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Contraction or Possessive Pronoun?

PossessiveContraction Pronoun Adverbit + is = it's its

you + are = you're your

he = is = he's his

they + are = they're their there

who + is = who's whose

Please select the proper word.

1. The dog ate (it's,~inner.

2. ~ Its) going to rain tomorrow.

3. The team elected (it's@captain.

4. The man said that ~ its) too hot to play baseball.

5. ~,Your) studying apostrophes in this lesson.

6. (You're, @ book is on the table.

7. If (~ your) ready, you may begin the test.

8. Please give me (you're, @) opinion.

9. Tom said that ~his) lost his new iPod.

10. Jerry will lend you (he's,Wbook tomorrow.

11. (Their, There, ~ going to win the game!

12. ~There,TheY're) children are at the party.

l3. (Their, ~TheY're) goes my new car!

14. The Smiths borrowed my car.<11]iciT,There, They're) car is in the shop.

15. It was Mr. Lee (~, who's) car was stolen.

16. (Whose, ~ going to the soccer game?

17: (~ Who's) book is this?

18. Karen was the teacher~ who's) book was chosen to be published.

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Adjective or Adverb?

Please review each sentence carefully and choose the appropriate word.

Always drive (careful, ~).

Be~ carefully)!

Sara waited (patient,@entB for class.

My notes are very (careful, erefuJlY.) written.

We played (good, ~ but our team lost.

Write this address (clear, ~.

Time passed (slow, ~.

We were (sure, ~bored.

She always does her work (good, ~

We had to talk (loud, t§:~) over the noise.

Jackie sleeps (good,(Welllat night.

The music started very (sudden, @(ieDl~.The boy can swim (good, '@.VThe man ran (quick, ~ up the stairs.

I was (real, ~happy about the news.

He does (good, ~n his tests.

The announcer talks too (loud, ~.

Harry sings (bad, ~in church.

I had a cold and felt ~badly) for days.

The class worked (good,~together.

The chef chopped the onions (fine, ~

Sara writes (bad, @).Sara has ~adly) handwriting.

The teacher speaks so (quie~e!!j) that I can't hear him.

Sam feel~ badly) about losing the paper.

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Apostrophe Practice 1

If the sentence is correct, place a C in the blank. If it has an error, please revise it.C,af'S

1. The blue car's are expensive. __

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3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

The doctor's patients' bills were sent in the mail. CAre you going with the Smith's? JYr\ "~ht

'PtA..-eV\n., . .John's parent§1"didn't like Michelle. __

The women's department was full of men. C{tAM ,"'j'J

I went to my famiH'e's party. __

My son's car is too small. Cr •...•n••••e.rs-

The runner~ran at the L. A. Marathon. --M 411'l4t •••e.1"$.-::::'. .

The department managers are ill a meeting. __

10. My dog's food is in the garage. C

11. I took my sistenrchild to school. s ,'sk-r 's

12. The children's parents are helpful. C

13. The student'S didn't finish the homework. ~e,...t'i14. The botS are out playing. bo~ 5

15. The Chandler's are going to the Phillipines, ~

16. Kathys clothes were eaten by wolves. J:::,...f!a.,' s17. The Smiths' house was robbed. C-"---

They have their own businesses . ....,0"",-_

The Garcia"Sare having a big party on Saturday night. ~~

The patient's bed was undone. C

The athlete'S will run a mile. t)."'It!.-I~sThe Carbajals'Iare coming for dinner. av hitil.l r

Sarah has a collection of gorilla"S. <)0 r ,'II", ,MaryYcooking needs some help. ¥hltr ~ 's

IS JMy grandmother house is on fire. ~ nl,.. D ~s

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Please review each sentence for incorrect use of the apostrophe or incorrect worduse. If the sentence is correct, write a C in the blank.

1. T;!;l ~g to work out at the gym. __Wh./~

Wbose going to Disneyland tomorrow? __

Both of my parenQ.s ar~ insured. __

The wom~epartment is on your left. _

The Lopez~oat blew up yesterday. __

All of the Chavez's ~ the party. __

Two attome~tements wer~ giien today. __CtH''''·PAn" ~s

Several compaays records will be audited. __

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Apostropbe Practice 2

2.3.4.5.6.

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8.The Kellys purchased a new house. ~,&"",," I~My fa.tnili'6sstory #ill appear in the paper.

H II' 1 ~ luv~ s. . . th laka ie ove s to go swimming m e e.Th d . ~.L~ 1:lse og was grven lK'S dinner. __

The Ramirez@,n>won the award. __1AJJ.,·~s

The ladY'S shoe department is having a sale.

All of the Lees were members of the church. C

All of the Perkins~ends came to the wedding.rf".)~h --

Several students" attended the luncheon.CDrpor"I.:f,'Ol'\ 'r --

That corporatiorls"' officers created the project.o '7)0 I1(14.Li rThe O'Donnell~purchasea a house. _

Each of the childr~aintings was displayed. _

The three owne0awyers were at the hearing. __houS~$ .

The three house's were painted yesterday.who's --

Whese going to the meeting on Tuesday? __+ItL,'r

The students brought tl).erebooks to class. __

46Nmne, _ Date' _

Degrees of Comparison 1

Positive Comparative Superlative

fast f~5~ ~ s-ks1thin ..ftt I'''' O'\~ r: ~ ,'",1'\" Ifexpensive . tvtosf it~p~"'~,'vt.~o('e. tl-Jlf-t.. "" lIre.

pretty . pre +f,'~ 7>~ ~'esl

loud 10'" J e.r- /0 fA.lAe. l-l-

loudly MO"'~ /0 1AJ.'~ hi0-.. + JOIA.JI'j

Please write the correctform of the adjective in parentheses.

