempt, skip 1-12, and write
"exempt."
Part A: (20) Copy and label #1. Simply answer the
questions for the rest.
1. (7) We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.
2. noun : adjective : : adverb : ________
3. an idea = __________
4. (2)________ = which one, what kind, how many about
a ________
5. he, she, it = ______(s)
6.________ = how or when or where you do something
7. am, is, are, was, were = ________(s)
8. All of the above are also forms of the word ____.
9. (2) a, an, the are all ________(s)
They are also called ________(s).
10. ________ = connecting word
11. Give an example of an interjection.
12. ________ = action word
Part B (14)
13. (3) Use the word "running" in three different
sentences; as a noun, as a verb, and as an adjective.
14. Turn transport (v) into a noun by adding a suffix.
15. Turn decorate (v) into a noun by adding a suffix.
16. The antonym of a suffix is a ___________.
17. (2) The word "hate" could be either a(n) ______ or
a(n) ________.
18. (2) A "domestic engineer" is a ____________ for a
______________.
19. (2) ee cumming's word, puddlewonderful,
is made up of two different parts of speech; a(n) __________, and a(n)
___________.
20. Why is the ee cummings poem called "In Just--" instead
of "In Spring"?
21. What is ironic about the last line/stanza
of "old age sticks"?
PART C (10)
Copy the underlined word. Then tell what other word
in the sentence that word is modifying. Then identify the part of speech
of the underlined word.
22. (2) The climb up Walton mountan took
us two hours.
23. (2) This apartment complex can house
up to a thousand people.
24. (2) The suddenly famous actor couldn't
take the pressure.
25. (5) We ran very early in the morning.
26. (2) "The early bird gets the worm."
27. Bonus: "trachea tweaker"? "governmental revenue enhancement"?
"involuntary extra-curricular service"?
28. Bonus: What is this symbol called: &
? 29. Bonus: Find and fix the two mistakes
above.