Grammar: Workbook

GRAMMAR PLUS
WORKBOOK
Grade 6
ANSWER KEY
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Grammar Plus Answer Key
WORKSHEET 1 8. C: Da Vinci, artist; A: inspiration
People, Places, Things, and Ideas 9. C: Setsuko; A: truth, claim, doubt
Practice A Identifying Nouns 10. C: Lewis, Yasmin, (finish) line; A: shock
1. Luna; cat Practice B Labeling Concrete and
2. brother; drums Abstract Nouns
3. Chris; blueberries; morning 1. abstract
4. doctor; courage 2. concrete
5. Cedric; Wyoming; Idaho 3. abstract
6. gift; mother; birthday 4. abstract
7. Revolutionary War; independence 5. abstract
8. book; The Lightning Thief; Rick Riordan 6. abstract
9. Grandma; brownies 7. concrete
10. summer; sun; days 8. concrete
9. abstract
Practice B Labeling Nouns
10. abstract
1. Paulie — person; Market Street — place
2. excitement — idea; air — thing
3. eyes — thing; gems — thing WORKSHEET 3
Collective Nouns
4. house — place; Rosa — person;
champion — person; (video) games — thing Practice A Finding Collective Nouns
5. friendship — idea; Koji — person 1. audience
6. jogger — person; park — place 2. family
7. painting — thing; Vincent van Gogh — 3. group
person 4. troop
8. Princess — person; watch — thing; 5. band
home — place 6. committee
9. Authors — person; imaginations — thing 7. team
10. president — person; award — thing; 8. class
Aziz — person; Deb — person
9. public
10. swarm
WORKSHEET 2
Concrete and Abstract Nouns Practice B Identifying Collective Nouns
1. class
Practice A Identifying Concrete and
Abstract Nouns 2. jury
1. C: Abdul, singer; A: dream 3. (chess) club
2. C: Rafe, Cary; A: surprise 4. team
3. C: Gabby; A: bravery 5. flock
4. C: poet; A: Beauty, truth, truth, beauty 6. board (of directors)
5. C: mom, cats, Dot; A: affection 7. crowd
6. C: dad; A: tardiness, frustration 8. committee
7. C: carnival, town; A: excitement 9. school

10. staff
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WORKSHEET 4 5. runner-up
Count and Non-Count Nouns 6. sunrise
Practice A Identifying Non-Count Nouns 7. bathrobe
1. lightning 8. Hot dogs
2. soccer
3. heat WORKSHEET 6
4. sugar Common and Proper Nouns
5. excitement Practice A Identifying Common and Proper
6. rice Nouns
7. information 1. C: park, hill; P: Elm Street
8. steam 2. C: painter; P: Mary Cassatt, France
9. Pollution, air 3. C: poem; P: “The Goblin Market,” Christina
10. lettuce Rossetti
4. C: sister, cat; P: Lori, Rowan
Practice B Writing With Non-Count Nouns
5. C: woman, space; P: Sally Ride
1. I enjoy watching snow—from indoors.
6. C: book, products, nature; P: Biomimicry,
2. Nico got her hair cut short. Velcro
3. Lamar listens to music while he studies. 7. C: president, system, (national) parks;
4. Add flour to thicken the batter. P: Theodore Roosevelt
5. Sunshine will always improve my mood. 8. C: books, world; P: Sumer, Middle East
6. All of Greg’s favorite meals start with rice. 9. C: singer, record; P: Taylor Swift
7. Curiosity is a useful trait. 10. C: history, people; P: Texas, Southwest
8. Pele listens to songs while watching soccer.
Practice B Writing With Proper Nouns
9. Luz is waiting for the mail to come.
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
10. Kamal lettered in basketball last year.
1. The Smiths went to Ireland last year.
WORKSHEET 5 2. We drove down Route 30 to Pittsburgh.
Compound Nouns 3. I go to the Museum of Fine Arts to see the
paintings.
Practice A Identifying Compound Nouns
4. Ken and Hal planted tulips in October.
1. black | berries
5. Ana ran into Coach Canterna at the Shop &
2. vice | president Save.
3. wild | flower; blue | bell 6. Chris played Glinda in Wicked.
4. grand | mother; living |room 7. Jan sailed the Indian Ocean in August of
5. great- | uncle; high- | rise last year.
6. Butter | milk; by- | product 8. Enrique learned French before he traveled
7. shop | keepers; mini- | mart to France.
8. blue | spruce; back | yard
9. sky | diving; birth | day WORKSHEET 7
10. Cheese | burgers; milk | shakes Pronouns and Antecedents
Practice B Finding Compound Nouns Practice A Identifying Antecedents

1. firefighters 1. her — Gia
2. headache 2. their — trees
3. campsite 3. his, he — Brad
4. bedroom
2
4. he — Pablo WORKSHEET 9
5. it — squirrel Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
6. She — Rayna; it — Swimming Practice A Distinguishing Reflexive and
7. he — Robert; they — birds Intensive Pronouns
8. He — Eddie; they — kittens 1. intensive
Practice B Writing Pronouns for 2. intensive

Antecedents 3. reflexive
1. her 4. reflexive
2. it 5. intensive
3. their 6. reflexive
4. your Practice B Supplying Reflexive and
5. his Intensive Pronouns
6. they 1. itself
7. she 2. yourself
8. its 3. themselves
9. it 4. myself
10. They 5. herself
6. themselves
WORKSHEET 8 7. myself
Personal and Possessive Pronouns 8. himself
Practice A Identifying Personal and 9. yourself
Possessive Pronouns 10. themselves
1. He; his
2. We; our WORKSHEET 10
3. mine; yours Demonstrative Pronouns
4. us; you Practice A Identifying Demonstrative
5. My; her Pronouns
6. They; their 1. This, word
7. you; they 2. That, joke
Practice B Classifying Personal and 3. These, snacks

Possessive Pronouns 4. that, idea
1. me — first person, singular 5. This, route
2. they — third person, plural 6. Those, people
3. your — second person, singular 7. these, friends
4. hers — third person, singular 8. this, microphone
5. ours — first person, plural 9. that, message
6. He — third person, singular 10. Those, tomatoes
7. I — first person, singular Practice B Supplying Demonstrative
Pronouns
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
1. those
2. those
3. these

3
4. That 8. whom
5. these 9. whose
6. This or That 10. what
7. those
Practice B Supplying Interrogative Pronouns
8. this or that
1. Who
9. that
2. whom
10. that
3. Whose
4. What
WORKSHEET 11
5. Which
Relative Pronouns
6. Who
Practice A Identifying Relative Pronouns 7. whom
1. which I’ve stated before 8. Who or What
2. who collects vintage postcards 9. What
3. whom Simon Cowell discovered 10. Which
4. whose essay is chosen
5. that are on oak trees WORKSHEET 13
6. whom I overheard Indefinite Pronouns
7. whom I called Practice A Identifying Indefinite Pronouns
8. that ran the maze 1. Many — plural
9. whose new book was just reviewed 2. Both — plural
10. which lets plants turn sunlight into food 3. Few — plural
Practice B Supplying Relative Pronouns 4. Everyone — singular
1. that 5. Each — singular
2. which 6. Some — plural
3. who Practice B Supplying Indefinite Pronouns
4. whom 1. more
5. whose 2. Nobody or No one
6. that 3. both or one
7. which 4. neither
8. whom 5. Anything or Everything or Nothing
9. who 6. Some or Many or Several or Most
10. whose 7. Most
8. nothing or little
WORKSHEET 12 9. each
Interrogative Pronouns 10. another
Practice A Identifying Interrogative Pronouns
WORKSHEET 14
1. Which
Transitive Verbs
2. Who
3. whom Practice A Distinguishing Transitive Verbs
4. Whose 1. A
5. What 2. A
6. Which 3. B
7. Who 4. A
5. B
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Practice B Identifying Transitive Verbs and 3. should be
Direct Objects 4. could be
1. hammered — nail 5. might be
2. none 6. may have been
3. petted — dog 7. should have been
4. asked — questions 8. was being
5. Hang — painting 9. has been
6. none 10. will be
7. love — days
Practice B Recognizing How Forms of Be
8. opened — restaurant
Function
9. gave — present
10. none
1. identify
2. describe
WORKSHEET 15
Intransitive Verbs 3. identify
4. describe
Practice A Identifying Intransitive Verbs
5. describe
1. lie; relax
6. describe
2. none
7. describe
3. scampered
8. identify
4. walked
9. describe
5. swam
10. identify
6. crashed
7. none
WORKSHEET 17
8. watched; soared
Using Other Linking Verbs
9. learn; rises
Practice A Identifying Other Linking Verbs
10. shone
1. appears
Practice B Labeling Transitive and 2. looks
Intransitive Verbs
3. remained
1. calls — transitive
4. felt
2. talks — intransitive
5. tasted
3. biked — intransitive
6. stayed
4. rode — transitive
7. smell
5. spoke — intransitive
8. sounded
6. gave — transitive
9. became
7. Pass — transitive
10. looked
8. (will) hand — transitive
9. knows — transitive Practice B Writing With Other Linking Verbs
10. (are) playing — transitive Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
1. That graphic novel looks interesting.
WORKSHEET 16 2. My brother appeared confused when he
Recognizing Forms of Be woke up from his nap.
Practice A Identifying Forms of Be 3. Jada remained calm during the fire drill.
1. is 4. Mom sounds tired; maybe I’ll ask my
question tomorrow.
2. was
5
5. Armando seems convinced that his team 5. were; sent
will win. 6. will be; decorating
6. Anastasia stayed positive even after she 7. should have; started
lost her job. 8. May; ask
7. This empanada filling tastes very spicy. 9. has been; practicing
8. Lupe will become a lawyer someday. 10. will ... be; wasted
Practice B Writing With Helping Verbs

WORKSHEET 18
Action Verb or Linking Verb? Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
Practice A Identifying Action Verbs and 1. I suppose I could try to walk for an hour on
Linking Verbs the treadmill.
1. feel — linking 2. What did you think would happen?
2. tastes — linking 3. Nick and Dolly will be marching in the

