Instructions:
Read and study each rule and do the exercises for the rule. If you fail
any of the exercises, you will fail the lesson. Simply restudy and
redo the lessons to pass to the next lesson. Rules 81-89 ..Rule 81:. learn and teach Use learn when you mean, to receive knowledge. Use teach when you mean, give instructions. • I am ready to learn my math. • Mr. Smith is trying to teach me grammar. Choose the correct answer: 41. I am ready to (learn, teach) my math. 42. Mr. Smith is trying to (learn, teach) me grammar. ..Rule 82:. lose and loose Do not use the adjective loose instead of the verb lose. • Did you lose your money? • His tooth is loose. Choose the correct answer: 43. Did you (lose, loose) your money? 44. His tooth is (lose, loose). ..Rule 83:. lend and borrow Use lend when you give the use of something. Use borrow when you ask the use of something. • I will lend you the money. • Did Gwen borrow your car? Choose the correct answer: 45. I will (borrow, lend) you the money. 46. Did Gwen (lend, borrow) your car? ..Rule 84:. climb and its forms Use climbed for both the past and past participle. Do not use clum. • Today I climb. Yesterday I climbed. Often I have climbed. Choose the correct answer: 47. Today I (climbed, climb) to the top of the list. 48. Yesterday I (clum, climbed) the mountain. 49. Often I have (clum, climbed) the stairs. ..Rule 85:. sneak and its forms Use sneaked for the past and past participle. Do not use snuck • Today I sneak. Yesterday I sneaked. Often I have sneaked. Choose the correct answer: 50. Today I will (sneak, sneaked) to the head of the line. 51. Yesterday I (sneaked, snuck) on the bus. 52. Often I have (snuck, sneaked) in class late. ..Rule 86:. drag and its forms Use dragged for the past and the past participle. Do not use drug. • Today I drag. Yesterday I dragged. Often I have dragged. Choose the correct answer: 53. Today I will (drag, dragged) the equipment sack to the ball game. 54. Yesterday I (drug, dragged) it to the park. 55. Often I have (dragged, drug) it to school. ..Rule 87:. who and whom If the relative pronoun is the subject of the adjective clause, use who. Adjective clause: a group of words that describe the subject. If the relative pronoun is the object, use whom. Object: a word that receives the action of the verb. Use which or that when referring to animals. • This is the woman who came in early. Who is the subject of the clause, who came early. • John is the friend whom I can trust. Whom is the object of this clause. I is the subject. Choose the correct answer: 56. This is the woman (whom, who) came in early. 57. John is the friend (whom, who) I can trust. ..Rule 88:.Use who, whom, or that in referring to people. Use which or that in referring to animals or things. • It is the same dog that was around here yesterday. • He is the boy who makes basketball look easy. • That is the dog, which looks like a wolf. • This is the dog that followed me home. Choose the correct answer: 58. This is the same dog (who, that) was around here yesterday. 59. He is the boy (which, who) makes basketball look easy. 60. This is the dog (that, who) looks like a wolf. ..Rule 89:. as, as if, as though, and like Use as, as if, or although to connect clauses. • Father looks as if he is tired. • As I always say, “We must try to win.” • I’m as hungry as a horse. Choose the correct answer: 61. Father looks (as if, like) he is tired. 62. (As, Like) I always say, “We must try to win.” Use like as a preposition, to be followed by an object. • Philip looks like his father. Choose the correct answer: 63. Philip looks (as, like) his father. |