8th Grade Language Basic Set 2

The plant turns ________ without water.
Choose the best missing word.

best
empty
grow
brown

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

Joyce has gone to the store several times this year.
John and Susan always hurry to school before the bell rings.
Julie went to the movie instead of going to the library.
The teacher brung a variety of Halloween treats for her classes.

Hasn’t Susie ________ at least an inch this summer?
Choose the correct verb.

grew
been growing
grown
grow

I ________ on the beach for three hours.
Choose the missing irregular verb.

laid
have laid
have lain
have been laying

When you go to the movie, don’t ________ on the floor.
Choose the best missing word.

set
be setting
sit
sat

Which sentence is correct?

I can’t hardly think of anything else.
Joe doesn’t hardly know grammar.
Rachel didn’t scarcely have anything to wear.
Sue scarcely remembers my name.

Which is NOT a correct irregular noun?

child – children
passerby – passersby
two-year-old – two-years-old
parenthesis – parentheses

Which word is both plural and possessive?

animal’s
giraffes
girl’s
children’s

Which noun is plural?

herd
deer
man’s
garden

Which underlined word is NOT an abstract noun?

integrity
company
honesty
dedication

The final solution involves using several committees’ input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?

final
involves
committees
it

The underlined passage means:

He
We
They
You

Which underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?

After
several
the
I

Which sentence is correct?

Tim and me swam in the lake.
Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.
I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.
Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.
Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for a class in basic writing.
This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.
I myself could use a course in writing.

Which is NOT correct?

If you need help, ask myself for assistance.
Larry himself will present the award.
The class will board the bus themselves.
Mary let herself in to the abandoned house.

James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?

me
us
them
I

Choose the correct word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.

Few
Each
One
Either

Choose the correct sentence.

I hung several pictures on the wall for Jill.
I wants to hang the pictures on the wall.
I drived the children to school every morning.
I hangs several of the pictures on the wall.

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

The camel manages to survive in many climates.
The tall building shadow the street below.
A reliable automobile is essential in rough terrain.
The cherry tree blossoms each May.

8th Grade Language Basic Set 2

8th Grade Language Basic Set 2

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