Fourth of July parade.
3. Look — action
4. My little brother was crying all night long.
4. grows — action
5. Tim and Tom have been joking about
5. looks — linking
Jenna’s mistake.
6. tasted — action; served — action
6. Lee has been practicing for her violin solo.
7. grows — linking; hears — action
7. He might have taken more than ten seconds
8. Smell — action; tell — action; to think about his answer.
think — action
8. Luke must have wondered why there were
9. felt — action no lights on.
Practice B Writing With Action Verbs and
Linking Verbs WORKSHEET 20
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given. Articles
1. Carson looked at the stream of cars on the Practice A Identifying Definite and
road. Indefinite Articles
2. He seems nice enough to me. 1. an — indefinite; a — indefinite
3. The basement smells moldy, especially after 2. the — definite; the — definite
a rain. 3. a — indefinite
4. Rachel tasted the stew and smacked her 4. the — definite
lips. 5. A — indefinite; a — indefinite
5. They say that rattlesnake tastes like 6. The — definite; an — indefinite
chicken.
6. Jon felt discouraged when his knee hurt Practice B Supplying Indefinite Articles
after he ran a mile. 1. a
7. Feel this fabric for the new living room 2. an
curtains. 3. a
4. an
WORKSHEET 19 5. an
Recognizing Helping Verbs 6. a
Practice A Identifying Helping Verbs 7. a
1. do; furnish 8. an
2. am; walking 9. an
3. must have; burst 10. An
4. have; told
6
WORKSHEET 21 4. animal
Proper Adjectives 5. walnut
Practice A Identifying Proper Adjectives 6. wool
1. Achilles 7. train
2. Persian 8. peanut
3. April; May 9. mint
4. Shakespearean 10. House
5. Balinese
WORKSHEET 23
6. Canadian
Compound Adjectives
7. New York
Practice A Identifying Compound
8. German
Adjectives
9. Jamaican
1. emerald-green
10. Alaskan
2. citywide
Practice B Writing With Proper Adjectives
3. fast-food
1. a Moroccan rug
4. halftime
2. the Swedish flag
5. soil-enriching
3. Italian cars
6. rain-soaked
4. a Guatemalan visitor
7. pickup
5. an English garden
8. part-time
6. Japanese masks
9. childlike
7. a Bostonian writer
10. counterclockwise
8. Danish furniture
9. an Indian epic Practice B Writing With Compound
Adjectives
10. Sudanese travelers
WORKSHEET 22
1. Rob told Hilary a heartbreaking story.
Using Nouns as Adjectives
2. Kris and Dakota went on a three-day
Practice A Identifying Nouns Used as camping trip.
Adjectives 3. Marilyn is a problem-solving expert.
1. log 4. The runaway horse was caught.
2. granite 5. The not-for-profit organization works with
3. TV disadvantaged children.
4. chicken
5. birthday WORKSHEET 24
6. glass Using Pronouns as Adjectives
7. lightning Practice A Identifying Demonstrative and
8. clothing Interrogative Adjectives
9. weekend 1. Which — Interrogative
10. plastic 2. Those — Demonstrative
3. What — Interrogative
Practice B Using Nouns as Adjectives
4. that — Demonstrative
5. This — Demonstrative
1. leather 6. Whose — Interrogative
2. pepperoni 7. These — Demonstrative
3. football
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8. Which — Interrogative 6. that — plumber
9. that — Demonstrative 7. these — shrubs
10. those — Demonstrative 8. That — statement
9. these — jeans; those — leggings
Practice B Supplying Demonstrative and
Interrogative Adjectives 10. Those — mountains
1. Whose Practice B Supplying Demonstrative
2. these Adjectives
3. What or Which 1. that
4. those 2. those
5. Which 3. that or this
4. these or those
WORKSHEET 25 5. This
Using Possessive Nouns and Pronouns 6. these or those
as Adjectives 7. those
Practice A Identifying Possessive Nouns 8. these or those
and Pronouns Used as Adjectives 9. Those
1. Astro’s 10. This; that or That; this
2. Ms. Schmidt’s
3. your WORKSHEET 27
4. Alondra’s Interrogative Adjectives
5. Our Practice A Identifying Interrogative
6. deer’s Adjectives
1. what — date
Practice B Writing With Possessive Nouns
and Pronouns Used as Adjectives 2. whose — nest
1. Rob’s hat 3. What — kinds
2. a lion’s mane 4. which — items
3. my book 5. Which — path
4. a plant’s flowers 6. Whose —phone
5. a candle’s flame 7. what — colors
6. the Koestlers’ car 8. Which — vegetable
7. a children’s game 9. Whose — idea
8. Guillermo’s laptop 10. what — song
9. their TV Practice B Supplying Interrogative
10. a snake’s scales Adjectives
WORKSHEET 26
Demonstrative Adjectives 1. Whose
2. What
Practice A Identifying Demonstrative
3. Which
Adjectives
4. Whose
1. This — talk
5. which
2. those — cards
6. What
3. this — evening
7. Whose
4. That — argument
8. which
5. this — tool
8
9. what WORKSHEET 30
10. Which Adverbs Modifying Adjectives
Practice A Identifying Adverbs That
WORKSHEET 28 Modify Adjectives
Indefinite Adjectives 1. especially; exciting
Practice A Identifying Indefinite Adjectives 2. rather; dangerous
1. Most — nights 3. quite; safe
2. Each — snowflake 4. brilliantly; musical
3. both — games 5. very; impressive
4. Neither — poem 6. relentlessly; engaging
5. many — catalogs 7. effortlessly; talented
6. Much — time 8. too; spicy
7. Some — websites 9. somewhat; steep
8. Several — blossoms Practice B Distinguishing Adverbs That
Practice B Distinguishing Indefinite Modify Adjectives
Adjectives 1. A
1. A 2. B
2. A 3. A
3. A 4. B
4. B 5. A
WORKSHEET 29 WORKSHEET 31
Adverbs Modifying Verbs Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs
Practice A Identifying How Adverbs Practice A Identifying Adverbs That Modify

Modify Verbs Other Adverbs
1. away — where? 1. more
2. yesterday — when? 2. quite
3. well — in what way? 3. really
4. soon — when? 4. perfectly
5. badly — in what way? 5. almost
6. eagerly — in what way? 6. very
7. almost — to what extent? 7. fairly
loudly — in what way? 8. more
8. hardly — to what extent? 9. less
today — when? 10. rather
Practice B Supplying Adverbs That Practice B Supplying Adverbs That Modify
Modify Verbs Other Adverbs
1. never 1. more
2. slowly 2. extremely
3. completely 3. hardly
4. out 4. almost
5. daily 5. too

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Finding Adverbs in Sentences Prepositions Used in Sentences
Practice A Identifying Adverbs and the Practice A Identifying Prepositions
Words They Modify 1. under, in
1. very—fast; fast—(Does) ... run 2. at, for
2. almost—cried; most—exciting 3. In, across, with
3. slightly—(will) distract 4. from, to
4. hardly—ever; ever—sits; quietly—sits 5. For, with
5. secretly—keeps; often—updates 6. After, to
6. easily—won 7. at, near
7. rather—optimistic 8. up
8. Recently—learned; greatly—anticipated; 9. without
not—(would) ... happen 10. During, against
Practice B Writing Sentences Using Adverbs Practice B Labeling Prepositional Phrases
in Different Locations
1. direction
2. location
1. “I have always wanted to go to Paris,” she 3. time
said. 4. time
2. Pat quickly threw the ball to the receiver. 5. direction
3. The author’s latest novel was incredibly 6. details
lengthy—almost 800 pages!
7. location
4. “What?” Barry said sleepily, as he fought to
8. details
keep his eyes open.
9. time
10. details
WORKSHEET 33
Adverb or Adjective?
WORKSHEET 35
Practice A Identifying Adverbs and Preposition or Adverb?
Adjectives
Practice A Identifying Prepositional Phrases
1. popular, her; Tonight, some
and Objects
2. new, my, old; fast, merely
1. on the couch; couch
3. two, oatmeal; Sadly, just
2. about satellites; satellites
4. difficult, new; incredibly
3. down the drain; drain
5. rainy; not, really
4. after school; school
Practice B Distinguishing Adverbs and 5. about recent earthquakes; earthquakes
Adjectives 6. into the boiling water; water
1. adjective—news 7. at the new restaurant; restaurant
2. adjective—appointment 8. for the marathon; marathon
3. adverb—lies 9. During the summer; summer
4. adjective—walk 10. through the air; air
5. adverb—broke
Practice B Distinguishing Prepositions and
Adverbs
1. adverb
2. preposition

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3. adverb 6. both / and
4. adverb 7. Whether / or
5. preposition 8. neither / nor
6. adverb 9. both / and
7. preposition 10. Not only / but also
8. adverb
Practice B Supplying Correlative Conjunctions
9. adverb
1. Both my sister and I enjoy playing the piano.
10. preposition
2. Neither the movie nor the TV show
interested me.
WORKSHEET 36 3. The city is noisy not only at night but also in
Coordinating Conjunctions the morning.
Practice A Identifying Coordinating 4. Students must either give a speech or
Conjunctions perform a scene from a play.
1. or 5. The coach will decide whether Veronica or
2. yet Robin will play.
3. nor
4. or WORKSHEET 38
5. and Subordinating Conjunctions
6. so Practice A Identifying Subordinating
7. and Conjunctions
8. but 1. If
9. but 2. Although
10. and 3. while
4. since
Practice B Supplying Coordinating
5. after
Conjunctions
6. Before
1. She couldn’t sleep, nor could she eat.
7. When
2. Mountain lions and javelinas both live in
Big Bend National Park. 8. whenever
3. We missed the bus, so we took the train Practice B Using Subordinating
instead. Conjunctions in Sentences
4. We could choose to write a blog entry or a Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
letter.
1. My grandmother likes to read while she
5. The trip was tiring, but Jin was glad he went.
rides the bus.
2. It’s possible to get to the movie on time if
WORKSHEET 37 we leave right now.
Correlative Conjunctions 3. Dad went to the grocery store because we
Practice A Identifying Correlative needed oatmeal.
Conjunctions 4. Although I had barely enough money, I
1. Whether / or wanted to buy the video game.
2. Not only / but also
3. Both / and
4. either / or
5. Neither / nor

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Conjunctive Adverbs The Two Basic Parts of a Sentence
Practice A Identifying and Labeling Practice A Identifying Parts of a Sentence
Conjunctive Adverbs 1. subject
1. instead — contrast 2. verb
2. similarly — comparison 3. verb
3. moreover — add information 4. verb
4. thus — result 5. subject
5. consequently — result
Practice B Finding Subjects and Verbs
6. otherwise — contrast
1. ice cream, is
Practice B Using Conjunctive Adverbs as
2. deer, eat
Transitions
3. library, is
4. we, will go
1. instead 5. planes, can land
2. furthermore 6. I, left
3. besides 7. brother, got
4. likewise 8. Omar, feels
5. therefore 9. game, ended
WORKSHEET 40 10. imagination, ran

