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Basic Grammar Workbook

Compiled by Mrs. Wigginton

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Table of Contents

Nouns………………………………………………………………………………….pg. 3
Pronouns………………………………………………………………………………pg. 5
Verbs…………………………………………………………………………………..pg. 9
Adjectives……………………………………………………………………………...pg. 11
Adverbs………………………………………………………………………………..pg. 13
Prepositions……………………………………………………………………………pg. 14
Conjunctions…………………………………………………………………………..pg. 15
Punctuation……………………………………………………………………………pg. 16
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Nouns
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex: Bob, Denmark, chair

Noun type Usage

Abstract Intangible things, such as warmth, love, sadness,
honor, or mercy
Concrete Things you can touch or see such as; car, dog, apple,
tree, or fridge
Proper This is a name or something that is individual and
important such as The Pledge of Allegiance
Common Any generic noun that isn’t referring to a specific
thing
Regular They can be made plural by adding an “s”
Irregular Can be plural without adding an “s”
Countable Nouns whose quantity can be counted
Uncountable Nouns that are viewed as plural but cannot be
counted.

Exercise 1: Circle the nouns in each of the following sentences.

1. Sally chased the bouncing ball down the path.

2. She did not notice that the path led into a dark forest.

3. When Sally found herself alone in a dark place, she became scared.

4. Sally started to cry.

5. Tears running down her face, she suddenly heard a voice.

6. The voice drew closer through the blackness.

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7. She rose to her feet, afraid, not knowing which way to run.

8. Suddenly, it lunged at her out of the darkness, screaming.

9. Sally wriggled from the thing’s grasp, and ran.

10. She looked back as she ran and saw that it was half man, half beast.

Exercise 2: Circle the nouns and identify the type of each noun.

1. Juli loves the movie Cars.

2. Stephany is feeling sick.

3. Avery’s mission in life is to make me crazy.

4. Mikayla loves to cook.

5. Melissa loves fish so much she would marry them if she could.

6. I am ready for the semester to be over.

7. We are all looking forward to Christmas.

8. I am out of school next semester

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9. Phillip and I are getting married in March.

10. I dislike making grammar workbooks.

Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that you use in place of a noun.

Ex: She is my best friend. (She is the pronoun in the sentence)

There are two categories of pronouns, personal pronouns, and impersonal pronouns. Within these
two categories there are several subcategories. Let’s examine them:

Personal Pronouns

 Reflexive or intensive pronouns: a pronoun used to refer back to a previous noun or

pronouns. Reflexive pronouns help clarify the sentence. Intensive pronouns are not
necessary but add emphasis. These Pronouns include: myself, ourselves, yourself,
yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves

o Reflexive Ex: She made herself a grilled cheese sandwich

o Intensive Ex: He himself, would like to vacation in the Caribbean.

 Subjective Pronouns: This is the form that is used as the subject of sentences, or for a
subjective compliment. These pronouns are: I, we, you, he, she, it, and they.

o Subject Ex: They went home.

o Subject Compliment Ex: What is it?

 Possessive Pronouns: Show possession of a noun without using an apostrophe. Free-

standing pronouns are: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its. Determiner pronouns are: my,
our, your, his, her, its, their.

o Free-standing pronoun Ex: That cookie is mine.

o Determiner pronoun Ex: That is my cookie.

 Objective Pronouns: This type replaces nouns that serve as the direct object, indirect
object, or object of a preposition. These pronouns are: Me, us, you, him, her, it, and

o Direct object Ex: Sarah ate it.

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o Indirect object Ex: Harry ran to her.

o Object of Preposition Ex: We live in the apartment under them.

Exercise: Identify the type of pronouns used in these sentences.

1. We had a dance competition on Saturday.

2. We took 3rd place in night club two step!

3. You took 1st place!

4. I am really tired now.

5. I myself danced almost all day.

6. My partner and I were very pleased with ourselves when we saw how well we did.

7. Alex, my partner, is a really good dancer.

8. That evening, our professor left the class to ourselves, she didn’t see the performance.

9. She is a good teacher.

10. I’m looking forward to class on Thursday.

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Impersonal Pronouns

 Reciprocal pronouns: words that refer to interaction between two or more people, or
things.

o Ex: We should serve each other. (this refers to two people)

o Ex: We should serve one another. (this refers to more than two people)

 Demonstrative pronouns: indicate a specific noun. There are four of this type of pronoun,
they are: this, that, these, those.

o Ex: This is the street.

o Ex: That is her brother.

o Ex: Those are my shoes.

o Ex: These are the curtains.

