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Quick and handy grammar review articles 2
Exercise 1:
Place the correct word in the blank space and indicate its part of speech. 5
Exercise 2:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech. 6
Exercise 3:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech. 7
Exercise 4:
Identify all the words in the following sentences. 8
Exercise 5:
Identify all the words in the following sentences. 10
Exercise 6:
Identify the adjectives in the sentences. 12
Exercise 7:
Identify the nouns in the sentences. 12
Exercise 8:
Identify the verbs in the sentences. 13
Exercise 9:
Identify the adverbs in the sentences. 13
Answer Key 14
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Verb:
A verb provides a great deal of information. It tells tense (time: present, past, future; tense: simple, progressive, perfect,
perfect progressive), voice (active/passive/imperative) and number (singular/plural). . There are also auxiliary or helping
verbs.
1. Action I ate delicious tacos in a Mexican restaurant.
The thief ran away from the security guard.
2. State of being Dr. Jackson is a general practitioner.
Ms. Rodriguez was the best teacher in my middle school.
3. Passive voice Dr. Martin Luther King was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968.
Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn in 1969.
4. Imperative Don't hang up! Stay on the phone. Listen to me.
5. Auxiliary Vidhi's boyfriend is baking a cake for her birthday party.
Noun:
A noun is a person, place, or thing. It is also a concept, a mood, or an attitude.
Function: A noun is a subject or an object. As the subject, it usually goes near the beginning of the sentence, just before
the verb. As the object, it comes after a verb or a preposition. The noun may be compound (police officer), common
(rice), collective (the team), or proper (Eliza).
1. Paolo is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. Wine is more expensive than beer.
3. The navy lost the important battle.
4. Jealousy is not a sign of love.
5. My sister is a fantastic cook.
6. The workbook is on the table.
Adverb:
An adverb usually goes right after the verb. Many adverbs end in ly.
Function: An adverb modifies a verb. It may also modify another adverb or an adjective. Adverbs usually answer
questions: 1) Time (when?) 2) Manner (how?) 3) Place (where?) 4-5) Degree (how much?) 6) Frequency (how often?).
Note, yesterday, today, tomorrow, and now are adverbs. So are here and there. There are also adverbs of frequency (al-
ways, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never).
1. Time 1.a. Kerry left immediately after the speech.
1.b. Nancy’s sister is living in Philadelphia now.
2. Place 2.a. My aunt lives here in this beautiful house.
2.b. Michael is there in the black sports car.
3. Manner 3.a. Maria dances well.
3.b. The romantic singer whispers softly.
4. Frequency 4.a. Jonathan sometimes calls his ex-girlfriend at four o'clock in the morning.
4.b Hanna always eats popcorn at the movies.
5. Describing an adjective 5.a. Harry has very big feet.
5.b. Amy is incredibly lucky.
6. Describing an adverb 6.a. Mariza speaks very fast when she is angry.
6.b Nestor walked extremely slowly out of the class.
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Adjective:
Adjectives are colorful words that we use to tell about a person, place, thing, or experience. When you use clear adjec-
tives, people can get a picture of the noun you are describing.
Function: An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun and is usually placed right before the noun. It may go after a be
verb. Possessives that go before a noun are adjectives. Numbers are adjectives.
1. The long movie was interesting.
2. Kristine has brown hair.
3. The Mexican quartet played excellent music.
4. The hungry soldier ate four slices of pizza.
5. The old sailor told a crazy story about gigantic whales.
6. His dog is brown and white.
Pronoun:
A pronoun stands for a noun. It may refer to a noun previously mentioned. For example: Johann gave the novel to his
mother may be said: He gave it to her. The antecedent of He is Johann. The antecedent of it is the novel. And the ante-
cedent of her is his mother.
Function: A pronoun may be a subject, an object, a possessive, or a relative pronoun.
Subject 1.a. He is a butcher.
1.b. They are in an internet café.
Object 2.a. Arnold saw her yesterday in the cafeteria.
2.b. Mark talked to them about the homework assignment.
Possessive 3a. The basketball is his.
3b. The laptop on the table is mine.
Relative 4.a. I hate people who lie.
4.b. The woman whose brother works at the bar is my friend.
Article:
There are only three articles in English: a, an, and the. Definite (the) or indefinite (a, an) [a before a consonant sound
and an before a vowel sound] articles are placed before a noun.
1. The cowboy boots cost $150.
2. I always drink a cup of coffee at ten o’clock in the morning.
3. Arnold bought an ugly jacket yesterday.
4. Isabel Fonseca is an honest woman.
[honest begins with a consonant (h), but the h is silent, so the article is an]
Preposition:
A preposition is a linking word. It is used with verbs (two-word verbs) in many idiomatic expressions. Function: Prepo-
sitions usually indicate direction or position. They are used in phrases (a prepositional phrase = preposition [+article] +
noun).
