1. Grammar Review 1

2. Underline the nouns
1. Her favorite book is Of Mice and Men.
2. Your attitude is part of your personality.
3. LeBron James excels in basketball.

3. Common/proper and concrete/abstract.
Most dolphins eat fish.
The United States passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

4. Underline main verb.
The boys stood on one side of the gym, and the girls stood on the other side.
Meet me at Little Caesar’s for lunch.
We could have walked the entire way.

5. Tell me if the main verb is ACTION or LINKING (STATE OF BEING).
They both excel in math. _________
Eat only a reasonable amount of candy. _________
Spartans are an elite group of students. _________

6. Tell me what the adjectives are, and tell me what word they modify.
The school hopes that you get some rest during our three-day weekend.
Consider taking some time to read a good book.
She is the tallest player on her basketball team.
My beautiful sister wrote me a sweet note for my birthday.

7. Identify the adverbs in the following sentences
Identify the adverbs in the following sentences.  The number of adverbs in each sentence is noted in the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.  Please circle the adverb and draw an arrow to the word it modifies.
I precisely measured and carefully chopped the ingredients for the meal. (2)
I had almost everything ready when the phone suddenly rang. (1)
I quickly jumped up to answer it and accidentally knocked the cutting board to the floor. (2)

8.  Choose good or well. Tell me what word it modifies.
The trained seals performed exceptionally (good, well)!
The ringmaster introduced the acts (good, well).
Every band member plays several instruments (good, well).
It must take a lot of practice to be a (good, well) clown.
Roasted peanuts smell (good, well).