Interjections WORKSHEET 42
Practice A Identifying Interjections Using Subjects and Verbs to Express
1. Ow! Complete Thoughts
2. Shhh! Practice A Recognizing Complete Thoughts
3. Hmm 1. incomplete
4. Oh no! 2. incomplete
5. Whoa! 3. complete
6. Wow! 4. complete
7. Fantastic! 5. incomplete
8. Aha! 6. complete
9. Whew 7. complete
10. Ugh! 8. incomplete
Practice B Supplying Interjections 9. incomplete
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. 10. complete
1. Oops Practice B Expressing Complete Thoughts
2. Aww Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
3. Ouch
1. My brother wants to play guitar in a rock
4. Yay band.
5. Hooray 2. My favorite class at school is math.
6. Oh 3. The market is near the high school.
7. Whew 4. My grandma sends me text messages.
8. Wow 5. The 7 o’clock show at the movie theater
9. Huh was sold out.
10. Darn
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WORKSHEET 43 4. Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and Boston
Complete Subjects and Predicates 5. Watermelons and cantaloupes
Practice A Identifying Simple and Complete 6. Raccoons and possums
Subjects 7. Mom and I
Students should circle the words shown in 8. Singers and dancers
boldface below. 9. The mop and broom
1. The car in his driveway won’t start. 10. Determination and creativity
2. The other children played tag.
3. The train from Hartford was late. WORKSHEET 45
4. People in Wichita reported strange lights. Recognizing Compound Verbs
5. The ice-cold drink tasted refreshing. Practice A Identifying Simple and
6. My favorite painting is in that museum. Compound Verbs
7. The house with the red door is for sale. 1. paints — simple
8. Our math teacher is really helpful. 2. have borrowed and read — compound
9. The geography lesson was fun. 3. washed, rinsed, and waxed — compound
10. The mayor of our city rides his bike to work. 4. likes — simple
5. bounced and landed — compound
Practice B Identifying Simple and Complete
Predicates Practice B Recognizing Compound Verbs
Students should circle the words shown in 1. washed and dried
boldface below. 2. turned ... and watched
1. My sister Bella plays the piano. 3. hop, skip, and jump
2. Five students from my class have joined the 4. jumped ... and spiked
math club. 5. smiles and laughs
3. Aashima wrote a beautiful poem. 6. buys and plays
4. My new phone has 256 GB of storage. 7. considered ... but purchased
5. We went to the clothing store after school. 8. fell and covered
6. My favorite season is autumn.
7. Her fluffy kitten races around the house. WORKSHEET 46
8. People can crawl through caves in that park. The Subject of a Command or a Request
Practice A Rewriting Commands and
WORKSHEET 44 Requests
Recognizing Compound Subjects 1. You get out of my room!
Practice A Identifying Simple and 2. Margaret, you call me this evening.
Compound Subjects 3. You wake up.
1. We — simple 4. You look at that beautiful sunset!
2. Alfredo and I — compound 5. You start cleaning your room.
3. Pen or pencil — compound 6. Chen, you give Quinn the hall pass.
4. Chickens — simple 7. You wear a coat this morning.
5. Ducks, geese, and swans — compound 8. You answer the phone, please.
9. Tomorrow morning, you give the cat its
Practice B Recognizing Compound Subjects
medicine.
1. Tamia or Joel
10. By Friday, you be ready to share your
2. You and I report.
3. Mice or rats
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Practice B Writing Commands and Requests 7. Our seats are here.
Sentences will vary. Accept all sentences that 8. A letter for you is on the table.
consist of commands or requests and that have 9. The snow plow goes into town.
the implied subject you. 10. The teacher of the class is here.
Practice B Identifying Subjects

WORKSHEET 47 1. star
Finding the Subject in a Question 2. friend
Practice A Rearranging Questions Into 3. children
Subject-Verb Order and Identifying the 4. parents
Subject 5. art
1. Foxes do eat seeds? 6. computer
2. You will finish your assignment when? 7. brochure
3. Small dogs do like wearing sweaters? 8. girl
4. Walter was reading the same book? 9. sweater
5. I should put these flowers where? 10. tickets
6. Rihanna does want to join us?
7. The packages were shipped overnight?
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8. He did leave a phone number? Finding the Subject in a Sentence
9. Your teacher did write what? Inverted for Emphasis
10. Margot is getting home how?
Practice A Rearranging Sentences With
Practice B Identifying Subjects Inverted Word Order and Identifying Subjects
1. Erin 1. A wild pony was galloping through the sand.
2. Connor 2. Her project was waiting for her at home.
3. fish 3. Beautiful icicles hung along the ledges.
4. Baton Rouge 4. An abandoned mine stood near the ghost
5. mail town.
6. Melissa 5. The team’s best receiver was racing down
7. shops the field.
8. T’Challa Practice B Identifying Subjects

9. Dad 1. hawk
10. bread 2. cactuses
3. view
WORKSHEET 48 4. eyes
Finding the Subject in a Sentence 5. food
Beginning With There or Here
Practice A Rearranging Sentences With WORKSHEET 50
There or Here and Identifying the Subject Recognizing Direct Objects
1. Grapes are in the refrigerator. Practice A Recognizing Direct Objects
2. The best bakery in town is here. 1. football, basketball, baseball
3. A new action movie is at the theater. 2. essay
4. Your lunch money is here. 3. parents
5. My cousin comes here. 4. car
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6. Bighorn Canyon 3. Lucretia does think what about her new
7. bones, toys haircut?
8. movie, TV show 4. I should prepare which recipe for dinner?
9. race 5. You did see whom at the soccer game?
10. Mr. Kocurek Practice B Identifying Direct Objects
Practice B Supplying Direct Objects 1. What
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given. 2. What
3. What
1. Grace wrote a play in school this year.
4. Whom
2. The cafeteria serves soup, salad, and pizza.
5. reason
3. I saw a famous musician at the mall last
weekend. 6. sandwich
4. Larry created a diorama for his science 7. costume
project. 8. Whom
5. In the park, Macy encountered an armadillo. 9. car
10. museums
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Distinguishing Among Direct Objects, WORKSHEET 53
Adverbs, and Objects of Prepositions Recognizing Indirect Objects
Practice A Recognizing Direct Objects Practice A Identifying Indirect Objects
1. coffee 1. My brother gave the dog a squeaky toy.
2. bike 2. I loaned Gabriel my calculator.
3. none 3. The class gave their teacher a plant.
4. none 4. Judy taught the children another language.
5. tie 5. The letter carrier brought us the package.
6. My grandmother sent me the photograph.
Practice B Distinguishing Among Direct
7. We gave the house a new coat of paint.
Objects, Adverbs, and Objects of Prepositions
8. The rancher fed the donkey hay.
1. direct object
9. The coach gave the team a trophy.
2. object of a preposition
10. I handed Andy the ball.
4. direct object Practice B Recognizing Sentences With
Indirect Objects
5. adverb
1. none
6. direct object
2. tourists
3. employees
8. direct object
4. none
5. patient
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6. none
Finding Direct Objects in Questions
7. mayor
Practice A Rearranging Questions Into
8. workers
Subject-Verb Order and Identifying Direct
Objects
1. We should see which movie tonight?
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WORKSHEET 54 4. muddy
Distinguishing Between Indirect Objects 5. delicious
and Objects of Prepositions 6. comfortable
Practice A Identifying Indirect Objects and 7. scary
Objects of Prepositions 8. icy
1. IO
2. OP WORKSHEET 56
3. OP Prepositional Phrases
4. IO Practice A Identifying Adjective Phrases
5. OP 1. in the Midwest
6. IO 2. near my house
7. IO 3. of my school
8. OP
4. of a poison ivy plant
9. OP
5. with green stripes
10. IO
6. of sirens
Practice B Supplying Indirect Objects and 7. behind the hotel
Objects of Prepositions
8. along the freeway
9. from websites
1. I made a suggestion to the principal. 10. about earthquakes
2. The store manager gave her employees a bonus.
3. Hank bought a gift for his mother. Practice B Identifying Adverb Phrases
4. Angie offered her friend an umbrella during 1. into the empty box
the storm. 2. up the Runyon Canyon Trail
5. Trina wrote an article for the magazine. 3. After the ice storm
4. toward its mother
WORKSHEET 55 5. about my comfort
Subject Complements 6. since last year
Practice A Identifying Predicate Nouns and 7. Before bedtime