 Indefinite pronouns: take the place of a noun that cannot be identified, and also words
that indicate a specific amount. Indefinite pronouns include: anyone, anybody, anything,

 someone, somebody, something, everyone, everybody, everything, no one, nobody,

nothing, enough, many, each, both, none, and cardinal numbers.

o Ex: That is enough juice.

o Ex: I would appreciate anyone’s help.

 Relative pronouns: are found at the beginning of adjective, or relative clauses. These
pronouns are: who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose, that, and which

o Ex: The car which cut us off, sped away.

o Ex: The guy who came by yesterday, is the paperboy.

 Interrogative pronouns: used to form a question. These pronouns are: who, whom,
whose, which, and what.

o Ex: What is that?

o Who knocked on the door?

Exercise: Underline the pronouns and indicate which type they are.
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1. Can somebody help me please?

2. Jesus commanded that we love one another.

3. What is your Grandmother’s name?

4. He drives the car that is yellow.

5. Those earrings are super cute.

6. Anyone will do.

7. They aren’t talking to each other.

8. Who was bringing the brownies?

9. These medications are making me crazy.

10. Will you bring me back something?

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Verbs
Generally speaking, verbs are words that describe action or state of being.

Action verbs

 Transitive verbs: are always followed by a direct object, the object receiving the
action of the verb.

o Ex: She hung the decoration.

 Intransitive verbs: not usually followed by an object, or are followed by an indirect

object, an object that doesn’t receive the action of the verb.

o Ex: She ran through the building.

Exercise: Circle the verb and above it write “T” for transitive, or “I” for intransitive.

1. Laurel danced to her favorite music.

2. Daniel wanted to dance to Salsa music.

3. She chose waltz.

4. Daniel stomped on her foot.

5. Laurel pushed Daniel.

6. Daniel walked away.

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7. Laurel found someone else to dance with.

8. They no longer talk.

9. Daniel and Laurel both failed the class for their attitudes.

10. Everyone was shocked by their behavior.

State of Being verbs

 To Be: This verb is irregular it is conjugated in the present and past tenses in the
following manner:

I am We are

You are You all are

He, she, it is They are

I was We were

You were You all were

He, she, it was They were

o Ex: They are together.

 Linking Verbs: These are verbs that could be substituted for “be” and it wouldn’t
change the general meaning of the sentence.

o Ex: The dog seemed distressed.

Exercise: Circle the verbs and put a “B” over the be verbs, put “L” over the linking verbs.
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1. They are family members.

2. She seemed upset.

3. He became a famous scientist.

4. Her fever grew hotter and hotter as time went on.

5. I am a future teacher.

6. He was a talented athlete.

7. They are a non-profit group.

8. I was frantically trying to cram.

9. She is a long time friend.

10. The dog seemed sick.

Adjectives
Adjectives are words used to describe nouns and pronouns. They generally answer the
questions; which one? What kind? Or how many.
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o Ex: I like her shoes.

o Ex: He likes blue suede shoes.

o Ex: I have eight siblings.

Exercise: Identify the adverbs in the following sentences.

1. I have twelve days until I go home.

2. She wears diamond earrings.

3. He dressed as a purple people eater.

4. The church is true.

5. I told the whole truth.

6. The food made me fat.

7. Spanish is a beautiful language.

8. Basketball is a wonderful sport.

9. Horses are cool.

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10. I ate two steaks.

Adverbs
Adverbs describe or modify in some way, nouns, pronouns, verbs, and other adverbs. Adverbs
answer the questions: how? When? Where? A lot of times, you can tell it is an adverb by moving
it to another part of the sentence. If it makes sense, it is an adverb, if not, it probably isn’t an
adverb.

o Ex: He read the book quickly.

o Ex: We danced Saturday.

o Ex: She went there.

Exercise: Identify the adverbs in the following sentences.

1. He ran quickly to her side.

2. She stumbled weakly through the deep snow.

3. She was taken to the hospital yesterday.

4. He went there to visit her.

5. We laughingly talked all night.

6. I went to a meeting lazily.

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7. She will go tomorrow.

