Writer's Choice. Grammar Practice Workbook Grade 10

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Grammar and Composition
Grammar Practice
Workbook
Grade 10
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Contents
Unit 10 Parts of Speech
10.1 Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
10.2 Interrogative and Relative Pronouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
10.3 Action Verbs and Verb Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
10.3 Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10.4 Adjectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10.5 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
10.6 Prepositions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
10.7 Subordinating Conjunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unit 11 Parts of the Sentence
11.3 Compound Subjects and Predicates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11.5 Indirect Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11.5 Object Complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
11.5 Subject Complements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unit 12 Phrases
12.1 Prepositional Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12.2 Appositives and Appositive Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12.3 Participles and Participial Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
12.3 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
12.3 Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Unit 13 Clauses and Sentence Structure
13.1,3 Main Clauses;Simple and Compound Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
13.5 Adjective Clauses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
13.6 Adverb Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
13.7 Noun Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
13.8 Four Kinds of Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
13.9 Sentence Fragments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
13.10 Run-on Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unit 15 Verb Tenses and Voice
15.2 Regular and Irregular Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
15.4 Perfect Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
15.7 Voice ofVerbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Unit 16 Subject-Verb Agreement
16.2 Agreement with Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
16.4–5 Agreement with Special Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unit 17 Using Pronouns Correctly
17.1 Case of Personal Pronouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
17.2 Pronouns with and as Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
17.3 Pronouns After Thanand As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
17.5 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
17.6 Clear Pronoun Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Unit 18 Using Modifiers Correctly
18.2 Irregular Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
18.4 Incomplete Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
18.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Unit 20 Capitalization
20.1 Capitalization of Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
20.2–3 Capitalization of Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unit 21 Punctuation,Abbreviations, and Numbers
21.1–3 End Punctuation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
21.4 The Colon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
21.5 The Semicolon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
21.6 Commas and Coordinate Adjectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
21.6 Commas and Compound Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
21.6 Commas with Parenthetical Expressions and Conjunctive Adverbs. . . . . . 45
21.6 Commas with Direct Address and Tag Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
21.6 Misuse of Commas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
21.7 The Dash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
21.9 Quotation Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
21.10 Italics (Underlining) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
21.11 The Apostrophe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
21.12–13 Hyphens and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Grammar Practice
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10.1 Nouns
Key Information
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun names a particular person,
place, thing, or idea; a common noun is the
A concrete noun names an object that can
general name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
be recognized by any of the senses; an
abstract noun names an idea, a quality, A collective noun names a group and can be
or a characteristic. regarded as either singular or plural.
(cid:2) A. Identifying Nouns
Underline the nouns in the following sentences.
1. During the early yearsof the United States,thousandsof settlerstraveled west to build
new homes.
2. Womenand menworked together to clear the land,plant crops,and build homes.
3. Besides this work,womentended the childrenand did housekeeping chores.
4. They prepared foodto use during the winter.
5. They made clothesfor the whole familyand used homemade soapto wash the laundry.
6. A frontier motherwas often the only teacherher childrenhad.
7. Because there were few doctors,womenhad to take care of the medical needsof
their families.
8. Settlersusually lived so far apart that isolationwas a common problem.
9. Sometimes pioneer familiesbecame friendswith Native Americanswho lived nearby.
10. To help fight loneliness,many womenwrote journalsand diariesabout their lives
and experiences.
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10.2 Interrogative and Relative Pronouns
Key Information
Questions are formed with interrogative who whoever whose
pronouns.
whom whomever that
who whom whose which what
which whichever
Who is coming to dinner?
what whatever
Whose keys are these?
The woman who won the marathon is 35.
A relative pronoun is used at the beginning of
Whoever works hardest will get promoted.
a special group of words that contains its own
subject and verb and is called a subordinate
clause.
(cid:2) A. Distinguishing Between Interrogative and Relative Pronouns
Underline the pronoun in each of the following sentences.Then write whether the pronoun is
interrogative or relative.
1. Whofinally auditioned for the lead role? __in_t_e_rr_o_g_a_ti_v_e_______
2. The explosion thatshook the town was caused by an error at the factory.
r_e_la_t_iv_e_____________
3. The barn,whichwas painted red,stood in a field of daisies.__r_el_a_ti_v_e___________
4. Whathave you done to make Angela so angry? __in_t_e_rr_o_g_a_ti_v_e_______
5. Ben is trying to decide whomto ask for help with his biology.__r_e_la_ti_v_e___________
(cid:2) B. Using Interrogative Pronouns
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1. Kendall called me last night. pa
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_W_h_o_m__ d_i_d_ K_e_n_d_a_l_l _c_a_ll_ l_a_st_ n_i_g_h_t_?_/W__h_o_ c_a_l_le_d_ y_o_u_ _la_s_t_ n_i_g_h_t?__________________________________ Hill C
2. This is the quickest way to get to the cafeteria. w-
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_W_h_i_c_h_/W__h_a_t _is_ _th_e_ _q_u_ic_k_e_s_t _w_a_y_ _to_ _g_e_t _t_o_ t_h_e_ c_a_f_e_te_r_ia_?______________________________________ Mc
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_W_h_a_t_ w__o_u_ld_ _y_o_u_ l_ik_e_ _to_ _h_a_v_e_ f_o_r _y_o_u_r _b_ir_t_h_d_a_y_ d_i_n_n_er_?_______________________________________