Predicate Pronouns 8. with her friends
1. mine — predicate pronoun
2. report — predicate noun WORKSHEET 57
3. St. Cloud — predicate noun Appositives and Appositive Phrases
4. president — predicate noun Practice A Identifying Appositives and
5. they — predicate pronoun Appositive Phrases
6. bobcat — predicate noun 1. the capital of Texas
7. I — predicate pronoun 2. my favorite poet
8. sandals — predicate noun 3. a massive storm
4. Glenn
Practice B Identifying Predicate Adjectives 5. a real clunker
1. thorough
6. Ramsay
2. hot 7. Mars
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Practice B Combining Sentences Using 3. where we planted the pecan tree
Appositive Phrases 4. whose score is highest
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. 5. which we left in the oven too long
Tolerate students’ comma placement. For 6. who kicked the winning goal
instruction on punctuating nonessential vs.
essential sentence elements, see lesson 118. Practice B Using Adjective Clauses to
Combine Sentences
1. The Great Depression, a time of hardship,
took place in the 1930s.
Tolerate students’ comma placement. For
2. The flight attendant, the man in the
instruction on punctuating nonessential vs.
uniform, can give you a blanket.
essential sentence elements, see lesson 118.
3. Dr. Barton, a great professor, teaches English.
1. The store that sells souvenirs from Jamaica
4. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female
opened last week.
Supreme Court Justice, was born in El Paso.
2. We put sunflower seeds, which are popular
5. Soccer, Joey’s favorite sport, is popular
with cardinals, in the bird feeder.
around the world.
3. The child who was lost was crying.
4. We decided to study at the library, where
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we usually get a lot of work done.
Participles and Participial Phrases
5. The desk that is in Mom’s office should be
Practice A Identifying Participles and replaced.
Participial Phrases
1. burnt WORKSHEET 60
2. crying Adverb Clauses
3. Turning into the wind
Practice A Identifying Adverb Clauses
4. worn
1. when he has a job to do
5. grown in my garden
2. so that it would be safe
6. frozen
3. because it made two extra stops
7. Working quickly
4. if she finishes her chores
8. confused by the address
5. unless it is raining
9. sleeping
6. Before you turn in your essay
10. living in Arizona
Practice B Using Adverb Clauses to
Practice B Identifying Present and Past
Combine Sentences
Participles
1. mumbled — past participle
2. pouring — present participle 1. I want to stop writing even though I’m not
done yet.
3. speeding — present participle
2. The gardener put up a fence so that rabbits
4. placed — past participle
could not eat the plants.
5. missing — present participle
3. Before the movie comes out in January, I
want to read the novel.
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4. Because Natasha rides the bus frequently,
Adjective Clauses she bought a monthly bus pass.
Practice A Identifying Adjective Clauses 5. While I was at the library, I wrote four
1. that behaved best pages of my report.
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The Simple Sentence The Complex Sentence
Practice A Recognizing Simple Sentences Practice A Differentiating Between
1. simple Independent and Subordinate Clauses
2. not simple 1. which fly just above my house
3. simple 2. that had a lot of lace
4. simple 3. when his foot hit a tree root
5. not simple 4. Because she missed class
5. that her teacher entered in a contest
Practice B Writing Simple Sentences
6. after he got home
7. whom she sees
1. The snacks and drinks disappeared quickly. 8. Whenever someone knocks on the door
2. The weather was cool.
Practice B Writing Complex Sentences
3. The science fair takes place in the spring.
4. Randall has a job, plays in the band, and
sings in the chorus. 1. Even though we were late, the theater
5. Mexican free-tailed bats are actually usher showed us to our seats.
mammals and not birds. 2. Marie visited her grandparents, who live on
a ranch near San Angelo.
WORKSHEET 62 3. The trees in our yard are live oaks, which
The Compound Sentence keep their leaves most of the year.
4. Desiree wrote the messages in the cards
Practice A Combining Simple Sentences to
while I addressed the envelopes.
Form Compound Sentences
5. I can’t loan you my calculator because I
1. Annette has a pet rat, and her sister Sammy
need it for my test.
has a lizard.
2. We may go to New Mexico on vacation, or
we may go to Oklahoma. WORKSHEET 64
3. I had to make breakfast for myself, so I got The Compound-Complex Sentence
out the cereal and milk.
Practice A Identifying Sentence Types
4. She likes Broadway musicals, yet she
doesn’t like opera. 1. compound-complex
5. We had a flat tire, but we were able to 2. compound
change it. 3. complex
4. compound-complex
Practice B Punctuating Compound Sentences
5. complex
1. Vivek wasn’t at home, so I went to Byron’s
house. Practice B Writing Compound-Complex
2. I went to the shoe store, but it was closed. Sentences
3. Patrick will go to practice, or he will stay Answers will vary. Sample answers are given.
home. 1. My alarm didn’t go off, so I had to rush
4. My dad has two brothers; they live in Ohio. because I had a big test.
5. I submitted an essay in the contest, yet I 2. The market where we usually shop still had
didn’t win. fresh fish, but it was sold out of shrimp.
6. Lane is downtown; I hope he isn’t late. 3. The Dodds are on vacation, and Logan is
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4. Ed cleaned the garage so that there was 3. ?
room for the car, yet it still seemed messy. 4. !
5. I found a wallet after I left school, so I 5. .
turned it in at the school office. 6. !
7. ?
WORKSHEET 65 8. ?
Independent and Subordinate Clauses 9. .
Practice A Differentiating Between 10. ?
Independent and Subordinate Clauses
1. subordinate WORKSHEET 67
2. subordinate Combining Sentence Parts
3. independent
Practice A Identifying Compound Parts in
4. independent Sentences
5. subordinate 1. plays, sonnets
Practice B Identifying and Using 2. writes, plays
Independent and Subordinate Clauses 3. ski, snowboard
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given. 4. Foxes, snakes
1. subordinate; Before I go to school, I have to Practice B Combining Independent Clauses
pack my lunch. 1. We had a great time at the beach, and I
2. independent can’t wait to go back.
3. subordinate; Until I was ten years old, my 2. The marathon was exhausting, yet I’d like
family lived in Terre Haute. to run another one someday.
4. independent 3. We waited in line for movie tickets, but they
5. subordinate; Although the team played were sold out.
well, they lost the game. 4. You can buy a snack, or you could make one
yourself.
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Classifying Sentences by Function WORKSHEET 68
Practice A Identifying the Four Types of Combining Sentences Using Clauses
Sentences and Phrases
1. imperative Practice A Identifying Subordinate Clauses
2. interrogative 1. Adam studied for his science test because
3. declarative he wanted to do well.
4. interrogative 2. You should turn the music down so that
5. exclamatory your brother can study.
6. declarative 3. Although I left the house early, the drive to
work still took an hour.
7. imperative
4. Lena does her homework while she
8. declarative
watches TV.
9. declarative
5. After the game ends, we are going out for
10. interrogative
pizza.
Practice B Punctuating the Four Types of
Sentences
1. ?
2. .
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Practice B Combining Sentences Using 3. Our class read a novel, and we researched
Phrases the author. Then, we wrote book reports.
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given. 4. The runners put on their shoes. After they
If students require guidance, prompt them to warmed up, they started their workout.
use the types of phrases indicated below in
parentheses. WORKSHEET 70
1. Alexis, a guide at the museum, helps people Varying Sentence Beginnings
understand the exhibits. (appositive phrase) Practice A Identifying Sentence Beginnings
2. Settlers built new towns in California during 1. noun
the 1840s and 50s. (prepositional phrase)
2. adverb
3. The class performed a play by Shakespeare.
3. infinitive phrase
(prepositional phrase)
4. gerund phrase
4. Darlene went to the museum to see the
5. prepositional phrase
quilt exhibit. (infinitive phrase)
5. Randall plays goalie on the hockey team. Practice B Varying Sentence Beginnings
(prepositional phrase) 1. Getting his driver’s license next year is the
thing my brother wants most.
WORKSHEET 69 2. In the clear night sky, we could see the
Varying Sentence Length meteor shower.
3. Surprisingly, the Fourth of July fireworks
Practice A Varying Sentence Length by
show was short.
Breaking Longer Sentences
4. Dede walked to Walnut Creek Park in the
morning.
1. While he was putting the toy together for 5. To see which seeds would grow, the
his sister, Bart looked at the instructions , students put beans in water and soil.
but he thought they were confusing
because they had no pictures.
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2. During our trip, we watched bats fly out of
Correcting Fragments
a cave , we also toured the Alamo, and we
walked along the River Walk. Practice A Recognizing Fragments
3. In science class we studied the planets, 1. fragment
we learned about the sun and moon, and 2. fragment
we watched a video about the first moon 3. fragment
landing. 4. sentence
4. On our field trip, we visited the museum 5. sentence
that opened last year , but I had the most
6. fragment
fun when we walked on a trail along the
7. sentence
Hudson River.
8. fragment
Practice B Varying Sentence Length by 9. fragment
Combining Sentences
10. sentence
Practice B Correcting Fragments
1. I studied the spelling words. They
were difficult, so I had a hard time
learning them. 1. Evelyn wants to get her driver’s license in
2. Diane made her bed and put the laundry the next year.
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3. The car was hot. It had been sitting in the Practice B Identifying Types of Run-On
hot sun. Sentences
4. The players practiced every day. They 1. comma splice
wanted to win the big game. 2. fused sentence
5. I have an appointment on Tuesday afternoon. 3. fused sentence
4. comma splice
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Correcting Clause Fragments 6. comma splice
Practice A Recognizing Clause Fragments 7. comma splice
1. fragment 8. fused sentence
2. fragment 9. fused sentence
3. fragment 10. comma splice
4. sentence
5. sentence WORKSHEET 74
6. fragment Three Ways to Correct Run-Ons
7. sentence Practice A Correcting Run-On Sentences
8. fragment Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
9. fragment
1. Boris is a great tennis player ; he should
10. sentence easily win his match.
Practice B Correcting Clause Fragments 2. My dad’s company is a good place to work ;
Answers will vary. Sample answers are given. it treats its workers well.
3. Tonight, the moon is full . The sky will be
1. I will check my answers as soon as I finish
bright.
this activity.
4. Tara likes to write blog entries . She’s on
2. We will go on a field trip before the school
the computer all the time.
year ends.
5. Neptune is far from the sun . It takes
3. We went to an assembly that was held in
165 years to orbit the sun once.
the school gym.
4. I tried Thai food, which I enjoyed very much. Practice B Rewriting Run-On Sentences
5. I don’t know where I left my jacket. Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
1. Our class visited McDonald Observatory,
WORKSHEET 73 and we had a star-watching party.
Run-On Sentences 2. I went to the store, but I forgot to buy
Practice A Recognizing Run-On Sentences bread.
1. run-on 3. The roads were icy, so school was delayed

