Elizalde Academy

Senior High School

1st Quiz in EAPP

Name: __________________________________________________ Section: ______________ Score: _________

I.Subject Verb Agreement

Underline the correct verb in these sentences.

1. The girl or her sisters (watch, watches) television every day.

2. Rob (doesn't, don't) like sports.
3. His classmates (study, studies) before a test.
4. One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
5. A lady with 10 cats (live, lives) in that big house.
6. Mumps (is, are) very serious.
7. The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
8. Our team (is, are) the best.
9. Everybody (enjoy, enjoys) a good song.
10. Either (is, are) suitable.

II. Identify if it is a FRAGMENT or a SENTENCE.

1. Commanded the Continental army in the Revolutionary War.
2. On December 25, 1776, Washington his troops across the Delaware River.
3. Raphael finished his homework before his mother came home from work.
4. Well known ragtime pianist.
5. A butterfly with bright blue wings and long antennae landed.
6. John had not completed the sculpture even though he had worked a long time.
7. Can you name the famous American woman in the picture?
8. A woman who made history.
9. One of the best known women in American history is Sacagawea.
10. A member of the Lemhi band of the Shoshone.
11. She also searched for plants that were safe to eat.
12. And once saved valuable instruments during a storm.
13. From whom Scagawea had been seperated years before.
14. In the final quarter of the game.
15. Classes in mountain hiking will begin soon.

III.Misplaced Modifiers. Rewrite the following to make it

1. No one can shoot anything on this property except the owner.

2. He sat very quietly, rolling his eyes in his chair.

3. The book was missing from the library that we needed to finish our research.

4. The robber was a tall man with a mustache weighing 160 pounds.

5. We watched the newscast with anxious eyes.

6. You will only need to plant one row of corn.

7. She had a meal in a restaurant that was low in price.

8. I gave the woman an umbrella who was interviewing for the job.

9. He promised never to remarry at her deathbed.

10. I nearly waited two hours for the bus.

. No one except the owner can shoot anything on this property.

Your Answer:

Refer to the rule about misplaced phrases on the modifiers page for help.

2. Rolling his eyes, he sat very quietly in his chair.

Your Answer:

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3. The book that we needed to finish our research was missing from the library.

Your Answer:

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4. Weighing 160 pounds, the robber was a tall man with a mustache.

Your Answer:

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5. With anxious eyes, we watched the newscast.

Your Answer:

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6. You will need to plant only one row of corn.

Your Answer:

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7. She had a meal that was low in price in a restaurant.

Your Answer:

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8. I gave the woman who was interviewing for the job an umbrella.

Your Answer:

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9. At her deathbed, he promised never to remarry.

Your Answer:

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10. I waited nearly two hours for the bus.

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