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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
M
odule 3 Self-Test
Exercise 3-45
Comments:
Directions:
Read each question below and do as directed. The answer to each sentence may include more than one word or phrase. There are sixty questions.
1-20:
Do the following: 1) click to select the verb or verb phrase in each of the following sentences, and 2) click to select below whether the verb tense formed in the prior sentence is formed from the present tense, present participle, past tense, or the past participle.
1.
We
will
be
building
a
new
library
.
2.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
3.
We
usually
employ
the
best
contractor
available
.
4.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past Participle
)
5.
I
have
written
to
every
contractor
in
the
state
.
6.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
7.
The
architects
are
drawing
the
plans
.
8.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
9.
I
wrote
a
letter
to
the
president
of
the
college
.
10.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
11.
I
will
begin
the
planning
process
.
12.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
13.
Writers
have
completed
all
the
articles
.
14.
(
present
) (
Present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
15.
Shall
we
attempt
to
write
all
the
building
specifications
?
16.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
17.
I
now
enlist
all
staff
in
this
project
.
18.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
19.
I
do
write
every
month
.
20.
(
present
) (
present participle
) (
past
) (
past participle
)
21-40:
Each sentence below contains a verbal as a single word or as a phrase. Do the following: 1) click to select the verbal form in each sentence, and 2) click to select below whether the verbal (word or phrase) in the prior sentence is participle/participial, gerund/gerundial, or infinitive.
21.
Having
good
manners
is
an
important
asset
.
22.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
23.
A
computing
program
will
be
of
value
.
24.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
25.
To
learn
the
operations
of
the
personal
computer
is
a
worthwhile
goal
.
26.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
27.
Attending
computer
classes
,
a
person
slowly
learns
the
skills
.
28.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
29.
Confused
by
so
many
systems
,
a
computer
student
must
study
carefully
.
30.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
31.
As
a
student
,
I
desire
to
learn
computer
programming
.
32.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
33.
Learning
hightech
skills
has
been
my
goal
.
34.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
35.
Failing
is
not
a
word
in
our
vocabulary
.
36.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
37.
To
have
learned
computer
skills
will
be
its
own
reward
.
38.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
39.
Prepared
for
a
future
in
technology
,
I
will
begin
.
40.
(
participle/ial
) (
gerund/ial
) (
infinitive
)
41-60:
Click to select the correct verb in each sentence.
41.
Our swim team has (
swam
) (
swum
) every day.
42.
Our team (
ate
) (
eaten
) there last week.
43.
The old rope (
broke
) (
broken
) with the weight.
44.
Has the drama coach (
chose
) (
chosen
) the cast for the play?
45.
The entire student body (
came
) (
come
) to the first game.
46.
The water bucket had been (
drank
) (
drunk
) dry.
47.
Sport cars are (
drove
) (
driven
) more often.
48.
That family has (
flew
) (
flown
) south every year.
49.
The basketball team was (
saw
) (
seen
) on television.
50.
These lessons shall never be (
forgot
) (
forgotten
).
51.
The ice cold water (
froze
) (
frozen
) my hand.
52.
The gold medal was (
gave
) (
given
) to the winner.
53.
All the children (
went
) (
gone
) to the playground.
54.
Our city population has (
grew
) (
grown
) by twenty thousand.
55.
Has that horse been (
rode
) (
ridden
) before?
56.
I wish I had (
know
) (
known
) these things before.
57.
Yesterday, I (
spoke
) (
spoken
) to the class.
58.
Her scarf was (
stole
) (
stolen
) at recess.
59.
The team (
wore
) (
worn
) their game jerseys on Friday.
60.
I have (
wrote
) (
written
) forty-eight exercises.