daily grammar practice 8-1
name:
1 use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
gary wasnt very keen to take the big math test he had been dreading.
2 circle the pronoun that is used incorrectly, then correct it below.
if a girl wants to join the football team, they can.
3 which word has a root that means across?
a) permit
b) transmit
c) submit
4 rewrite the sentence using standard english conventions.
ya hafta do what i say cuz im the boss.
5 which revision of the sentences below best shows that the rain stopped first?
the rain stopped. the sun came out.
a) the rain stopped, or the sun came out.
b) the rain stopped, and then the sun came out.
c) the rain stopped while the sun came out.
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daily grammar practice 8-2
name:
1 replace the underlined words with a possessive pronoun.
the dog chased the dog’s tail around in a circle.
2 circle the vague pronoun, then correct it below.
i was trying to hold my purse and the vase, but i dropped it.
3 rewrite the misspelled word correctly.
decieve
4 correct the sentence by adding dashes in the proper places.
after she finished cleaning the windows all 12 of them she began working on the floor.
5 match noun
1. a contest in which people or teams compete in a sport
2. a person or thing that resembles another
3. a person viewed in regard for the eligibility for marriage
write a sentence using the 2nd definition of the word match.

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#### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
To determine the meaning of "keen" from the context "Gary wasn't very keen to take the big math test he had been dreading", we can infer that "keen" here likely means enthusiastic or eager (since he wasn't eager to take the dreaded test).
# Answer:
From the context, "keen" likely means enthusiastic/eager (interpretation based on the sentence context).

#### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
In the sentence "If a girl wants to join the football team, they can", the pronoun "they" is incorrect because the subject is "a girl" (singular). The correct pronoun should be "she". So we circle "they" and correct it to "she".
# Answer:
Circled word: they; Corrected word: she

#### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze the roots of each word. The root "trans - " means across. For "transmit", the "trans - " root means across (to send across). "Permit" has the root "mit" (to send) with "per - " (through), and "submit" has "sub - " (under) with "mit". So the word with a root meaning across is "transmit".
# Answer:
b) transmit

#### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
We rewrite the sentence "Ya hafta do what I say cuz I'm the boss" using standard English. "Ya" becomes "You", "hafta" becomes "have to", and "cuz" becomes "because". So the rewritten sentence is "You have to do what I say because I'm the boss."
# Answer:
You have to do what I say because I'm the boss.

#### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
We need to find the revision that shows the rain stopped first. Option a) uses "or" which is incorrect for sequence. Option b) uses "and then" which shows the rain stopped first and then the sun came out. Option c) uses "while" which implies they happened at the same time. So the correct option is b.
# Answer:
b) The rain stopped, and then the sun came out.

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#### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
We replace the underlined words "the dog's" with a possessive pronoun. Since the dog is the one whose tail is being chased, and the subject is "the dog" (singular), the possessive pronoun is "its". So the sentence becomes "The dog chased its tail around in a circle."
# Answer:
The dog chased its tail around in a circle.

#### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
In the sentence "I was trying to hold my purse and the vase, but I dropped it", the pronoun "it" is vague because it's not clear if "it" refers to the purse or the vase. We circle "it" and correct it (for example, if we assume it's the vase, we can say "I dropped the vase" or if it's the purse, "I dropped my purse"). Let's assume it's the vase, so we circle "it" and correct it to "the vase".
# Answer:
Circled word: it; Corrected word: the vase (or the purse, depending on interpretation)

#### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
The misspelled word is "decieve". The correct spelling is "deceive" (we add the letter 'e' after 'c').
# Answer:
deceive

#### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
We correct the sentence "After she finished cleaning the windows all 12 of them she began working on the floor" by adding dashes. The correct sentence with dashes is "After she finished cleaning the windows—all 12 of them—she began working on the floor."
# Answer:
After she finished cleaning the windows—all 12 of them—she began working on the floor.

#### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
We use the 2nd definition of "match" (a person or thing that resembles another) to write a sentence. For example, "My new dress is a perfect match for my shoes."
# Answer:
My new dress is a perfect match for my shoes. (or other valid sentences using the 2nd definition)

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