Grammar Quiz

Identify the sentence structure for the following sentences.

1. The Ann set sail from England in 1732.
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2. King George II gave twenty-one trustees the authority to start
the colony of Georgia, but he set the land
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Correct the punctuation and capitalization in the following sentences.

3. georgia day occurs on february 12 the anniversary of the first
settlers coming to Georgia
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4. out of all of the three royal governors that georgia had the
colonists liked james wright the most
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Answer the following questions according to the directions provided
with each question.
5. Name the 8 types of nouns, and list an example for each.
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6. Underline the appositive phrase in the following sentences.
1) Mary Musgrove, the translator for Oglethorpe and
Tomochichi, helped the colonists and the Native Americans
become good friends.
2) The Salzburgers, a group of German Protestants, were
invited into Georgia by James Oglethorpe due to their hard
work.
7. Identify the conjunctions in the following sentences, and name
what kind they are. (coordinating; subordinating)

1) The Georgia colony was originally for debtors, but all of the
colonists who came to Georgia were successful
businessmen and craftsmen.
2) Although the Georgia colony was meant for charity,
economics, and defense, it only succeeded defending
South Carolina.
8. Write two example sentences about the colony of Georgia using
interjections.
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9. Underline the prepositional phrase, write the object of the
preposition on the line, and circle the preposition in the following
sentences.
1) Savannah is located along the side of the Savannah River.
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2) In the colony of Georgia, Sir James Wright was the most
popular Royal Governor from 1760-1776.
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10.
What is the gerund in the following sentence?
Oglethorpe and 114 colonists started sailing from England in
1732 and reached Georgia on February 12, 1733.
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11.
Circle the three infinitives in the following sentence.
Georgia was established as a colony to be a place were debtors
could prosper, to improve the economy of England, and to
defend South Carolina against Spanish attacks.
12.
Identify the participle in the following sentence.
The Malcontents were very troublesome to the Trustees,
because they were not dedicated to the colony, and they
complained about all of the regulations.
13.
Identify the following sentences as a phrase or clause.
1) met in a small house _________________________
2) Captain Smith Reynolds was very unpopular.
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3) Georgia was only able to successfully
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4) The land borders of Georgia originally were set between
the Savannah River and the Altamaha River, all of the way
to the Pacific Ocean. ______
14.
Identify the following sentences as fragments or run-ons.
1) The Trustees had the responsibility of running the colony of
Georgia due to their permission from King George the II

who gave them a charter in 1732 that stated that they

were in charge of the colony of Georgia for a period of
time. _______________________________________
2) Oglethorpe started. ___________________________________
3) Oglethorpe wanted to start a new colony were he could
take debtors from the prisons in England so that they
could have a fresh start and repay their debts, but all of
the people who came to Georgia were not debtors, they
were already successful people. ______________________
4) The legal document from the King of England.
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15.
Underline the comparative adjectives, and circle the
superlative adjectives in the following sentences.
1) The Salzburgers were better workers than the colonists
living in Savannah.
2) The Highland Scots were the fiercest warriors in Europe.
3) The colony of Georgia did better with defending
themselves and South Carolina than they did with being a
place for debtors to work, or help gain wealth for England.
16.
Write a sentence about the Georgia Colony that contains a
predicate adjective.
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17.
Write a sentence about the Georgia Colony that contains
an adverb.
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18.
Find the action verb in the following sentence, and identify
the direct/indirect object.
The Royal Governors introduced the colonists to democracy.
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19.
Find the linking verb in the following sentence.
The community that the Salzburgers started is called Ebenezer.
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20.
Explain the differences between action, linking, and
helping verbs.
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21.
List the 10 types of pronouns and write an example
sentence that pertains to the Georgia Colony for each type of
pronoun.
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