1. The referee walked away from the argument between the two players.
2. My father lives in Algeria in the winter and in Illinois in the summer.
3. Natalia works in the morning.
Conjunction:
Function: A conjunctions joins phrases or clauses. You should use and to add information, but, yet, although, and
though for contrast, and so, because, and since for result.
1. Peter lives in Paramus and works in Ridgefield Park.
2. Ivan is very sharp, but he is sometimes lazy.
3. My father always wanted a dog, yet he never takes it for a walk.
4. Although she loves Paquito a lot, she doesn’t want to marry him.
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A verb shows:
ed
1. After the subject in a - tense (past, present, future)
ing
normal (declarative) sentence (simple, perfect, progressive,
en 1.Action
2. Inverted order in a perfect prog.)
gress 2.State of being
Verb question (interrogative - voice (mood)
fy 3.General Fact
sentence) [verb first, subject - active
ate
second] - (i.e. Are you - passive
ize
hungry?) - imperative
mit
- number (sing./plural)
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Exercise 1 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 1:
Place the correct word in the blank space and indicate its part of speech.
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Exercise 2 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 2:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
7. Jenny was ____________ late, so she ___________ all the way from the bus stop ___________ the office.
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Exercise 3 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 3:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
4. Oscar tried to ____________ to the teacher, ____________ she had to leave right away for another class.
5. I can’t believe you had ____________ slices of pie. ____________ must be full now.
10. ____________ Maria was six years old, she ____________ ride a bicycle.
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Exercise 4 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 4:
Identify all the words in the following sentences.
The lazy man slept in the afternoon, and he was very tired at night.
1. The 2. lazy
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
3. man 4. slept
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
5. in 6. afternoon
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adverb
7. and 8. he
a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
21. beautiful
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun
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Exercise 4 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
The slim dancer stopped for a cup of coffee in the crowded diner.
22. The 23. slim
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
32. diner
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. noun
In the summer, the happy children play enthusiastically before they eat their dinner.
33. In 34. the
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
45. my 46. so
a. article b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun a. article b. conjunction c. verb d. adjective
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Exercise 5 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 5:
Identify all the words in the following sentences.
The cute puppy rested on the couch, and it was very energetic in the afternoon.
1. The 2. cute
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
3. puppy 4. rested
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
5. on 6. couch
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adverb
7. and 8. it
a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
The black cat ran quickly down the street, but the dog found it immediately.
11. The 12. black
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
21. immediately
a. article b. adjective c. adverb d. pronoun
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Exercise 5 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
The very tall teacher talked to her old friend on her new cellphone.
22. The 23. very
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. adjective
32. cellphone
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. noun
Yesterday, the secretive students whispered softly during the difficult examination.
33. Yesterday 34. the
a. article b. preposition c. adverb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
41. examination
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. noun
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Exercise 6 & 7 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 6:
Identify the adjectives in the sentences.
Exercise 7:
Identify the nouns in the sentences.
1. The suntanned lifeguard sat on the high chair in the sand. ______________________________________
2. Give me the hammer and the nails. I will fix the broken chair. __________________________________
3. The words in this passage are simple, but the questions are hard. ________________________________
4. Sam burned the hamburgers and hot dogs, but the potatoes were good. ___________________________
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Exercise 8 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 8:
Identify the verbs in the sentences.
2. Barbara woke up early, took a shower, made breakfast, and left the house at 9:00. _________________________
4. Samantha hurried home to call her friend and tell her the good news. ________________________________
5. Right now Marta is sitting at her desk and studying for her math exam. _________________________________
Exercise 9:
Identify the adverbs in the sentences.
2. Brenda felt incredibly lucky to meet the very famous singer. ___________________________________
3. I live here, not there. Didn’t you see the house yesterday? ___________________________________
4. Nicky is coming now. He will not be very late for the party. ___________________________________
5. Mario speaks softly, but his eyes are intensely bright. ______________________________________
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Answer Key - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Answer Key
Exercise 1: Place the correct word in the blank space and indicate its part of speech.
1. adverb 2. noun 3. verb 4. adjective
5. article 6. conjunction 7. pronoun 8. preposition
Exercise 2: Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
1. worried - adjective, quickly - adverb 6. the - article, ran - verb
2. fans - noun, tired - adjective 7. very - adverb, ran - verb, to - preposition
3. dark - adjective 8. to - preposition, chicken - noun, and - conjunction
4. the - article, walk - verb 9. little - adjective, watches - verb, programs - noun
5. so - conjunction, game - noun 10. he - pronoun, her - pronoun
Exercise 3: Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
1. snow - noun, was - verb 6. because - conjugation, to - preposition
2. the - article, mine - pronoun 7. big - adjective, secret - adjective
3. tallest - adjective, whole - adjective 8. but - conjugation, so - conjugation
4. talk - verb, but - conjugation 9. never - adverb, she - pronoun
5. three - adjective, you - pronoun 10. when - conjugation, could - verb
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