an hour.
2. sentence
4. We can go shopping, or we can go for a walk.
3. run-on
5. Katya wants to go to the movies, yet she
4. sentence
has to finish her report.
5. sentence
6. run-on
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7. run-on
Properly Placing Modifiers
8. sentence
9. sentence
Practice A Identifying Misplaced Modifiers
1. The dog belongs to my neighbor with the
10. run-on
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2. The clown gave the child a balloon in the 5. The band had nothing left at the end of the
stroller. bake sale.
3. Soaring over the canyon, the hikers saw an
eagle. WORKSHEET 77
4. I found a pizza shop walking through Avoiding Common Usage Errors
downtown.
Practice A Choosing the Correct Usage
5. Cecilia found the lost book cleaning her
1. There
bedroom.
2. to
Practice B Recognizing and Correcting 3. accept
Misplaced Modifiers
4. they’re
5. except
1. I returned the sweater that was too small to
Practice B Correcting Usage Errors
the store.
1. The college students are studying because
2. After the movie, we ate Mexican food that
they’re taking exams next week.
was tasty.
2. All the dogs at the animal shelter except the
3. Looking out the window, I saw a stately oak
terrier were adopted.
tree.
3. Edgar thinks that driving from Mendocino
4. Wearing a heavy backpack, the hiker
to Santa Rosa takes too long.
struggled up the mountain.
4. The bus has to make a lot of stops on its
5. I saw a toad hopping in the garden.
downtown route.
5. The electricity went off because there was a
WORKSHEET 76 major windstorm.
Avoiding Double Negatives
Practice A Identifying Double Negatives WORKSHEET 78
1. The mayor has not heard no complaints Using Regular Verbs
about the new law. — double negative
Practice A Writing Principal Parts of
2. I never visited nowhere with so many tall
Regular Verbs
buildings. — double negative
1. named, (have) named
3. We were at home, but we didn’t hear
2. strolled, (have) strolled
anything strange. — correct
3. washed, (have) washed
4. None of the shoes I tried on at the sale fit
me well. — correct 4. slipped, (have) slipped
5. None of the players on the team knew 5. chatted, (have) chatted
nothing about the practice. — double 6. insisted, (have) insisted
negative 7. collected, (have) collected
8. investigated, (have) investigated
Practice B Correcting Double Negatives
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. Practice B Using Regular Verbs in Sentences
1. Allison hadn’t told her parents anything 1. I have answered the phones all day.
about the award. 2. My brothers blamed me for making the
2. After we almost had an accident, I didn’t mess.
ever want to feel so scared again. 3. The visitors arrived at 5 p.m.
3. Sydney couldn’t find anyone in the home 4. I slipped on the wet floor.
improvement store to help her. 5. The Vikings have challenged us to a race.
4. My family didn’t go anywhere on vacation 6. The parents have named their daughter
last year. Anastasia.
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7. The farmers have canned fruit to use in the Practice B Recognizing Verb Tenses
winter. 1. will remember
8. The squirrels stored acorns in the tree 2. paint
trunk. 3. have gulped
9. I have brushed my hair and have cleaned 4. had sung
my nails.
5. spun
6. have put
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7. had raced
Using Irregular Verbs
8. will perform
Practice A Writing Principal Parts of
Irregular Verbs
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1. (have) hurt Conjugating the Basic Forms of Verbs
2. break
Practice A Conjugating the Basic Forms of
3. fought
Verbs
4. caught
1. He, she, or it has assigned. They have
5. (have) bid or (have) bidden assigned.
6. (have) driven 2. I will run. We will run.
7. flew 3. You followed. You followed.
8. spun 4. He, she, or it has rung. They have rung.
Practice B Correcting Irregular Verbs in Practice B Using Conjugation Forms in
Sentences Sentences
1. I have brought three sandwiches for lunch. 1. blew
2. The rowboat sank into the mud. 2. have reached
3. My aunt drove all night to get here. 3. has risen
4. The mayor has spoken to our class twice 4. made
before.
5. The Bobcats have lost four games in a row.
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6. More than four inches of rain have fallen
Conjugating Be
today.
Practice A Forming Tenses of Be
WORKSHEET 80 1. will be
Identifying the Basic Forms of the 2. have been
Six Tenses 3. was
4. will be
Practice A Identifying the Basic Forms of
Verb Tenses 5. has been
1. have burned—present perfect 6. have been
2. had received—past perfect Practice B Using Forms of Be in Sentences
3. will answer—future 1. All of the runners will be at the starting line
4. will have worked—future perfect at 8 a.m.
5. fell—past 2. The teachers have been in a meeting all
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3. I always have been a good sister. 4. will have been lining
4. The invitations were in your mailboxes. 5. has been whistling
6. had been baking
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Recognizing the Progressive Forms WORKSHEET 85
of Verbs Active and Passive Voice
Practice A Recognizing the Progressive Practice A Identifying Active and
Forms in Sentences Passive Voice
1. has been signing—present perfect 1. PV
progressive 2. AV
2. was standing—past progressive 3. AV
3. will have been waiting—future perfect 4. PV
progressive 5. AV
4. will be attending—future progressive 6. PV
5. had been trying—past perfect progressive 7. AV
Practice B Using Progressive Forms 8. PV
in Sentences 9. PV
1. Carlos had been studying computer 10. AV
programming.
Practice B Using Active Voice in Sentences
2. Spotlights were shining on the stage.
1. The class conducted a taste test.
3. The drumline will be performing in the
homecoming parade. 2. Sal tossed a stone.
4. Our teacher has been assigning a lot of 3. The army attacked the castle.
homework lately. 4. Anita wrote the story.
5. By midnight, rain will have been falling for 5. The choir sang a ballad.
six hours. 6. The mechanic fixed the tire.
7. The cat lapped up the milk.
WORKSHEET 84 8. That dog scared Olivia.
Using the Progressive Forms of Verbs 9. Ana scored the goal.
Practice A Identifying Progressive Forms in 10. The poodle licked my face.
Sentences
1. future progressive WORKSHEET 86
2. present perfect progressive Troublesome Verbs
3. future perfect progressive Practice A Using the Correct Verb
4. present progressive 1. lie
5. past perfect progressive 2. did
6. future progressive 3. saw
7. past progressive 4. should have
8. past perfect progressive
Practice B Using Troublesome Verbs
Practice B Using Progressive Verb Forms in Correctly
Sentences 1. Isaiah saw two movies last week.
1. has been singing 2. Carmen has already done her project.
2. were hiding 3. Please lay your hands on the desk.
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WORKSHEET 87 Practice B Using Objective Case Pronouns
The Nominative Case of Pronouns in Sentences
Practice A Identifying Nominative Case Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
Pronouns 1. Will you take me fishing?
1. she 2. I arrived before Madison and her.
2. We 3. I won’t go without him.
3. she 4. The table was set by Arnie and him.
4. I 5. Did Dad drive Ayaan and you home?
5. he 6. Mom woke us in the morning.
6. I 7. The interview made me nervous.
7. they 8. Come sit by Stevie and her.
8. he 9. Our dog howled at them all night.
9. they 10. The teacher gave Tyler and her hall passes.
10. she
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Practice B Using Nominative Case Pronouns
The Possessive Case of Pronouns
in Sentences
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. Practice A Identifying Possessive Case
Pronouns
1. The funniest comedians were Trey and she.
1. my
2. Danny and she sing well together.
2. yours
3. The two people were Noah and he.
3. its
4. The person playing the piano was she.
4. yours
5. The new officers will be Ali and they.
5. ours
6. He has been a big help.
6. his
7. It was he who explained.
7. hers
8. The three runners were Inez and they.
8. our
9. Uncle Tomas and I will be late.
9. mine
10. We promised to bring the fruit salad.
10. your
WORKSHEET 88 Practice B Using Possessive Case Pronouns

The Objective Case of Pronouns Correctly in Sentences
Practice A Identifying Objective Case
Pronouns 1. Is that your garden?
1. her — DO 2. The best cake was ours.
2. me — OP 3. Clean up your room now.
3. her — IO 4. Were those maps his?
4. us — DO 5. Every photo in the book is mine.
5. her — DO 6. What are our plans for Saturday night?
6. him — OP 7. Our cat injured its paw.
7. me — IO 8. Mom changed her mind about the trip.
8. her — DO 9. The last slice of pizza is mine.
9. her — OP 10. Of all the projects, hers was the best.
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WORKSHEET 90 Practice B Using Singular and Plural Verbs
Singular and Plural Subjects in Sentences
1. belongs
Practice A Identifying the Number of Nouns
and Pronouns 2. wear
1. plural 3. fly
2. singular 4. eats
3. plural 5. are
4. both 6. were handed
5. singular 7. hope
6. both 8. has
7. singular 9. visit
8. plural 10. roam
9. plural
10. plural WORKSHEET 92
Making Verbs Agree With Singular and
Practice B Identifying Singular and Plural
Plural Subjects
Subjects
1. P Practice A Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
2. S 1. builds — singular
3. P 2. complain — plural
4. S 3. were — plural
5. P 4. hangs — singular
6. S 5. has been — singular
7. P Practice B Revising for Subject-Verb
8. S Agreement
9. P 1. The muscles in my shoulder are sore.
10. S 2. correct
3. correct
WORKSHEET 91 4. The students in the back of the class get to
Subject-Verb Agreement With Noun leave early.
Subjects 5. The man in the bleachers cheers loudly.
Practice A Identifying the Number of Verbs
1. singular WORKSHEET 93
2. singular Making Verbs Agree With Collective
3. plural Nouns
4. plural Practice A Identifying the Number of
5. plural Collective Nouns
6. singular 1. singular
7. plural 2. singular
8. singular 3. plural
9. plural 4. plural
10. singular 5. plural
6. singular