8. He always eats everything.

9. She was horribly injured.

10. They traveled diligently.

Prepositions
Prepositions relate nouns and pronouns to the rest of the sentence. The noun or pronoun being
modified by the preposition is called the object of the preposition. Many prepositions also
indicate time and condition. As a rule of thumb in identifying prepositions, a preposition is
anything that you can do with a table. (you can be; on it, under it… etc.) A prepositional phrase
is made of the preposition as well as the noun or pronoun and the adjective (if any) that modifies
the noun or pronoun.

o Ex: He went inside the building.

o Ex: She went with her dad.

Exercise: Circle each preposition and underline the prepositional phrase.

1. She jumped on the car.

2. She called before her class.

3. He ran away from the group.

4. They can’t be with us today.

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5. The squirrel ran up the tree.

6. The cow jumped over the moon.

7. He came from the west.

8. They can’t go up on the ride until they are taller.

9. He’ll be right with you.

10. She crawled under the bed.

Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that connect words, clauses, or phrases. The three most well-known
conjunctions are; and, but, and or.

 Subordinating conjunctions: connect adverb clauses to the main clause of the sentence.

o Ex: He ran laps before the race began.

 Correlative conjunctions: occur in pairs such as; whether/ or, not only/ but also, either/or,
neither/nor, both/and.

o Ex: Both the chicken and the beef sound good.

 Coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

o Ex: He went shopping, but she stayed home.

 Conjunctive adverbs: adverbs that act as conjunctions.

o Ex: I have a lot of homework; nevertheless, I still find time to do the things that
will help me grow spiritually.
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Exercise: Identify the conjunctions and the different types of them.

1. I thought I was going to get sick; however, I have been ok recently.

2. She bought food, but not toilet paper.

3. He loved the Kings game, and so did she.

4. I am really tired, but I know I need to finish this.

5. After the fish died, we buried it.

6. Juli finished her workbook; nevertheless, I still have a long way to go.

7. Phillip loves basketball, and so do I.

8. Grammar is an interesting class, but I hate writing workbooks.

9. I am tired of always being tired; however, I still have several days left of class.

10. Stephany is really sick; in fact, she’s been sleeping all day.

Punctuation
Commas

 Use before conjunctions such as: for, and, but, or, yet, so
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o Ex: I made some dinner, but now I am not hungry.

 Commas should be used after the conjunctive adverb.

o Ex: I bought a guitar; nevertheless, I don’t play very well.

 After the adverb clause that begins the sentence, a comma should be used.

o Ex: I would like to go to sleep, but I am writing this workbook.

 Use commas with introductory parts.

o Ex: In 5th grade, we used to throw airplanes at the teacher.

 Commas can substitute for and when separating two adjectives.

o Ex: Our hyper, crazy dog won’t stop barking.

 Commas are needed to separate items when listing 3 or more things.

o Ex: Today I ate ravioli, a sandwich, mandarins, and chicken alfredo.

 Commas can be used to set apart extra information within a sentence.

o Ex: My favorite basketball player, Bobby Jackson, retired a year or two ago.

 Use comma with quotes

o Ex: “I always wake up early,” she said.

Exercise: Insert commas into the correct places in the following sentences.

1. Ballroom dancing can be a challenging; therefore most professional dancers have been

dancing since they were children

2. I want new clothes dance shoes and a new cell phone for Christmas.

3. Ballroom, dancing is more than just a hobby it’s a way of life.

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4. My fiancé Phillip has not been dancing as long as I have.

5. In fact I plan on helping him learn a little more during the winter semester.

6. In 2005 I started dancing more than I had earlier in my life.

7. Both of my parents love to dance and they even met at a dance.

8. I learned the basics at a very early age.

9. Now ballroom dancing is one of my favorite hobbies.

10. I am grateful that I have been able to learn more here at BYU-Idaho.

Semicolons

 semicolon can be used to separate independent clauses combined by coordinating

conjunctions, and containing commas.

o Ex: Ever since she was in Kindergarten she has been a quick learner, even the
most difficult problems she could solve; however, Genetics is a struggle for
her.

 Use semicolons to separate items that are listed if they contain commas such as a
place.

o Ex: I visited Ponce, Puerto Rico; San Nicolas, Aruba; and Punda, Curacao.

 Semicolons are also used to separate two independent clauses that do not have a
conjunction.

o Ex: I saw that we were running late; I peddled harder.

Exercise: Insert semicolons as needed in the following sentences.

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1. It is Dante’s birthday she decided to make a cake.