1. Timmy is V of..t" j e(" (young) than his brother.

2. Sheila ran ~ s#r (fast) than I did.

3. Tom is Af'I.~ f'i(r (angry) than his boss about the situation.

4. The book is 5lower (slow) than the movie.5. The weather is hoHe.r (hot) today than yesterday.

6. Jeff is the 1"',,~s1 (big) football player on the team.

7, Tom is the ha ppi~s i (happy) of all the students.

8. The puppy was the--f-~$-t - (fat) one in the litter,

9. Bess lost weight and is the -I-tt ,'t\f\uj (thin) woman in the room.

10. Tom has the rttAtA~s+ (red) hair I have ever seen.

11. Ted is Mort. AAnJ.so~~ (handsome) than his father.

12. The book is MO(~ exe,'f,'r\j. (exciting) than the movie.

13. She seems )11\0,(( SJ w\Pf).-f~.fl' c (sympathetic) than her friend.

14. Brent wrote the (VIo("-e " "~I"~s.J.,'"j (interesting) essay of theQ15. Ofth~sistants, Roxanne seems H1D(Ie. Cow..p •. l-e1'\.1 (competent).

16. This is the mod ()C~ ""("Ait: (accurate) story I have ever read.

17. Of all the chefs, Todd made the IH 0')1 de/t'c/cIA r (delicious) cake.\/

18. He has the _M:..:....o.:o-:;s....:..4_--=-v-:;I-:;· C:...;f....::~-:;IA~~~__ (vicious) dog in the neighborhood.

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Degrees of Comparison 2

Positive Comparative Superlativetall #\k..r ~Ll'C ttclose clo5er cIa se s tfar !ar~ ~("-fN.s tbig b.'DI'1er 1,",'.tl\ ".e ~t

h VII h~Of)",'t! S 1happy It,f)J"),'eK'

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i.VOf"stvio cs egood tu.~ b~stpretty n-rel+ier n..-I-h'~s tangry

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angrily Y\'\.O rev ().~ r " I ~ MO<tV t'lt1\tJ.",'/tJ.

short ~ha-t.-+U- (f .:...k.("f.c. t1 J

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ugly IAAlie".tiny ...J,¥ • '::h'~;e'Stn.erslow <..10 W'Of" . s(ot,Jesfslowly ~O~ s/owlvt Mo~t- slow i.:clean ~I!INW""

tI c..lealles +-,7dirty A,'("-h't!A' &,rtlenthin fh 1\ t'l1'\AU" ~~'",~~~slender ~•~ ~'e.J.u- l\\.o~,J sl~er1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

Terry was ~ (good) at math than her sister.Juan sings ~ ~ (loudly) than Teresa.Today is ~ (hot) than yesterday.This movie is ~ 4~ (exciting) than the one I saw last week.Ron is the D l~~ld) child in the family.Van's handwriting is the ~s. t (neat) in the class.Phyllis drives »W\t. eM '-1M '-'r (carefully) than Susan.Susan caught a ~ (big) fish than her father did.This vacation is ~. -e..,. ~ $,'" e (expensive) than the one we took last spring.The students are studying ?'IM\.t.. ~ (often) than they did last semester. .This book is the o/Ur.J.tl.co%; (sad) I have ever read.Serge seems ~ (mad) about the problem than his brother is.Nobody sings ~ (well) than Maria.Elsie works ?H-nt. (!,M~ ~ ...(carefully) at her job than Joe does.Of all the students, Rubina ~oke~ .&f#.'KLA '" •.t: (sleepy).,

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Unit 4 Sample Quiz

Please make the following nouns plural.

l. Jones Jo"~~es2. dish d/o;hes3. datum rJ. A 1614. . knife J.cJ'\,·v~~5. tooth .k~-fh6. thief ~"eu ..s7. city c /i,'e s8. holiday -i..,o/,·cAtA u s9. belief hell'e .fs

10. cupful ()~f).h. t,, I

Please review thefollowing sentences for correct use of the apostrophe. Make corrections abovethe sentence. (2 points each)

J i~ 'f cot:J..tt1. Jin/s wife placed all of the coal'S in the closet.

'P"",",,~r ''S schDol'52. Mrs. Plummers children attended one schools'Tholiday party.

SecN!-~{,"~s -Hvz...,'r3. Several secretar§> sent 1:he¥re supervisors a report of the meeting.

Please identify the patterns in thefollowing sentences. In addition, please label adjectives andadverbs. (Each word is worth one point)

}IS l" N'SC ~V'1. Ms. Lopez win remain chairperson of the committee for another year.

N<. c.. N 5 ,,+ NOD AJv2. Chester and Tomiko bought a huge old house last summer .

•. J..v ~ . Vi3. .During the earthquake the roof of the apartment building collapsed.

Thefollowing sentence contains misused modifiers. Please rewrite the sentences using propergrammar. (1point each)

~ 1/ ':1 <Tl- /....0 I.. -f-:U -:.J-.'ck •1. Lola felt ~ sick after the game last night.

wUI2. The teacher said that the class did {ille on the exam.

3. Beth treats her little sister b,a(l. b~J.I 'Jwell

4. I did r~ good on the last quiz. 0 r ,..----" ..

5. We should not talk too lond in the library.IOfl\JI:J