5. The Pulitzer Prize is named after Joseph Pulitzer.
_A_ft_e_r_ w__h_o_m_ _is_ t_h_e_ _P_u_lit_z_e_r _P_r_iz_e_ n_a_m__e_d_?__________________________________________________
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10.3 Action Verbs and Verb Phrases
Key Information
Action verbs tell what someone or something Intransitive action verbs are not followed by
does, either physically or mentally. words that answer what? or whom? Instead,
they are frequently followed by words that tell
The ball slammed into the catcher’s mitt.
when, where, why, or how an action occurs.
The child dreamed of cotton candy.
I sometimes sing in the shower.
Transitive action verbs are followed by words [sing where?]
that answer the question what? or whom?
Mark Twain wrote with great wit.
We finally spotted our mistake. [wrote how?]
[spotted what?]
A verb phrase consists of a main verb and all
We eventually invited Kate. of its auxiliary, or helping, verbs.
[invited whom?]
The ice was melting quickly in the sun.
He did remember to order french fries.
(cid:2) A. Distinguishing Between Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Underline the entire action verb,including all auxiliary verbs,in each of the following
sentences.Then write whether the verb is transitive or intransitive.
1. Sailboats havethe right-of-way over motorboats.__tr_a_n_s_it_iv_e__________
2. The careful truck driver slowednoticeably in the rain and snow.__in_t_ra_n_s_i_ti_ve_________
3. The Chinese pandas should attractmany visitors to the zoo.__tr_a_n_s_it_iv_e__________
4. Architects begintheir work long before the start of construction.__tr_a_n_s_it_iv_e__________
5. Most of the actors havealready learnedtheir lines.__tr_a_n_s_it_iv_e__________
es, Inc. 6. The new compact disc will arrivein stores tomorrow.__in_t_ra_n_s_i_ti_ve_________
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2. The parachutist felltoward the ground.__p_lu_m__m_e_t_e_d________
3. The police car droveby at high speed.__r_ac_e_d_____________
4. During last month’s storm,hail hitour roof loudly.__p_e_lt_e_d____________
5. Those three girls talkconstantly.__c_h_a_tt_e_r___________
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10.3 Linking Verbs
Key Information
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject of a become remain stay
sentence with a word or expression that identi-
feel seem taste
fies or describes the subject.
grow sound
The most commonly used linking verb is be in
all its forms—am, is, are, was, were, will be, has Note: Except for seem, these words can also
been, was being. serve as action verbs. If seem can be substituted
for the verb in a sentence, that verb is probably
Other verbs that sometimes act as linking verbs
a linking verb.
include the following:
The soup smelled delicious. [linking]
appear look smell
The chef smelled the soup. [action]
(cid:2) A. Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs
Underline the verb in each of the following sentences.Then write whether it is an action verb
or linking verb.
1. Many people admireAndrew Jackson.__a_c_ti_o_n____________
2. He camefrom the Carolina pine woods.__a_c_ti_o_n____________
3. He eventually becamepresident.__li_n_k_in_g____________
4. Later he builta house near Nashville,Tennessee.__a_c_ti_o_n____________
5. Tourists still visitit today.__a_c_ti_o_n____________
6. The house lookslovely.__li_n_k_in_g____________
7. Jackson grewhickory trees there.__a_c_ti_o_n____________
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9. To many people he seemeda tough man.__li_n_k_in_g____________ ni
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3. The chocolate milk tastes _________________________________________________________
4. After making a foul shot to tie the game,Michelle felt___________________________________
5. The temperature of the room seemed unusually _________________________________________
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10.4 Adjectives
Key Information
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun and Possessive nouns: Terri’s books, the
limits its meaning. boy’s desk
freezing rain fire exit legal system Articles: a, an, the
There are a few special types of adjectives. Pronouns as adjectives:
Proper adjectives: Maine lobsters, Possessive adjectives: his bike, our home
Irish music
Interrogative adjectives: which car,
Nouns as adjectives: train station, whose coat
biology class
Demonstrativeadjectives: thatjob, thispen
(cid:2) A. Identifying Adjectives
Underline all adjectives in the following sentences.Do not count the articles a,an,or the.
1. An activevolcano destroyed thosetinycountryvillages.
2. Dave loves spicyMexicanfood but dislikes sweet,richdesserts.
3. A Hawaiian vacation can be expensive,especially for a family with manychildren.
4. Bob’stwodogs are friendlierthan hisSiamesecat.
5. A narrowbut swiftriver kept the younghikers from finishing theirtrip.
6. Often characters in Romanmythology were similar to the Greekgods.
7. Thatnewstudent has the loudestvoice in the pepclub.
8. Whichlocker in the girls’gym belongs to youroldersister?
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2. California______________________________________________________________________
3. power_________________________________________________________________________
4. water_____________________________________________________________________________
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