2. Working furiously, she rounded up the ingredients she would need however, she didn’t

have enough sugar.

3. For his birthday over the years, Dante has visited Chicago, Illinois Long Beach,

California and Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. He loves to travel he usually chooses his birthday for the trips.

5. Dante always says that someday he will go to the Bahamas however, he hasn’t gone yet.

6. He doesn’t like to travel alone sometimes he brings friends or family with him.

7. This year, Dante has decided to Rexburg, Idaho Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle,

Washington.

8. He has family and friends that live in those areas we are very excited to see him.

9. We all wanted to surprise him with a big party unfortunately, not everyone could make it.
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10. He will arrive on the 10th, and I will pick him up he doesn’t know that I won’t be the only

one at the airport.

Colons

 Colons should follow complete sentences. They are most commonly used when listing
things. However, sometimes they introduce just one word, or phrase.

o Ex: I need to purchase several things today: toothpaste, water, bread, and milk.

o Ex: The young mother knew that only one person could be responsible for this
mess: Sadie.

Exercise: Indicate whether the colon is used correctly or not.

1. The party guests are as follows: Sarah, Michael, Juli, Jack, and Bertha.

2. He decided to go: running.

3. Monica grew tired: she slept.

4. We are going to: the doctor, the dentist, and the optometrist this month.

5. After winning the game there was only one thing he wanted to do: go to Disneyland!

6. She sent me to get: flour, eggs, and baking soda.

7. Brad only does one thing: sleep.

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8. I like the following on my sandwich: lettuce, tomato, meat, cheese, mustard, and ranch.

9. Let’s go shopping: now.

10. He doesn’t like chocolate: he hates it.

Dashes

 Use a dash when with appositives when it is composed of a list.

o Ex: The songs—Puff the Magic Dragon, If I had a hammer, and Leaving on a jet
plane—make my parents feel nostalgic.

 Dashes show interruption in thought.

o Ex: When he was 10—no actually it was when he was 12—he got his Hepatitis B
Vaccine.

 Dashes may also take the place of a colon, but are less formal.

o Ex: Help me, I need—chocolate, pasta, and chili.

 Dashes can replace a comma to add emphasis to the extra information.

o Ex: Jacob—the werewolf guy—is more attractive than Edward.

Exercise: Indicate whether the dashes are used correctly in the following sentences.

1. When I was living in Puerto Rico—no actually it was Aruba—I got lost a lot.

2. The classics—Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, and Great Expectations—are all very

different books.

3. Grammar—especially diagramming sentences—is very tedious at times.

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4. We dissected—frogs, cats, sharks, and squid.

5. He yelled at me—I cried.

6. I have read—1 Nephi, 2 Nephi, and Jacob so far this month.

7. She wanted to fly—she jumped.

8. He is a—great athlete.

9. He ate a sandwich—no actually it was soup—when we got home.

10. I need some more exercise—I will go running.

Hyphens

 Hyphens join modifying words before and noun.

o Ex: My Mother is a fast-eating lady.

 Hyphens are also needed when spelling out numbers.

o Ex: I have thirty-three nieces and nephews.

 Hyphens can also be used when there is a line break in the middle of a word.
o Ex: He likes to go swimm-
ing
 When a prefix is added to the word, and the last letter in the prefix is the same as the first
letter in the word, add a hyphen.
o Ex: We need to re-evaluate the patient.

Exercise: Insert the hyphens in the following sentences.

1. He is a quick drawing cowboy.

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2. I am so happy to be a student at BYU Idaho.

3. He has twenty four pairs of shoes.

4. She wants to re enact the civil war.

5. He is a tap dancing fool!

6. She decided that it is best if she mo

ves out.

7. They asked for fifty eight cookies for the party.

8. I am a fast thinking person.

9. They are all going to be la

te for class.

10. I want seventy five cents for laundry.

Slash Marks

 Slash marks can denote the word or.

o Ex: He/she need to turn off their car.
 Slashes also separate two words that are almost the same.
o Ex: My boss/manager wants me to work Saturday.
 We should use slashes in place of the word per.
o Ex: The officer said I was going 85 miles/hour.
 When including only a few lines of a poem into prose it is appropriate to separate the
lines with slashes.
o Ex: “If I were only one inch tall/ I’d ride a worm to school.”

Exercise: Insert slashes in the following sentences,

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1. He she is not a good writer.

