Answer Key

Grammar
Practice
Grade 10 • Module 1
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 MODULE 1
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns Pronouns
EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 5
common nouns proper nouns 1. He; himself; me 6. She
1. website; crash; iceberg Titanic; Atlantic 2. It; mine 7. Another; who; I
2. house Karen; Leon; Super Bowl 3. each; others 8. Many; her; who
3. surprise; tickets Hawaii 4. them 9. Who; hers
4. men; damages Judge Miller 5. one; its 10. That; whose
5. name; hero; story Jahdu; Virginia Hamilton
6. attitude; remarks EXERCISE 6
7. Members; officers; year Neighborhood pronoun antecedent
Merchants Association 1. themselves basket makers
8. strip; country Calvin & Hobbes they basket makers
9. novel; movie The Joy Luck Club; their basket makers
Amy Tan 2. that art
10. office; years; estate President James Madison; 3. It art
Montpelier; Virginia another generation
4. themselves baskets
EXERCISE 2 5. they baskets
concrete nouns abstract nouns 6. who People
1. Harriet Tubman; people safety that skill and labor
2. Vincent van Gogh; artist; 7. it basket
The Starry Night 8. it price
3. James; teacher patience; kindness 9. They Tourists
4. Ramona; role; movie; fame 10. who families
fortune; family their families
5. Octavia E Butler; master; science fiction; inspiration
writers
6. actress; Tony Award joy; gratitude Adjectives
7. Mrs. Baron; noise; speech
EXERCISE 7
8. Vietnam War causes
adjective word modified
9. Sonia; music appreciation
1. small plane
10. parents faith; trust
several attempts
2. What (or pron.) group
Compound Nouns lucky group
fishing group
EXERCISE 3 those (or pron.) trout
1. egg rolls; New London 3. interesting plan
2. Mr. Thomasino; high school; football successful plan
3. Moon Festival 4. Ancient glaciers
4. spokesperson large wilderness
5. Sproutful Seed Company; downtown northern Labrador
6. city ballet; playwright 5. grassy meadow
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7. Book and Author Luncheon; afternoon some (or pron.) food

8. police officer; grandmother 6. prizewinning photographer
9. weekend best shots
10. blood pressure unusual shots
7 Seven generations
EXERCISE 4
isolated village
1. 1954 World Series 8 tired tourists
2. Polo Grounds; New York City; New York
foggy capital
3. Vic Wertz; lineup; home plate
bad weather
4. baseman; outfield 9 surprised audience
5. skyrockets
seven members
6. base runners
invisible wires
7. center fielder; New York 10 That castle
8. Willie Mays
famous castle
9. infield
its walls
10. lifetime
mahogany walls

stained-glass windows

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 EXERCISE 8 2. N dealer; painting; collector
1. the, D; best, A; fall, A
P
2. a, I; few, A; the, D; this, A; incredible, A A + (WM) Monet (painting); anonymous (collector)
3. the, D; mid-Atlantic, A; the, D 3. N Aviva; satisfaction; award
4. These, A; the, D; ideal, A; native, A P she
5. the, D; certain, A; yellow, A; their, A A + (WM) great (satisfaction); first-place (award)
6. hidden, A; the, D; green, A; the, D 4. N bald eagle; symbol; freedom; citizens
7. the, D; the, D; hidden, A P
8. A, I; other, A; vivid, A; red, A A + (WM) many (citizens); United States (citizens)
9. This, A; magical, A 5. N illusion; object
10. A, I; wet, A; a, I; beautiful, A; fall, A P you; you; it
A + (WM) visual (illusion)
6. N cities; El Mirador; Tikal; areas
Pronouns and Nouns used as Adjectives P
A + (WM) ancient (cities); Mayan (cities); protected
EXERCISE 9 (areas)
1. N; P 7. N tune; lullaby
2. P; N P that; she
3. A; N A + (WM) pretty (tune); old (lullaby)
4. A; P 8. N front; crowd; anxiety
5. A; A; N P I
6. A; N A + (WM)
7. A; N 9. N Thea; comics; favorites
8. A; N; N P one; she; her
9. P; A; P A + (WM) stand-up (comics)
10. A; N 10. N generosity; kindness; community; library;
Lopezes
EXERCISE 10
P their (or adj.)
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
A + (WM) new (library)
1. The dark clouds hung over the sweltering city for five days.
The clouds hung over the flooded city for two more days.
C.
2. The Spanish teacher gave a slide presentation to the (Answers will vary. Students should label all the
third-year students. nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that they use in their
The young teacher gave a lively presentation to the
advertisement.)
surprised students.
3. That famous author tells stories about mysterious people.
That informative author tells stories about courageous people. Verbs
4. The muddy river flowed under the iron railroad bridge.
The racing river flowed under the old stone bridge. EXERCISE 11
5. We sat around the dying fire, telling amusing stories. 1. whipped
We sat around the huge crackling fire, telling canoeing 2. expects
stories. 3. worried
4. poured
5. recited
Review Exercise
EXERCISE 12
A. 1. T 6. T 11. I
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1. A (modifies climate); N 2. I 7. T 12. T

2. N; P 3. I 8. I 13. T
3. A (modifies officials); A (modifies grasshoppers) 4. T 9. I 14. I
4. P; P 5. I 10. T 15. T
5. A (modifies grasshoppers); A (modifies magazine)
6. A (modifies time); N EXERCISE 13
7. A (modifies creatures); N 1. The adults kept their promise.
8. N; N We kept quiet.
9. A (modifies appetite); N 2. Frasco taught Spanish and French.
10. A (modifies crop); A (modifies crop) Frasco taught for thirty years at the same school.
3. Naomi whispered the new combination to Ariane.
B. Naomi whispered quietly to me.
Noun (N); Pronoun (P); Adjective and Word Modified 4. They painted the door green.
(A + (WM)) Rodriguez painted in the style of the great artists.
1. N chicken; meal; hours 5. The squirrel climbed the tree.
P its (or adj.) I climbed slowly up to bed.
A + (WM) newborn (chicken); first (meal); eight (hours)