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7. plural Practice B Revising for Agreement in
8. singular Inverted Sentences
9. plural 1. Where are the new lamps we bought?
10. singular 2. There stand two of my grandparents.
3. Around the corner were the school and
Practice B Making Verbs Agree With
playground.
Collective Nouns
4. Here are the directions for getting to my
1. travels
house.
2. holds
5. correct
3. goes
4. is
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5. plan
Making Verbs Agree With Indefinite
Pronouns
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Practice A Making Verbs Agree With
Making Verbs Agree With Compound
Indefinite Pronoun Subjects
Subjects
1. were
Practice A Making Verbs Agree With 2. is
Compound Subjects
3. have
1. is giving
4. needs
2. are predicted
5. were
3. remember
6. need
4. have been chosen
7. has volunteered
5. are covered
8. seems
Practice B Revising for Agreement Between
Practice B Revising for Agreement Between
Verbs and Compound Subjects
Verbs and Indefinite Pronouns
1. Neither Lamont nor his friends enjoy
1. Some of the counter was covered with
playing softball.
grease.
2. My coat and sweater are hanging in the
2. Each of the houses was painted green.
closet.
3. correct
3. Iced tea or water is being served.
4. Most of the jokes were not very funny.
4. The first-grade class or second-grade class
5. Both hope to become Olympic athletes.
uses this room.
5. Sofia and Harper have seen the new movie.
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Making Personal Pronouns and
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Antecedents Agree
Agreement in Inverted Sentences
Practice A Making Personal Pronouns Agree
Practice A Identifying Subjects and Verbs in
With Their Antecedents
Inverted Sentences
1. keys, are — plural
2. guest, was — singular 1. her
3. assignments, are — plural 2. his
4. garden, is — singular 3. them
5. children, were — plural 4. my
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Practice B Revising for Pronoun-Antecedent 2. Several of the boys decided to sell their
Agreement baseball cards.
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. 3. Few of us have kept our old homework.
1. Jeri and Odell washed their hands before 4. Everybody is expected to write their
lunch. autobiography.
2. The boy remembered his lines in the play. 5. All of the scouts earned their merit badges.
3. The trophy was not placed in its correct
case. WORKSHEET 100
4. My sisters rode their bikes to school. Three Forms of Comparison
5. Where does your brother store his sleeping Practice A Identifying the Forms of
bag? Adjectives and Adverbs
1. superlative
WORKSHEET 98 2. superlative
Avoiding Problems With Pronoun 3. comparative
Number 4. positive
Practice A Making Pronouns and 5. comparative
Antecedents Agree 6. positive
1. their 7. comparative
2. her 8. superlative
3. their 9. superlative
4. their 10. superlative
5. its Practice B Identifying Forms of Modifiers
Practice B Supplying Pronouns That Agree in Sentences
With Their Antecedents 1. superlative
1. his or their 2. positive
4. its 5. superlative
5. its 6. comparative
7. comparative
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Making Personal Pronouns and
Indefinite Pronouns Agree WORKSHEET 101
Practice A Supplying Pronouns That Agree Regular Modifiers With One or Two
With Indefinite Pronoun Antecedents Syllables
1. our Practice A Writing Comparative and
2. his Superlative Forms of Regular Modifiers
3. their 1. scarier, scariest
4. its 2. finer, finest
5. their 3. more slowly, most slowly
4. more painful, most painful
Practice B Revising for Pronoun-Antecedent
5. more wildly, most wildly
Agreement
6. more hopeless, most hopeless
1. Every student lined up to get their ticket to
the concert. 7. simpler, simplest
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8. more sweetly, most sweetly 6. more deeply, most deeply
9. kinder, kindest 7. more clumsily, most clumsily
10. warmer, warmest 8. more swiftly, most swiftly
9. more courageously, most courageously
Practice B Using Forms of Modifiers
10. more tightly, most tightly
1. Zoey talked louder because her ears were
clogged. Practice B Using Correct Forms of Adverbs
2. She is the calmest person I know. in Sentences
3. I feel grumpiest when my alarm goes off in 1. They ran the most quickly in the relay race.
the morning. 2. After his mother arrived, Parker behaved
4. Lifting weights has made Ava stronger. more properly.
5. Naptime is the most peaceful hour in the 3. This watch keeps time the most accurately.
nursery school. 4. You could have handled that problem more
smoothly.
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Regular Modifiers With Three or More
Syllables WORKSHEET 104
Practice A Using Forms of Modifiers With Using Less and Least
Three or More Syllables Practice A Writing Decreasing Degrees of
1. more Modifiers
2. most 1. less tense, least tense
3. more 2. less sensible, least sensible
4. more 3. less awkwardly, least awkwardly
5. most 4. less securely, least securely
5. less slowly, least slowly
Practice B Using Forms of Modifiers
6. less modest, least modest
1. Declan is the most influential person I know.
7. less messy, least messy
2. The fire burned more brightly after I added
a log. 8. less forcefully, least forcefully
3. I think New Mexico is the most beautiful 9. less impressive, least impressive
state of all. 10. less happily, least happily
4. Which phone is the most expensive? Practice B Using Correct Forms of Modifiers
5. Could you please be more specific? 1. less
2. less
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Adverbs Ending in -ly
4. least
Practice A Writing Comparative and 5. less
Superlative Forms of Adverbs Ending in -ly 6. less
1. more quietly, most quietly 7. least
2. more neatly, most neatly 8. least
3. more quickly, most quickly 9. least
4. more carefully, most carefully 10. less
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Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs Making Logical Comparisons
Practice A Supplying the Comparative or Practice A Recognizing Illogical
Superlative Degree of Irregular Modifiers Comparisons
Chart entries: 1. illogical
2. logical
(first row) worst
(second row) worse 3. illogical
(third row) farthest 4. illogical
(fourth row) furthest 5. illogical
(fifth row) best Practice B Revising to Make Comparisons
(sixth row) better Logical
(seventh row) most 1. I like green more than any other color.
(eighth row) more
2. Sol’s speech was better than Colton’s.
Practice B Using Forms of Irregular Modifiers 3. This beach is more crowded than any other
1. farther in the state.
2. worst 4. correct
3. worse 5. Lupe’s hair is longer than Piper’s.
4. most
5. more WORKSHEET 108
6. better Troublesome Adjectives and Adverbs
7. best Practice A Using Bad and Badly, Good
8. further and Well
1. good
9. better
2. bad
10. worst
3. well
4. well
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Using Comparative and Superlative 5. bad
Forms 6. well
7. badly
Practice A Writing the Correct Forms of
8. well
Modifiers
9. bad
1. worse
10. well
2. more valuable
3. better Practice B Fixing Troublesome Modifiers
4. tallest 1. correct
5. more softly 2. I have only two pairs of dry socks.
3. I want just one baked potato, please.
Practice B Revising for Correct Use of
4. I tripped and hurt myself badly.
Modifiers
5. The weather looks bad tonight.
1. Which team is worse, the Colts or the
Mustangs?
2. Fatima is the fastest reader in the class. WORKSHEET 109
Using Periods
3. My new teacher is stricter than my last
teacher. Practice A Adding Periods
4. That costume is the most frightening of all. 1. Ms. Kwon.
5. correct 2. St.
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3. her. WORKSHEET 111
4. J. R. R. Tolkien. Using Exclamation Points
5. Mr. , F. , M. A. Practice A Identifying When to Use
6. J. C. , Co. Exclamation Points
7. Sgt. , St. , Missouri. Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
8. Mrs. , tomorrow.
1. amazing
Practice B Using Periods 2. no
1. Take the Number 23 bus to Marshall Blvd. 3. Oops
2. T. J. is working toward a Ph.D. 4. Yes
3. Parker, Inc. is on State St. and First Ave. 5. Ugh
4. The board chose Henry S. Barry, Jr. 6. is
5. Our new address is 2207 Walker Rd. 7. perfect
6. I enjoyed the book about M. C. Higgins. 8. years
7. Lt. Thomas is stationed overseas. 9. Goal; Goal
8. Give J. B. one more chance. 10. Wow
Practice B Using Exclamation Points
WORKSHEET 110 Answers may vary. Sample answers are given.
Using Question Marks
1. I’m speechless!
Practice A Identifying Questions 2. Most certainly yes!
1. store. 3. You can rely on me. Absolutely!
2. television. 4. Go immediately!
3. Why. 5. Be careful! The floor is wet.
4. one. 6. Don’t spill the water!
5. you. 7. Hey! I’m over here.
6. shots. 8. Look at that huge vulture!
7. sweater. 9. Stop! I can’t keep up with you.
8. car. 10. Wow! That was a great catch.
9. When.
10. reason. WORKSHEET 112
Using Commas in Compound Sentences
Practice B Using Question Marks
1. What time are you leaving? Practice A Adding Commas to Compound
Sentences
2. When does the performance begin?
1. cows,
3. They expect a crowd. How many?
2. well,
4. Can Kunal join us?
3. necks,
5. correct
4. bodies,
6. Are you sure?
5. fast,
7. He says the bus comes every half hour.
What corner? 6. pretty,
8. Mr. Jones was late today. Why? 7. horns,
9. Do you plan to join the new club? 8. cats,
10. Robert says they have a place to meet.
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Practice B Writing Compound Sentences 4. pencils, backpack
Using Commas 5. car, engine
1. Paul wanted to have tacos, but Kash 6. woods
wanted pasta. 7. Jayla
2. Ms. McCormick won’t eat meat, for she 8. beach
sticks to a vegan diet.
9. hamster, parakeet
3. I registered for the CPR class, so Casey
10. salad, dumplings
registered, too.
4. Mekhi lost his gloves, or he left them in his Practice B Adding Commas in a Series
locker. 1. soup,
5. Yolanda sings soprano in the choir, and her 2. C
sister sings alto. 3. cheese,
4. Baseball,
WORKSHEET 113 5. calico,
Avoiding Comma Splices 6. C
Practice A Recognizing Comma Splices 7. valley,
1. CS
2. CS WORKSHEET 115
3. C Using Commas Between Adjectives
4. CS Practice A Identifying Correct Comma Use
5. C Students will write the first word on the line and
6. C circle the second word.
7. CS
1. Add; shiny
8. C
2. Add; rough
Practice B Correcting Comma Splices 3. Omit; Four
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. 4. Add; still
5. Omit; ripe
1. A storm was gathering strength, so
hurricane warnings were posted. 6. Add; murky
2. The storm passed quickly. Surprisingly, the Practice B Using Commas With Adjectives
skies turned blue. 1. The brown brick building is downtown.
3. It is too cold here in the winter, and it is too 2. Alyssa brought those delicious muffins.
hot here in the summer.
3. The plain, humble cottage is quite cozy.
4. The snow pile made by the plow was ten
4. It was a short, exciting, close game.
feet high, so we went sledding.
5. I’m wearing my new red sweater.
5. After sledding, we had hot chocolate;
I added marshmallows to mine. 6. I need a warm, lined jacket with a hood.

Using Commas in a Series Using Commas After Introductory
Words, Phrases, and Clauses
Practice A Recognizing Correct Use of
Commas in a Series Practice A Adding Commas
1. leash 1. today,
2. house 2. Oh,
3. school 3. Jordan,
4. late,
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5. contest, 3. I would like a burger, not a hot dog.
6. Well, 4. The lesson, therefore, is clear.
7. group, 5. Savannah’s answer, not Caleb’s, is correct.
8. Hello, 6. Our experiments, on the other hand, didn’t
9. week, work.
7. The cost of replacing the window should be
Practice B Writing Sentences With Commas
added, I think.
1. Besides, I don’t like horror movies.
8. Please pick up some milk, Nylah.
2. Throughout the class, I kept sneezing.
3. Since the book is due tomorrow, I have
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renewed it.
Using Commas With Nonessential
4. Before he gave up, William tried everything
Elements
he could.
5. Although Jake is a good player, he has Practice A Recognizing Correct Use of
missed practice twice. Commas
6. Aminata, did you complete your 1. Correct
assignment? 2. Correct
7. Under the sea, you can see many interesting 3. Incorrect—Chelsea, standing in line over
fish. there, looks tired.
8. Toward the east, you will see a spectacular 4. Correct
sunrise. 5. Incorrect—The turtle hidden inside its shell
9. Although she is walking slowly, Raya is was harder to see than the others.
headed home.
Practice B Using Commas With
10. So that all goes well, please register this Nonessential Elements
week.
1. Our teacher, the woman with red hair, is
over there.
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Using Commas With Parenthetical 3. The elephant, a smart animal, is easily
Expressions trained.
Practice A Recognizing Parenthetical 4. correct
Expressions
1. We’re going without you, Matthew. WORKSHEET 119
2. I will try to do my best, of course. Using Commas With Dates and
3. It is, in my opinion, a good idea. Geographical Names
4. Coach Reyes, not Coach Wu, is in charge. Practice A Adding Commas
5. Summer camp, therefore, is too expensive. 1. Saturday, September 7,
6. I ordered salad, not soup. 2. Fargo, North Dakota,
7. Your first idea, Eduardo, is your best one. 3. June 6, 1944,
8. The math problem is not easy, however. 4. Detroit, Michigan,
9. You should, I think, wear the purple sweater. 5. Phoenix, Arizona,
10. Your essays, students, are due on Friday. 6. Monday, September 4,
Practice B Rewriting Sentences With 7. Tuesday, April 16,
Parenthetical Expressions 8. Reno, Nevada, to Salt Lake City, Utah
1. My parents will volunteer, of course.
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Practice B Using Commas in Sentences WORKSHEET 121
1. I broke my leg on January 1, 2018, while skiing. Using Commas With Addresses and
2. Is Mackenzie moving to Seattle, in Letters
Washington, soon? Practice A Adding Commas
3. Saturday, April 25, is our first recital. 1. Dear Logan ,
4. He is from Chicago, Illinois, and has family 2. correct
there.
3. Waukegan , IL 60741
5. My gift arrived on Tuesday, October 6.
4. correct
6. The house was sold on April 15, 2019, we
5. Yours truly,
believe.
6. Miami , FL 33107
7. What is the temperature in Cleveland, Ohio,
7. Dear Jamila ,
today?
8. correct
8. The accident was on Thursday, June 16, at
9 a.m. Practice B Identifying Missing Commas
1. Ash,
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Using Commas in Numbers 3. Rock,
Practice A Adding Commas 4. friend,
1. prime numbers 5, 7, and 11
2. population of 8,214,426 WORKSHEET 122
3. correct Using Commas With Direct Quotations
4. correct Practice A Identifying Correct Comma Use
5. 2,785 snakes With Direct Quotations
6. 100,000 lights 1. second option
7. 370,000 employees 2. first option
8. 10,798 rules 3. second option
9. correct 4. second option
10. correct 5. second option
Practice B Using Commas Correctly With Practice B Rewriting Sentences