2. My Dad is the owner manager of his own company.

3. He runs at 5 miles hour.

4. I know a girl who works at a hair nail place.

5. The speed of light cannot be measured in miles hour.

6. He she needs to get out of my way.

7. She is a violinist cellist.

8. Do you run walk or just run.

9. “A flea would be a frightening beast If I were one inch tall”

10. I we need to go.

Apostrophes

 Apostrophes can be used to denote that something is plural.

o Ex: I think she used 10 also’s in the last hour.
 When using contractions, apostrophes represent the missing letter or letters.
o I don’t really know.
 Apostrophes also demonstrate possession.
o I went to the principal’s office.

Exercise: Answer whether the apostrophes are being used correctly.

1. I got 3 C’s and a B.

2. He’s really stinky today.

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3. That is it’s ball.

4. He likes book’s.

5. He isn’t in that class.

6. She won’t be able to attend the play.

7. She answered with three yes’s.

8. He asked for seven hug’s.

9. We are going over to the Heaps’ house tomorrow.

10. That is my brother’s game.

Underlining

 Underline a title if it is a long work such as a book.

o Ex: I just read A Tale of Two Cities.
 Underlining can be used to add emphasis.
o Ex: He will not be attending.
 If a word is foreign then it should be underlined.
o Ex: They worship santos.
 Underline a word when you are talking about that word but not actually using it to add
meaning to a sentence.
o He likes the word ambiguous a lot.

Exercise: add the underlines to the following sentences where appropriate.

1. They ride their bicycletas a lot.

2. I am going to that party!

3. Am I using the word culture properly in that sentence?

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4. I just read To Kill a Mockingbird again.

5. He doesn’t want to be alone tomorrow.

6. Can I go to the pueblo tomorrow?

7. You were going how fast!

8. I love the book Pride and Prejudice.

9. He is so dushi.

10. Let’s go climb the arbol.

Quotation Marks

 Use quotations when talking about a short literary work.

o Ex: I really like the song “Ain’t No Mountain High.”
 Quotation marks must be used when using a direct quote.
o Ex: President Lincoln said “Four score and seven years ago…”

Exercise: Insert the quotation marks in the appropriate place.

1. I was just reading the New York Times.

2. John said I’m not reading anymore books today.

3. Is there a song titled Dynamo of Volition?

4. My favorite Christmas carol is O Holy Night.

5. Have you ever seen that crazy shoe Glee?

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6. Phillip said all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

7. I titled my essay Special Education and Graduation.

8. My teacher said if your work is not in on time, I cannot give you credit for it.

9. I read the Wall Street Journal daily.

10. I keep singing I’ll be Home for Christmas.

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Answer Key
Exercise 1: Circle the nouns in each of the following sentences. 1 pt for each noun circled.
1. Sally chased the bouncing ball down the path.

2. She did not notice that the path led into a dark forest.

3. When Sally found herself alone in a dark place, she became scared.

4. Sally started to cry.

5. Tears running down her face, she suddenly heard a voice.

6. The voice drew closer through the blackness.

7. She rose to her feet, afraid, not knowing which way to run.

8. Suddenly, it lunged at her out of the darkness, screaming.

9. Sally wriggled from the thing’s grasp, and ran.

10. She looked back as she ran and saw that it was half man, half beast.
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Exercise 2: Circle the nouns and identify the type of each noun. 1 pt for every noun circled and

each type of noun identified

1. Juli loves the movie Cars. Juli and Cars: Proper Movie: concrete

2. Stephany is feeling sick. Stephany: Proper

3. Avery’s mission in life is to make me crazy. Avery: proper Mission: regular

life: irregular crazy: abstract

4. Mikayla loves to cook. Mikayla: proper

5. Melissa loves fish so much she would marry them if she could. Melissa: proper

fish: concrete

6. I am ready for the semester to be over. semester: regular

7. We are all looking forward to Christmas. Christmas: proper

8. I am out of school next semester school: concrete semester: regular

9. Phillip and I are getting married in March. Phillip and March: proper
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10. I dislike making grammar workbooks. Workbooks: regular

Exercise: Identify the type of pronouns used in these sentences. 1pt each

1. We had a dance competition on Saturday. Subjective

2. We took 3rd place in night club two step! Subjective

3. You took 1st place! objective

4. I am really tired now. Subjective

5. I myself, danced almost all day. Intensive

6. My partner and I were very pleased with ourselves when we saw how well we did.

Possesive

7. Alex, my partner, is a really good dancer. Possesive

8. That evening, our professor left the class to ourselves, she didn’t see the performance.

Posessive and subjective

9. She is a good teacher. Subjective

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10. I’m looking forward to class on Thursday. Subjective

Exercise: Underline the pronouns and indicate which type they are. 1pt per underlined pronoun
and 1pt per category given.