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 Linking Verbs Adverbs
EXERCISE 14 EXERCISE 18
linking verb words linked adverb word modified
1. feels Marguerita, peaceful 1. willingly participated
2. smell tacos, delicious 2. brilliantly was painted
3. seemed Noah, anxious 3. endlessly spoke
4. is brother, tutor 4. here left
5. became story, myth 5. tirelessly fought
6. have been friends, important 6. Today arrived
7. was That, prank early arrived
8. looked statues, alive 7. completely can depend
9. might become Sophia, dancer always works
10. Does sound story, odd hard works
8. firmly opposed
EXERCISE 15 often spoke
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.) 9. constantly try
1. We feel nervous about today’s test. 10. frequently exercises
I feel the smooth fabric against my skin. well eats
2. The radio sounded loud. 11. aimlessly Do wander
The chief sounded the fire alarm for a drill. 12. Now must reach
3. This sandwich tastes good. 13. here does allow
I tasted the sandwich. 14. nearly lost
4. Althea grows taller every day! 15. Fortunately ends
Mammals grow hair on their bodies. early ends
5. The crowd remained calm.
Food remained on the table throughout the night. EXERCISE 19
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
1. quickly, across
Verb Phrases 2. frequently
3. eventually, constantly
EXERCISE 16 4. up, energetically
verb phrase helping verb 5. anywhere, now
1. may have heard may have 6. well
2. have participate have 7. rarely, outside
3. were established were 8. clearly, tomorrow
4. have been introduced have been 9. accurately, there
5. do help do 10. often, passionately
6. may increase may
7. Was based Was
8. must be must have Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and other Adverbs
9. has prepared has
10. should stimulate should EXERCISE 20
11. Did experience Did adverb word modified
12. has served has 1. thoroughly exhausted
13. Will be making Will be 2. quite wild
14. does offer does 3. truly generous
are accessible are 4. especially spicy
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15. have liked have 5. clearly dangerous

6. surprisingly accurate
EXERCISE 17 7. extremely heavy
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.) 8. barely adequate
1. has wanted 6. had paid 9. Rather ominous
2. has been telling 7. would go 10. particularly thoughtful
3. must have known 8. will be 11. unusually polite
4. could be 9. had expected 12. completely sure
5. should have acted 10. was raised 13. rarely green
14. overly choosy
15. almost hot

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 EXERCISE 21 EXERCISE 25
adverb word modified (Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
1. quite precisely 1. Ah! I knew Jorge could do it.
2. late yesterday 2. Wow! That was a tough test.
3. alarmingly far 3. Great! We’ve won the tournament.
4. extremely loudly 4. Yikes, a mouse ran in here.
5. somewhat early 5. Incredible! Elena finished her paper early.
6. especially healthy 6. No, I don’t want any more.
7. almost daily 7. Terrific! My new computer has arrived.
8. quite often 8. Yeah, I’d like to go along.
9. hardly ever 9. Fantastic! We’ll be spending a lot of time at the pool this
10. Increasingly often summer.
11. even faster 10. Hey, you forgot to tell me your name.
12. most sincerely
13. perfectly calmly
14. terribly hard Module Review
15. rather fashionably
A.
1. ADV; ADJ 6. I; N
Prepositions 2. N; PR 7. C; ADV
3. P (or ADJ); V 8. V; ADJ
EXERCISE 22
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
4. C; ADJ 9. ADJ; C
1. across 5. in 8. among 5. ADJ; PR 10. PR; ADV
2. for 6. on 9. into
B.
3. during 7. instead of 10. until
(Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
4. for
1. The note sounded flat. V
EXERCISE 23 2. Neither my sister nor my brother wants to go. C
1. The dog hid below the stairs. 3. The wind gently blew through the trees, ADV
The river flowed below. (modifies flowed ) 4. The class will be going on an extended field trip. V
2. We live near the theater. 5. I bought a ticket in spite of the cost. PR
The bus stops near here. (modifies here) 6. The knight challenged his enemy to a duel. V
3. Look under the book for your pencil. 7. Ugh! It’s raining again. I
We crawled under. (modifies crawled ) 8. This letter came for you today. ADV
4. The tourists climbed up the stairs. 9. This is not mine. P
The balloon went up, then down. (modifies went) 10. We bought a new table lamp. ADJ
5. We crossed over the bridge. C.
A large white bird flew over. (modifies flew) (Answers will vary. Possible responses are given.)
Congratulations! [I] If you’ve found this note you are a
lucky person. When my ship was about to sink, I filled [V] a
Conjunctions and Interjections chest with valuable jewels and bags of golden coins. I quickly
jumped into the water and [CONJ] somehow managed to pull
EXERCISE 24
conjunction type
the chest ashore. [ADV] I have been alone on this deserted
1. whether, or CR island for ten [ADJ] weeks and have been able to survive by
2. not only, but also CR eating fruits. [N] But it’s time to leave. I found a small boat
3. or CC hidden behind [PR] the shack this morning. The chest is too
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4. and CC heavy and big to bring on the boat, so I am going to bury

5. and CC it. [P] I’m leaving this note in case I don’t make it. At least
6. for CC someone will enjoy the treasure. I am burying the chest under
7. but CC [PR] the banana tree. [N]
8. both, and CR
9. neither, nor CR
10. and CC

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