Numbers 1. “My grandparents are coming in two
1. 23,200 (correct) weeks,” Oliver said.
2. 1020 2. “They will stay here,” Oliver added, “while
3. 2,700 my parents are away.”
4. 2010 (correct) 3. Cameron said, “My grandpa likes to go fishing.”
5. 8,760 4. “Mine does, too,” replied Oliver, “and we
always go early.”
6. 498,000
7. 60636 (correct)
8. (303) 672-1111
9. 5, 9, and 23
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WORKSHEET 123 Practice B Writing Sentences With
Using Semicolons to Join Independent Semicolons
Clauses 1. The assignment is Chapter 20, pages
420–425; all of Chapter 21; and Chapter 22,
Practice A Conjunctive Adverbs and
pages 506–515.
Transitional Expressions Used With
Semicolons 2. Classes will be in the gym on Tuesday,
October 5; Tuesday, October 12; and
1. I was happy with my grade; indeed, I was
Tuesday, October 19.
thrilled with the B.
3. The baby, Phoebe; the twins, Kevin and
2. There’s no need to panic; at this time, it is
Kayla; and Mom and Dad are at the pool.
best to wait for the test results.
4. The following people are involved in the
3. Mom wanted to go on the trip;
project: Akira Tanaka, project leader; Mateo
nevertheless, she couldn’t take time off.
Correa, lead engineer; Yousef Darwish,
4. Dad wants us to learn to speak Mandarin;
chief financial officer; and Emma Sayeed,
in fact, he signed us up for lessons.
chief technical officer.
5. I didn’t study; consequently, I didn’t do well.
6. We shopped for the ingredients; then, we
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made the tacos.
Using Colons
7. It rained last night; therefore, we didn’t go.
Practice A Identifying Correct Use of Colons
Practice B Writing Sentences Using 1. We bought everything on our list: apples,
Semicolons milk, butter, cereal, and bread.
Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. 2. Correct
1. I wanted to go to the game; however, I had 3. The menu includes the following: salmon,
to help out at home. beef, and chicken.
2. I’m much too busy to join the team; besides, 4. The judge made the rules clear: “You must
I don’t play tennis well. not discuss this trial with anyone.”
3. It would be fun to go with you; 5. Correct
nevertheless, I still have homework to finish.
Practice B Using Colons
1. On the first day of school, bring the
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following: pencils, a notebook, and an eraser.
Using Semicolons to Avoid Confusion
2. Our train leaves from downtown at 2:30 p.m.
Practice A Identifying and Correcting 3. Caution: Keep away from heat.
Semicolon Mistakes 4. Our neighbors have quite a few pets: a
1. The story has interesting characters, Daniel and collie, four cats, a lizard, and a rabbit.
Louisa; action; and history, a Civil War setting. 5. The novel’s opening sentence is striking:
2. We finished Chapter 1, Sentences; Chapter 2, “Reader, proceed at your own risk.”
Phrases; and Chapter 3, Clauses.
3. The characters are Liliana, the athletic
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one; Sienna, the studious one; and Luz, the
Using Quotation Marks With Quotations
charitable one.
and Expressions
4. You should come on Thursday, December
9; Friday, December 17; and Tuesday, Practice A Labeling Direct and Indirect
December 21. Quotations
1. D
2. D
3. I

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4. D Practice B Rewriting Sentences Using
5. I Single Quotation Marks
1. Kenji said, “Ms. Andrews asked, ‘Who took
Practice B Punctuating Expressions
my pen?’”
1. Oscar replied, “I’m not sure I want to be in
2. Faith asked, “Did you really say, ‘That’s silly’?”
a play.”
3. Mr. Bankole said, “Say, ‘Aye,’ if you are in
2. “You will have fun,” Arielle said.
favor of this rule.”
3. “What is the audition like?” asked Oscar.
4. Angel said, “I thought I heard Camille calling,
4. Arielle said, “You have to read only a few ‘Here kitty.’ That’s why I came to help.”
lines.”
5. “That doesn’t sound too hard,” said Oscar.
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Punctuating Explanatory Material Within
WORKSHEET 127 Quotes
Using Quotation Marks With Other
Practice A Identifying Explanatory Material
Punctuation Marks
Within Quotes
Practice A Identifying Quotation 1. [District 95]
Marks Used Correctly in Sentences
2. [Ghost, Look Both Ways, Long Way Down]
1. I
3. [the Pen and Ink Award]
2. I
3. C Practice B Using Brackets for Explanatory
Material Within Quotes
4. I
1. The chairperson announced, “The
5. C
Homeowners’ Association is awarding this
Practice B Rewriting Sentences With year’s Best Landscaping award to the Tsangs
Correct Punctuation for their flowers [roses and gardenias].”
1. “Can you help on Saturday?” asked Mel. 2. “We [the nominating committee] wish to
2. “The spring cleanup will be fun,” said announce our selections for club officers in
Martha. the next year.”
3. “Oh!” cried Sarena. “It’s already five 3. The TV news anchor said, “This is my last
o’clock.” evening at the news desk. I have decided to
4. “I heard you say you were late,” said take a position at another station [KXYZ in
Guadalupe. Omaha].”
5. Didn’t Mom say, “You have a guitar lesson
today”? WORKSHEET 130
Using Quotation Marks for Dialogue
WORKSHEET 128 Practice A Using Quotation Marks in
Using Single Quotation Marks for Dialogue
Quotations Within Quotations The teacher asked, “Who can name some
Practice A Identifying Correct Use of Single different kinds of poems?”
Quotation Marks “Limericks are a kind of poem,” said Cristóbal. “I
1. first option like limericks because they are funny and short,”
2. second option he explained.
3. first option Lauren said, “I know another type of poem called
4. second option haiku.”
5. second option
“A haiku has three lines and a certain number of
syllables,” Ahmed added.
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Practice B Writing Dialogue With Correct 4. We saw the modern sculpture Flying
Punctuation and Paragraph Breaks Dragon.
Answers will vary. Accept all dialogues that use 5. Have you read Squirm by Carl Hiaasen?
quotation marks correctly and that begin new 6. My friend in Quebec sent me a Bonne
paragraphs for each speaker. Année card in January.
7. Aunt Jill reads USA Today.
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Using Quotation Marks in Titles 9. Jace’s favorite painting is Starry Night.
10. We watch the film It’s a Wonderful Life
Practice A Adding Quotation Marks to
every year.
Titles
1. You must read the article “ Amazing Cats.” Practice B Writing Sentences With
2. “ Over the Rainbow ” is Bubbe’s favorite Underlined Titles and Special Words and
song. Phrases
3. The best chapter in The House on Mango Sentences will vary. Accept all sentences that
Street is “ Hairs.” use the type of title, word, or phrase indicated
4. The short story “ Jeremiah’s Song ” is my and that are properly underlined.
favorite.
5. Have you seen the episode “ Meeting His WORKSHEET 133
Hero ” on The Simpsons? Using Hyphens in Numbers
6. I am playing “ Für Elise ” at the piano
Practice A Using Hyphens in Compound
recital.
Numbers and Fractions
7. I liked the song “ Fireflies ” and want to
1. one-third
hear it again.
2. sixty-five
8. That magazine article you asked about is
3. two-thirds
“ How to Build a Bird Feeder. ”
4. forty-eight
9. The assignment is to read the poem “ Door
5. ninety-nine
Number Four.”
6. thirty-five
10. Have you read the story “ The Southpaw ” yet?
7. eighty-seven
Practice B Using Quotation Marks in Titles 8. one-half
1. I watched a rerun of “Flop Goes the Joker” 9. one-quarter
from Batman.
10. forty-nine
2. Mom is reading “Best Laptop and Tablet
Buys” in that magazine. Practice B Proofreading for Hyphens
3. How many times have you listened to the 1. Seventy-five
song “Intentions”? 2. one-quarter
4. The poem “Abuelito Who” is on page 300. 3. thirty-five
4. correct
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Using Underlining and Italics 6. two-thirds
Practice A Underlining or Italicizing Titles 7. twenty-seven
and Specific Words 8. Fifty-nine
1. My sister watches the show Odd Squad. 9. Eighty-three
2. The Saratoga was an aircraft carrier. 10. one-eighth
3. Dad listens to the album The Best of the
Wailers.
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WORKSHEET 134 5. late-breaking news
Using Hyphens for Prefixes and Suffixes 6. ready-made meal
Practice A Using Hyphens 7. a five-pointed star
1. post-World War II world 8. a well-known speaker
2. mid-October exam 9. a four-cheese pizza
3. president-elect of the club 10. correct
4. pro-Chinese trade Practice B Proofreading for Hyphens in
5. self-employed photographer Sentences
6. un-English behavior 1. Uncle James is a hard-working roofer.
2. Aunt Nadia is wearing a blue-green sari.
Practice B Proofreading for Hyphens
3. Mom took a well-earned vacation.
1. The all-team rally will be held on the field.
4. It is a risk-free trial offer.
2. It was never a pro-German organization.
5. correct
3. Kate has shown self-motivation.
6. correct
4. This is an anti-Communist bill.
7. His off-key singing irritated me.
5. The fashion goes back to pre-Civil War
days. 8. I saw a weather-beaten barn.
6. She is an ex-softball coach. 9. Tariq is a well-qualified applicant.
10. The horror movie features a hair-raising
monster.
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Using Hyphens in Compound Nouns
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Practice A Using Hyphens in Compound
Using Hyphens at the Ends of Lines
Nouns
1. the business’s owner-operator Practice A Dividing Words Into Syllables
2. the hurly-burly of the cafeteria 1. ham | mer
3. a bouquet of forget-me-nots 2. com | mand
4. a do-gooder’s aid 3. bril | liant
5. the child’s jack-in-the-box 4. dread | ful
6. new T-shirts 5. lec | ture
7. the pride of a show-off 6. slum | ber
8. a series of break-ins 7. in | cline
8. com | bine
Practice B Writing Sentences That Use
9. up | hill
Hyphens With Compound Nouns
10. bot | tle
Answers will vary. Accept all responses that
include correctly hyphenated compound words. Practice B Using Hyphens With Words at
the Ends of Lines
1. oth | er
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2. pass | ing
Using Hyphens With Compound Modifiers
3. side | lines
Practice A Using Hyphens With Compound
4. morn | ing
Modifiers
1. a seven-point lead
2. correct
3. a two-way street
4. a four-year term
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WORKSHEET 138 7. penny’s
Using Hyphens Correctly to Divide 8. high school’s
Words
Practice A Identifying Hyphens Used WORKSHEET 140
Correctly Using Apostrophes With Pronouns
1. soaked Practice A Correcting Apostrophe Errors
2. Mexican 1. everyone’s share in the prize
3. edge 2. my role in the winnings
4. Elizabeth 3. each one’s part in the success
5. get-together 4. our mistake
6. pre-concert 5. his effort to do well
7. very 6. their best idea
8. correct 7. its cage
Practice B Using Hyphens to Divide Words 8. dollar bill is hers
1. The school assembly was Practice B Using Possessive Forms of
halted by a power outage. Pronouns in Sentences
2. Our neighbors are taking a trip to 1. Are everybody’s records in order?
Kenya in January.
2. Trey and Charlotte checked each other’s
3. Last week, I took a self- essays for errors.
defense class at the gym.
3. Is yours correct?
4. How much it will snow this winter is
WORKSHEET 139 anyone’s guess.
Using Apostrophes With Possessive 5. Theirs is the best plan so far.
Nouns
Practice A Using Apostrophes to Show WORKSHEET 141
Ownership Using Apostrophes in Contractions
1. dog’s
Practice A Rewriting Word Groups as
2. family’s Contractions
3. mom’s 1. We’re
4. aunt’s 2. Who’s
5. library’s 3. They’ll
6. apples’ 4. He’s
7. glass’s 5. You’d
8. bears’ 6. She’ll
9. Kwame’s 7. What’s
10. hockey team’s
Practice B Proofreading for Apostrophes
Practice B Correcting Apostrophe Errors 1. They’ll meet us later.
1. witnesses’ 2. He’s already 20 minutes late.
2. women’s 3. Jia can’t be here today.
3. artists’ 4. I’d hoped they’d agree.
4. Micah’s 5. Where’s the puppy now?
5. store’s 6. We’d have come earlier if we could.
6. puppies’