1. Can somebody help me please? Indefinate; objective

2. Jesus commanded that we love one another. Subjective; Reciprocal

3. What is your Grandmother’s name? Interrogative; Posessive

4. He drives the car that is yellow. Subjective; Relative

5. Those earrings are super cute. Demonstrative

6. Anyone will do. Indefinate

7. They aren’t talking to each other. Subjective; Reciprocal

8. Who was bringing the brownies? Interrogative

9. These medications are making me crazy. Demonstrative; Objective

10. Will you bring me back something? Indefinate; Objective

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Exercise: Circle the verb and above it write “T” for transitive, or “I” for intransitive. 1pt for
correctly circling verb and identifying it as transitive or intransitive

1. Laurel danced to her favorite music. T

2. Daniel wanted to dance to Salsa music. T

3. She chose waltz. I

4. Daniel stomped on her foot. T

5. Laurel pushed Daniel. T

6. Daniel walked away. I

7. Laurel found someone else to dance with. T

8. They no longer talk. I

9. Daniel and Laurel both failed the class for their attitudes. I

10. Everyone was shocked by their behavior. I

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Exercise: Circle the verbs and put a “B” over the be verbs, put “L” over the linking verbs. 1 pt
per circled verb and per correct category

1. They are family members. B

2. She seemed upset. L

3. He became a famous scientist. B

4. Her fever grew hotter and hotter as time went on. L

5. I am a future teacher. B

6. He was a talented athlete. B

7. They are a non-profit group. B

8. I was frantically trying to cram. B

9. She is a long time friend. B

10. The dog seemed sick. L

Exercise: Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. 1pt each

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1. I have twelve days until I go home.

2. She wears diamond earrings.

3. He dressed as a purple people eater.

4. The church is true.

5. I told the whole truth.

6. The food made me fat.

7. Spanish is a beautiful language.

8. Basketball is a wonderful sport.

9. Horses are cool.

10. I ate two steaks.

Exercise: Identify the adverbs in the following sentences. 1 pt each

1. He ran quickly to her side.

2. She stumbled weakly through the deep snow.

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3. She was taken to the hospital yesterday.

4. He went there to visit her.

5. We laughingly talked all night.

6. I went to a meeting lazily.

7. She will go tomorrow.

8. He always eats everything.

9. She was horribly injured.

10. They traveled diligently.

Exercise: Circle each preposition and underline the prepositional phrase.

1. She jumped on the car.

2. She called before her class.

3. He ran away from the group.

4. They can’t be with us today.

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5. The squirrel ran up the tree.

6. The cow jumped over the moon.

7. He came from the west.

8. They can’t go up on the ride until they are taller.

9. He’ll be right with you.

10. She crawled under the bed.

Exercise: Identify the conjunctions and the different types of them.

1. I thought I was going to get sick; however, I have been ok recently. Conjunctional adverb

2. She bought food, but not toilet paper. Coordinating

3. He loved the Kings game, and so did she. Correlative

4. I am really tired, but I know I need to finish this.

5. After the fish died, we buried it.

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6. Julie finished her workbook; nevertheless, I still have a long way to go.

7. Phillip loves basketball, and so do I.

8. Grammar is an interesting class, but I hate writing workbooks.

9. I am tired of always being tired; however, I still have several days left of class.

10. Stephany is really sick; in fact, she’s been sleeping all day.

Exercise: Insert commas into the correct places in the following sentences.

1. Ballroom dancing can be a challenging; therefore most professional dancers have been

dancing since they were children

2. I want new clothes dance shoes and a new cell phone for Christmas.

3. Ballroom, dancing is more than just a hobby it’s a way of life.

4. My fiancée Phillip has not been dancing as long as I have.

5. In fact I plan on helping him learn a little more during the winter semester.

6. In 2005 I started dancing more than I had earlier in my life.

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7. Both of my parents love to dance and they even met at a dance.

8. I learned the basics at a very early age.

9. Now ballroom dancing is one of my favorite hobbies.

10. I am grateful that I have been able to learn more here at BYU-Idaho.

Exercise: Insert semicolons as needed in the following sentences.

