Self-Check 2

Front 1

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "Mrs. Decker didn't come because she was sick."

Back 1

Decker (one line)
She (two lines)

Front 2

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "The picnic ended when an army of ants invaded our blanket-they nearly carried us away!"

Back 2

Picnic (one),
Army (one),
Ants (one),
Blanket (two),
Us (two)

Front 3

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "My delight in the antics of my grandchildren annoys theirs parents"

Back 3

My (two)
Delight (one)
Antics (one)
My (two)
Grandchildren (one)
Their (two)
Parents (one)

Front 4

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "This year, we expect a large increase in profits"

Back 4

Year (one line)
We (two lines)
increase (one line)
profits (one line)

Front 5

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "She (the assistant) wrote the reports on the progress of the project"

Back 5

She (two)
Assistant (one)
Reports (one)
Progress (one)
Project (one)

Front 6

In the following sentences, underline the nouns once and the pronouns twice "This is the first time he was able to pass the test."

Back 6

This (two)
Time (one)
He (two)
Test (one)

Front 7

Insert nouns in the blanks below to make each sentence complete and coherent "The _____ constructed the _____ and tested it."

Back 7

Technician
Circuit

Hint 7

Create your own answers.

Front 8

Insert nouns in the blanks below to make each sentence complete and coherent "_____ checked out a(n) ______ from the ______"

Back 8

Bradley
Book
Library

Hint 8

Create your own answers.

Front 9

Insert nouns in the blanks below to make each sentence complete and coherent "______ performed the _____ according to the _____."

Back 9

Andrew
Job
Specifications

Hint 9

Create your own answers.

Front 10

Insert nouns in the blanks below to make each sentence complete and coherent " The _______ was in need of ______."

Back 10

Programmer
Assistance

Hint 10

Create your own answers.

Front 11

Insert nouns in the blanks below to make each sentence complete and coherent "I like ____, Dislike ______, and hate _______.

Back 11

Dogs, Cats, Snakes

Hint 11

Create your own answers.

Front 12

Underline the verbs in the following sentences, " More than 100 spectators watched as the car crashed into the wall."

Back 12

Watched
Crashed

Front 13

Underline the verbs in the following sentences, "Technical and business writing is something anyone can learn."

Back 13

Is
Can Learn

Front 14

Underline the verbs in the following sentences, "The repair technician had trouble with the installation of the parts for the older model television set."

Back 14

Had

Front 15

Underline the verbs in the following sentences, " When the faucet dripped, I thought it was raining."

Back 15

Dripped
Thought
Was
Raining

Front 16

Underline the verbs in the following sentences, "Sarah likes spaghetti, but she loves ice cream"

Back 16

Likes
Loves

Front 17

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "The broken coffeemaker produced cold, weak coffee."

Back 17

Broken (one)
Cold (one)
Weak (one)

Front 18

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "The elderly stockholder gave his substantial holdings to a distant relative"

Back 18

Elderly (one)
His (one)
Substantial (one)
Distant (one)

Front 19

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "Ned works efficiently, but his poor attitude makes him a risky employee"

Back 19

Efficiently (two)
Poor (one)
Risky (one)

Front 20

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "The clogged carburetor caused many problems on cold winter days."

Back 20

Clogged (one)
Many (One)
Cold (One)
Winter (one)

Front 21

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "Her favorite aspect of architectural drafting is the very regular paycheck."

Back 21

Favorite (one)
Architectural (one)
Very (two)
Regular (one)

Front 22

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "True happiness, the distinguished professor told me wisely, comes from May to August."

Back 22

True (one)
Distinguished (one)
Wisely (two)

Front 23

In the following sentences, underline the adjectives once and the adverbs twice. "The weekend conference is in town today and tomorrow."

Back 23

Weekend (one)
Today (two)
Tomorrow (two)

Front 24

In the following sentences, underline the prepositions once and the conjunction twice. "Either Building A or Building B will be demolished in February to create additional parking space for the faculty and students."

Back 24

Either (two)
Or (two)
For (one)
And (two)

Front 25

In the following sentences, underline the prepositions once and the conjunction twice. "Both the tennis team and the soccer team won the state championships for the second year in a row."

Back 25

And (two)
For (one)
In (one)

Front 26

In the following sentences, underline the prepositions once and the conjunction twice. "Karen decided to practice her music before she started the homework for the next day."

Back 26

Before (two)
For (one)

Front 27

In the following sentences, underline the prepositions once and the conjunction twice. "At the corner of Church Street and Maple Avenue stand a library and a bank, both of which were built in the 1920s."

Back 27

At (one)
Of (one)
And (two)
And (two
Of (one)
In (one)

Front 28

In the following sentences, underline the prepositions once and the conjunction twice. "When the game is over, Donna and Helen will do the laundry and set the table."

Back 28

When (two)
And (two)
And (two)