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WORKSHEET 142 3. Students can register for elective courses
Using Apostrophes to Form Plurals (art, theater, music) on Wednesday.
4. Choose a free magazine. (Choices include
Practice A Using Apostrophes to Form
People in the News and Teens.)
Plurals
1. e’s
2. Laura’s WORKSHEET 144
Brackets
3. and’s
4. maybe’s Practice A Proofreading for Brackets
5. s’s 1. The actor said, “I always admired Oprah
6. meow’s Winfrey because she produced TV shows,
acted in films, and hosted a highly rated
7. g’s
talk show [1986–2011].”
8. o’s
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the thirty-second
9. c’s
president of the United States [1933–1945])
10. 2’s won a record four presidential elections.
Practice B Proofreading for Apostrophes 3. The mayor announced, “This project [the new
1. z’s stadium] will bring business to our town.”
2. s’s 4. Benjamin Franklin offered this tip for a good
life: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes
3. i’s
a man healthy, wealthy, and wise [still good
4. W’s
advice for all people today].”
5. c’s
6. 3’s Practice B Using Brackets in Sentences
7. R’s 1. The team captain said, “The victory today
[March 30, 2022] is the greatest in our
8. Chen’s
team’s history.”
2. “I have read my favorite book [Frankenstein
WORKSHEET 143 by Mary Shelley] over a dozen times,” the
Parentheses author said.
Practice A Using Parentheses in Sentences 3. The company president announced, “Due
to less demand for our product [designer
1. The United States entered the war (World
clothing], we must lower our suggested
War I) in 1917.
retail prices.”
2. Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) was a Mexican
4. School librarians agree that “the Artemis
painter known for her self-portraits.
Fowl series of novels ensures the author
3. Yia Yia said, “I remember my last day of
[Eoin Colfer] a legacy.”
school (in 1965) as if it were yesterday.”
4. Crossroads Theatre (founded in 1978) is an
important part of the community’s cultural WORKSHEET 145
heritage. Using the Ellipsis
5. Malia Williams (who is now 19) won her Practice A Recognizing the Purpose of an
first state spelling bee when she was just Ellipsis
11 years old! 1. pause
2. incomplete statement or omission
Practice B Proofreading for Parentheses
3. incomplete statement
1. Most insurance policies (life and auto) will be
canceled if the premium is not paid on time. 4. pause
2. The best months for pleasant weather here 5. incomplete statement

are in the fall (October and November). 6. omission
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Practice B Using Ellipses 5. i like macaroni and cheese for lunch.
It was . . . a fine autumnal day; . . . and nature 6. She and i are in the same French class.
wore that rich and golden livery which we 7. If i give you this ten-dollar bill, can you
always associate with . . . abundance. The give me change?
forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, 8. i would like to go, but i have to do chores.
while some trees . . . had been nipped by the 9. Did you think i would believe you?
frosts into brilliant dyes. . . . 10. How many tomatoes should i get?

Dashes Sentences
Practice A Correcting Punctuation Practice A Supplying Capitalization
1. There were five ducks—did you see 1. The McCabes asked me to stay for lunch.
them?—slowly crossing the road. 2. What a great idea!
2. Rosie Spoonbills—look for these birds near 3. See me after school to talk about the grade.
ponds—have a bill shaped like a spoon. 4. Where?
3. Wading birds—ibises, egrets, and herons— 5. We need someone to take care of the cat
are found all over the world. while we are away.
Practice B Adding Dashes 6. What do you know about cats?
1. A vacation can be an adventure—a chance 7. It’s an easy job! Seriously.
to explore other cultures. 8. Do you have pets? How many?
2. Then, I came back—I had to because I had 9. The concert is this weekend.
forgotten my jacket. 10. Do you want to serve dessert?
3. The teacher gave one last instruction—
don’t forget to proofread your essay. Practice B Proofreading for Capitalization
1. here. d on’t forget your coat.
2. open your books to page 142.
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3. t he photograph shows the Washington
The Word I
Monument.
Practice A Supplying Capitalization 4. h ow can we all fit in this small car?
1. How many times do I need to ask you? 5. t he windshield wipers don’t work, do they?
2. She and I will be a little late. 6. r ead twenty pages for tomorrow.
3. If I am not back in an hour, I may be lost. 7. b lue whales are enormous!
4. I will never be a good baseball player. 8. i t is time to get a haircut.
5. Riya, LaTasha, and I are in the same 9. who will be the first to volunteer?
group.
10. y ou’re going mountain biking? be careful.
6. Do Jeremy and I need to help clean up?
7. I will do well on the test if I study tonight.
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8. My brother and I have 15 cousins. Quotations
9. When I miss the bus, I have to walk.
Practice A Recognizing and Correcting
10. Grace and I are already ten minutes late.
Errors in Capitalization
Practice B Proofreading for Capitalization 1. s chool; School
1. Murphy and i made the team. 2. d o; Do
2. If i go, will you go, too? 3. i t’s; It’s
3. How much time will i need to study? 4. y ou; You
4. When i exercise, i feel better. 5. h ow; How
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6. we; We WORKSHEET 151
7. y our, w ho; Your, Who Using Capitalization for Proper
8. c an; Can Adjectives
Practice B Proofreading for Capitalization Practice A Choosing Correct Capitalization

for Proper Adjectives
1. “How many people will be at dinner?”
asked Liam. 1. Colombian
2. Lizbeth said, “My music lesson is tonight, 2. Caribbean
so I’ll be late.” 3. African
3. “The duet Valeria and I are practicing is 4. Italian
challenging,” said Lizbeth. 5. Polish
4. “When is the recital?” asked Dad. “We 6. Bunches of Crunch
should all come.” 7. Aztec
5. “It’s Thursday,” said Lizbeth, “but there is a 8. British
dress rehearsal on Wednesday.”
Practice B Using Capitalization for Proper
Adjectives
WORKSHEET 150
Using Capitalization for Proper Nouns 1. December
2. Belgian
Practice A Using Capitalization for Names
3. Ethiopian
of People
4. Georgia
1. Emily Dickinson
5. Indian; Korean
2. K. C. Walton
6. Roman
3. Roger M. Smith
4. Sydney J. Bennett
WORKSHEET 152
5. Hannah, Rachel, Vicky, Trenice
Using Capitalization for Titles of People
6. John Adams
7. E. B. White Practice A Using Capitalization for Titles of
8. Johann Sebastian Bach
People
1. correct
Practice B Using Capitalization for Names 2. Rabbi
of Places and Things
3. General
1. White House, Washington, D.C.
4. Doctor
2. Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, San
5. Governor
Francisco
3. Wilmington, Delaware Practice B Writing Titles of People Correctly
4. Third Street 1. Would it be all right, Mom, if I went to Jae’s
5. Springfield, Illinois house for dinner?
6. Mount Washington, New Hampshire 2. When will you give the test, Ms. Morgan?
7. Denver, Colorado 3. How well is Lieutenant Perea supervising
the fire company?
8. Libya, Egypt
4. Do you plan, Senator, to run for another term?

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WORKSHEET 153 Practice B Using Capitalization in a Letter
Using Capitalization for Titles of Works 1. 2220 Marbella Bay Road
Practice A Using Capitalization for Titles 2. Chesapeake, VA 23320
1. The Princess Bride 3. March 2, 2022
2. The Old Guitarist 4. Miss Nicole D’Ambola
3. Rolling Stone 5. 120 Division Street
4. “Mowgli’s Brothers” 6. Buffalo, NY 14201
5. Spanish 7. Dear Aunt Nicole,
6. correct 8. Your nephew,
Practice B Using Capitalization for Titles in

WORKSHEET 155
Sentences
Using Capitalization in Abbreviations,
Answers will vary. Accept all sentences that
Acronyms, and Initials
include the type of title indicated and that use
capitalization correctly. Practice A Using Capitalization for
Abbreviations
1. Jr.
WORKSHEET 154
2. Ft.
Using Capitalization in Letters
3. M.D.
Practice A Identifying Correct 4. St.
Capitalization in Parts of Letters
5. Ct.
1. correct
2. Ayden, NC 28513 Practice B Using Capitalization for Initials,
Acronyms, and Initialisms
3. correct
1. Tuan A. Bandara
4. Dear Aunt Bea,
2. J. B. Ray
5. Love and kisses, Annie
3. CIA
4. NASA
5. IRS

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