1. It is Dante’s birthday she decided to make a cake.

2. Working furiously, she rounded up the ingredients she would need however, she didn’t

have enough sugar.

3. For his birthday over the years, Dante has visited Chicago, Illinois Long Beach,

California and Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. He loves to travel he usually chooses his birthday for the trips.

5. Dante always says that someday he will go to the Bahamas however, he hasn’t gone yet.

6. He doesn’t like to travel alone sometimes he brings friends or family with him.
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7. This year, Dante has decided to Rexburg, Idaho Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle,

Washington.

8. He has family and friends that live in those areas we are very excited to see him.

9. We all wanted to surprise him with a big party unfortunately, not everyone could make it.

10. He will arrive on the 10th, and I will pick him up he doesn’t know that I won’t be the only

one at the airport.

Exercise: Indicate whether the colon is used correctly or not.

1. The party guests are as follows: Sarah, Michael, Juli, Jack, and Bertha.

2. He decided to go: running.

3. Monica grew tired: she slept.

4. We are going to: the doctor, the dentist, and the optometrist this month.

5. After winning the game there was only one thing he wanted to do: go to Disneyland!

6. She sent me to get: flour, eggs, and baking soda.

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7. Brad only does one thing: sleep.

8. I like the following on my sandwich: lettuce, tomato, meat, cheese, mustard, and ranch.

9. Let’s go shopping: now.

10. He doesn’t like chocolate: he hates it.

Exercise: Indicate whether the dashes are used correctly in the following sentences.

1. When I was living in Puerto Rico—no actually it was Aruba—I got lost a lot.

2. The classics—Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, and Great Expectations—are all very

different books.

3. Grammar—especially diagramming sentences—is very tedious at times.

4. We dissected—frogs, cats, sharks, and squid.

5. He yelled at me—I cried.

6. I have read—1 Nephi, 2 Nephi, and Jacob so far this month.

7. She wanted to fly—she jumped.

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8. He is a—great athlete.

9. He ate a sandwich—no actually it was soup—when we got home.

10. I need some more exercise—I will go running.

Exercise: Insert the hyphens in the following sentences.

1. He is a quick drawing cowboy.

2. I am so happy to be a student at BYU Idaho.

3. He has twenty four pairs of shoes.

4. She wants to re enact the civil war.

5. He is a tap dancing fool!

6. She decided that it is best if she mo

ves out.

7. They asked for fifty eight cookies for the party.

8. I am a fast thinking person.

9. They are all going to be la

te for class.

10. I want seventy five cents for laundry.

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Exercise: Insert slashes in the following sentences,

1. He she is not a good writer.

2. My Dad is the owner manager of his own company.

3. He runs at 5 miles hour.

4. I know a girl who works at a hair nail place.

5. The speed of light cannot be measured in miles hour.

6. He she needs to get out of my way.

7. She is a violinist cellist.

8. Do you run walk or just run.

9. “A flea would be a frightening beast If I were one inch tall”

10. I we need to go.

Exercise: Answer whether the apostrophes are being used correctly.

1. I got 3 C’s and a B.

2. He’s really stinky today.

3. That is it’s ball.

4. He likes book’s.
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5. He isn’t in that class.

6. She won’t be able to attend the play.

7. She answered with three yes’s.

8. He asked for seven hug’s.

9. We are going over to the Heaps’ house tomorrow.

10. That is my brother’s game.

Exercise: add the underlines to the following sentences where appropriate.

1. They ride their bicycletas a lot.

2. I am going to that party!

3. Am I using the word culture properly in that sentence?

4. I just read To Kill a Mockingbird again.

5. He doesn’t want to be alone tomorrow.

6. Can I go to the pueblo tomorrow?

7. You were going how fast!

8. I love the book Pride and Prejudice.

9. He is so dushi.
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10. Let’s go climb the arbol.

Exercise: Insert the quotation marks in the appropriate place.

1. I was just reading the New York Times.

2. John said I’m not reading anymore books today.

3. Is there a song titled Dynamo of Volition?

4. My favorite Christmas carol is O Holy Night.

5. Have you ever seen that crazy shoe Glee?

6. Phillip said all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

7. I titled my essay Special Education and Graduation.

8. My teacher said if your work is not in on time, I cannot give you credit for it.

9. I read the Wall Street Journal daily.

10. I keep singing I’ll be Home for Christmas.

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