Victory Elijah Christian College
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SY 2014 – 2015

Second Monthly Test

ENGLISH 7

Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Year Level & Section: ___________________________________

I. Modified True or False. (7 pts.)

Directions: Write T if the statement is true, F if is false, then overwrite the underlined and highlighted word/phrase with the right one to make the statement correct.

______ 1. A verb is a word that expresses action, state of being, or the fact that something exists in a given time and which is always found in the predicate of a sentence.

---------- 2. An action verb tells what a subject of the sentence does which may either be visible (physical) or mental.

______ 3. ’Remember’, ‘honor’, ‘prefer’, ‘excel’ and ‘regarded’ are examples of visible (physical) actions verbs.

______ 4. An action verb is intransitive if it directs action toward someone or something named in the same sentence and which can be identified if answer can be found by asking ‘whom?’ or ‘what?’ after the verb. ---------- 5. A helping verb links, or connects, the subject to the predicate and that which implies a state of being or condition for the subject.

______ 6. Little words such as ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’, ‘were’, ‘be’, ‘been’ and some seemingly action verbs such as ‘seems’, ‘feels’, ‘tastes’ are examples of linking verbs.

______ 7.Auxiliary verbs accompany the main verb, helping out to understand what specific action is taking place, but alone, they do not tell us very much.

II. Identification.

A. Direction: Underline the verb in each item; and on the lines to the left, write T for transitive or I for intransitive. (5 pts.)

________ 1. They searched for hours, but there was no sign of her.
________ 2. If you’re looking for your coat, just turn around.
________ 3. Each evening at 7:30 Miss Wilkins walks her collie.
________ 4. The elderly man climbed the long flight of stairs.
________ 5. When the books come, send the payment immediately.

B. Direction: Encircle the verb in each sentence then label each as linking or action. (9 pts.)

1. Many people admire Andrew Jackson. __________________
2. He came from the Carolina pine woods. __________________
3. He eventually became president. __________________
4. Later he built a house near Nashville, Tennessee. __________________
5. The house looks lovely. __________________
6. Jackson grew hickory trees there. __________________
7. People called Jackson, “Old Hickory.” __________________
8. To many people, he seemed a tough man. __________________
9. However, he was a man of tenderness, too. __________________
C. Direction: Read the following sentences. Underline the entire verb phrase in each sentence, then main verb in it. (7 pts)

1. Sue does not always eat breakfast.
2. That must have been the longest play ever!
3. A number of potential buyers were being shown the Davises’ house.
4. We are giving you a ride to practice, right?
5. Jennifer is going to visit her grandparents for the holidays.
6. You have been running for over an hour!
7. I haven’t eaten lunch yet.

III. Multiple Choice ( 5 pts.)

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of your answer before each number on the space provided for.

_______ 1. Which are TRUE about formal English? Formal English is one variation of standard English that:
A. Contains carefully written, complete sentences.
B. Avoids contractions.
C. Uses some sentence fragments.
D. Follows grammar rules.
E. Uses sophisticated vocabulary
F. Uses various tones
a. A, B, D, an E only c. A, C, D, E and E only
b. A, B, D, E and F only d. A, C, D, E, and F only

_______ 2. Conversations with friends, interviews, personal letter, journal entries and text messaging can be examples of:
a. Formal English c. Standard English
b. Informal English d. Nonstandard English

_______ 3. The sentences ‘The company laid him off because he didn’t work much’ and ‘His insufficient production conducted to his dismissal’ are examples of:
a. colloquialism and idioms c. standard and non standard English
b. formal and informal English d. slang and dialect _______ 4. The sentence, ‘She be doin’ good, now that the fever done broke’ which obviously has its own grammatical rule and seems to be regional or ethnic in nature, is an example of:
a. dialect c. jargon
b. informal d. slang

_______ 5. Which of the following sentences makes us of slang word(s)?
a. I don have no money; I no want nothin.
b. I just got to ketch that train afore it’s too late.
c. When I told Dad that I had goofed the exam, he blew his top.
d. Learning to think outside the box is hardly rocket science and a no brainer for the movers and shakers in our business.

IV. Classification. (9 pts.)

Direction: Determine the number of the following nouns, pronouns and verbs. Classify each word as singular, plural, or both by writing in your answer into the correct column.

1. species

2. grows

3. Mathematics 4. you

5. fungi

6. us 7. fish

8. think

9. it

Singular Plural Both Singular and Plural

V. Combined Completion and Matching Type (10 pts.)

Direction: Read the sentences in column A and the descriptive rules about Subject-Verb Agreement (S-V Agreement) in column B. First, complete each sentence by encircling the correct form of the verb in the parenthesis that agrees with the subject in the sentence.

Then, match each with the rules in S-V agreement from column B which you applied earlier in choosing for the correct verb form

A B
S e t I

1. He or his sister (want, wants) to visit Europe next summer.

2. Neither the twins nor their other siblings (has, have) ever seen snow.

3. Science and Technology (was, were) my favorite subject.

4. The assignment, which they submitted to their professor (was, were) incomplete. a. A subject must agree even when a phrase or clause comes between them.

b. Two or more singular subjects joined by “or” or “nor” must take a singular verb; also applicable to “either/or” and “neither/nor”.

c. Two or more plural subjects joined by “or” or “nor” must have a plural verb; also applicable to “either/or” and “neither/nor”.

d. If one or more singular subjects are joined to or more plural subjects by “or” or “nor”, then subject closest to the verb determines agreement; also applicable to “either/or” and “neither/nor”.

e. The subjects joined by “and’ is generally plural and must have a plural verb

f. If the subject part of the sentence has “and” and seems compound but is thought of as one item, a singular verb is needed.

g. If “every” and “each” precedes a compound subject, singular verb is needed.
S e t I I

5. Near the top of the closet (is, are) an old electric fan.

6. My favorite basketball team (is, are) playing tonight.

7. More than two hours of homework in one subject each day (is, are) unfair.

8. Gymnastics often (require, requires) the use of special apparatus.

9. Many of my neighbors (keep, keeps) dogs as pets.

10. Some of the grain (was, were) ruined by the flood.

h. A subject that comes after it’s verb must still agree with it in number.

i. A linking verb must agree with its subject, regardless of the number of its predicate nominative.

j. A collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as a single unit; takes a plural verb when it acts as individuals with different points of view.

k. Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.

l. Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs.

m. Indefinite pronouns such as ‘all’, ‘any’, ‘more’, ‘most’, ‘noun, and ‘some’ usually take a singular vrb if the antecedent is singular and a plural verb if it is plural.

n. Plural-looking nouns but singular in meaning agree with singular verbs.

o. A ‘title’, ‘organization, or ‘countries’ is singular and must have a singular verb.

p. A noun expressing an amount or measurement, although appears to be plural, is usually singular and requires singular verb.

VI. Alternate Choice. (8 pts.)

Direction: Place a check (✔) beside each sentence in which the pronoun and antecedent are in agreement while an () if the two are in disagreement.

 1. Several of the play’s cast members have performed their roles before.
 2. Judith couldn’t find anyone who would finish their homework early and then go play tennis.
 3. One of the churches in the village lost its steeple in the windstorm.
 4. Somebody wrote their name on the sign-up sheet without writing a telephone number.
 5. Few of the people knew how much they had done to improve the situation.
 6. Both Paul and Lawrence hoped they would be considered for the role.
 7. Neither of the teachers could recall anything so odd ever happening in her class.
 8. Much of this newly painted fence has fingerprints on them.

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