Richbaub's Introduction to Middle School Grammar Book 2

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Exercise 23 Part 1: Surround prepositional phrases with parentheses. One or two sentences have no prepositional phrases. (You will use the blank line after each sentence for Part 4 of this practice sheet.) 1. On the bus David handed me a dark green sweatshirt. _______ 2. You and Brian will always be my fiercest competitors. _______ 3. The captain of the fishing boat gives his orders forcefully. _______ 4. My brother keeps his tiny bedroom extremely clean. _______ 5. Over the weekend Susan and Janis studied very hard for Monday’s quiz and Tuesday’s test. _______ 6. We became really sleepy during the long bus ride. _______ 7. To my dad and me hot dogs at the ballpark taste awesome. _______ 8. Bob was still in line after three hours of waiting. _______ 9. I would not cross a raging river after a huge rain storm. _______ 10. That friendly puppy is licking my brother’s face. _______ Part 2: In the sentences in Part 1, locate the verbs. Draw a rectangle around action verbs and draw an “L” shape under linking verbs. Do NOT include adverbs that may be “polluting” verb phrases. Part 3: In the sentences in Part 1, circle the subjects. Part 4: In the blank after each sentence in Part 1, identify the underlined word as either an adjective (ADJ), predicate adjective (PA), predicate nominative (PN), or adverb (ADV). RICHBAUB’S INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAMMAR, BOOK 2 83
Extra Practice for Evaluation 8 Part 1: In the blank after each sentence, identify the underlined word as either an adjective (ADJ), predicate adjective (PA), predicate nominative (PN), or adverb (ADV). 1. Beside the table Tom read quietly under the lamp light. _______ 2. He sleepily fell into a dream about a holiday parade. _______ 3. The fountain at the park is full of coins. _______ 4. The boys in blue were the winners of the tournament. _______ 5. Soon the police arrived on the scene. _______ 6. During the winter I become very cranky. _______ Part 2: Complete “The Routine” for each sentence below, AND write ADV over each adverb. Each sentence has one adverb. First, surround prepositional phrases with parentheses. Second, mark the verb(s) with a box (action verb) or an “L” shape (linking verb). Third, circle the subject(s). Then and only then, identify adverbs. 7. Tom’s very silvery spandex shirt has been sparkling in the sun. 8. He and his small son were already filled with disappointment. 9. In tears, the little girl tugged softly on her mother’s dress. 10. From the horizon the sun came up and brightened the room. 84 RICHBAUB’S INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAMMAR, BOOK 2
Page 2 and 3: Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - PREPO
Page 4 and 5: 5.2 - Titles: Capitalizing, Italici
Page 6 and 7: Chapter 4 Description 101: Adjectiv
Page 8 and 9: The Locations of Adjectives A. Most
Page 10 and 11: Extra Practice with Adjectives Dire
Page 12 and 13: A Trick for Finding Predicate Adjec
Page 14 and 15: Extra Practice for Evaluation 5 Par
Page 16 and 17: 4.3 - Predicate Nominatives & Perso
Page 18 and 19: Part 2: In the following sentences,
Page 20 and 21: Part 3: Write prepositional phrases
Page 22 and 23: The Questions Adverbs Answer A. The
Page 24 and 25: Exercise 21 Part 1: Fill in the bla
Page 26 and 27: Getting into “The Routine” A. S
Page 28 and 29: Exercise 22 Use “The Routine”:
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