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1 Language Handbook WorksheetsAnswer KeySecond CourseCopyright by Holt, Rinehart and WinstonAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopy, recording, or any information storage andretrieval system, without permission in writing from the for permission to make copies of any part of the workshould be mailed to the following address: Permissions Department,Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 10801 N. MoPac Expressway, Building 3,Austin,Texas , HRW,and the Owl Design are trademarks licensed to Holt,Rinehart and Winston, registered in the United States of Americaand/or other in the United States of AmericaIf you have received these materials as examination copies free ofcharge, Holt, Rinehart and Winston retains title to the materials andthey may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 179 09 08 07 Language Handbook 1: The Parts of Speech.

2 1 Language Handbook 2: Agreement.. 4 Language Handbook 3: Using Verbs .. 9 Language Handbook 4: Using Pronouns .. 13 Language Handbook 5: Using Modifiers .. 16 Language Handbook 6: Phrases .. 18 Language Handbook 7: Clauses .. 21 Language Handbook 8: Sentences .. 23 Language Handbook 9: Complements .. 26 Language Handbook 10: Kinds of Sentences .. 28 Language Handbook 11: Writing Effective Sentences .. 31 Language Handbook 12: Capital Letters .. 35 Language Handbook 13: Punctuation .. 40 Language Handbook 14: Punctuation .. 45 Language Handbook 15: Punctuation .. 48 Language Handbook 16: Spelling .. 51 Language Handbook 17: Glossary of Usage .. 54 Table of ContentsiiiCopyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights of ContentsIdentifying NounsExercise ; hours; ; schedule; ; ; notes; books; ; ; ; days; ; genius; inspiration; perspirationExercise Achebe; writer; Peace Prize; Mother Teresa; ; Margaret; job; ; (gold) medal; hockey; ; student; ; Ellen; mitt; ; Debbie; ; chef; ; groups; Nigeria; Ibo; Hausa; Fulani; ; Empire State Building; New York CityIdentifying and Using PronounsExercise ; her; which; she; ; itself; ; ; it; herExercise B (Pronouns may vary.)

3 Or AdjectivesExercise A (If you classify possessivepronouns as adjectives, then answers that areunderscored may be considered correct.) ; ; humorous; many; foreign; unknown; his; ; first; popular; ; quaint; rural; ; ; ; ; literaryExercise B (The first item in a pair is theadjective. The second is the word modified. If youclassify possessive pronouns as adjectives, thenanswers that are underscored may be consideredcorrect.) form; Japanese poem; strong emotion; vivid image;few translations; several poems;Japanese poems; our teacher; our poet;favorite poet; brief reports; accurate reports; two I; my subject; famous poetry; wonderful tips; which books; poetry teacher; her poet; favorite poet;Japanese friend; best friend; these poetsWorksheet 3 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 1 Answer Key1 Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights Parts of SpeechLanguageHandbookIdentifying and Using Action andHelping VerbsExercise suggestedExercise B (Verbs will vary.)

4 UseIdentifying Linking and Helping VerbsExercise ,isExercise ; ; be; can becomeIdentifying and Using AdverbsExercise A (The first item in a pair is the adverb. The second is the word or wordsmodified.) useExercise B (Answers will vary.) what extent really had soon carefully what extent partially Never had Finally quickly well loudly soon would createIdentifying Prepositions andPrepositional PhrasesExercise this fire; in a a the these the the the the Stone AgeExercise B (The first item is the second is the object of the preposition.) rule; for means; for of beliefs; with nonviolence; for to Gandhi; of basis; of disappointments; of life; between Hindus, Muslims; of Great BritainWorksheet 7 Worksheet 6 Worksheet 5 Worksheet 42 Language Handbook Worksheets Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

5 All rights Parts of SpeechLanguageHandbookIdentifying Conjunctions andInterjections; Determining Partsof SpeechExercise ; , only, but , nor; , , andExercise ; is; insect; ; lives; parts; ; can be found; United ;is;friend; ; include; grasshoppers; ;prey; mantis; rests; ; captures; ; does injure; mantis; is used; greenhouses; mantis; may grow; inches; lengthExercise ; ; my; us; that; ; her; ; most; himself; he; ; you; ; he; ; whose; ; we; it; anyone; ; that; some; ; her; my; herself; itExercise C (Answers in parentheses areconsidered optional.) ; readily; ; ;many; ; eventually; (egg); tightly; ; very; common; (egg) ; soon; small; rapidly; ; often; ; ; European;many;North ; Chinese; largestExercise library; Morrison; aboutthe legacy; way; ofHerbert Hoover; inWestBranch, sink; behindthe tothe newspaper; besidethe ofthe heavy rains and flooding;throughthe front ofthe excellent films; amongthemExercise ; , ; and; ; neither, nor; butExercise 9 Worksheet 8 Answer Key3 Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

6 All rights Parts of SpeechLanguageHandbookUsing Singular and Plural FormsExercise lionsMaking Subjects and Verbs AgreeExercise carrier callExercise doesn one doesn weren don glories closeUsing Subjects and Verbs withPrepositional PhrasesExercise (in the poem) (about Paul Revere) (in the poem) (of feet) (of Paul Revere s horse) (on each village street) (by Longfellow) (of my favorite poems) (of the old man) (of the father s answers) (to his son) (for doing headstands) ticklesExercise Agreement with Indefinite PronounsExercise B (The first item in a pair iscorrect. The second is incorrect.) hasWorksheet 4 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 14 Language Handbook Worksheets Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights Agreement with SubjectsJoined by And, Or,or NorExercise Tonya, Maria , character , lichens , owner , oranges, bananas and western Women, Little Men and cheese , cheese wasExercise , Pang , chairperson , baskets , Zeus , students , Fernando 7, Channel 18 Galinsky, Mr.

7 Deneuve Island,Aleutian Islands , skiing appealsEnsuring Agreement with CollectiveNouns and with Don t and Doesn tExercise tEnsuring Agreement in Questionsand in Sentences That Begin withThere and Bannerman Chang Club Isn Jones Doesn Hasn areEnsuring Agreement with SingularWords That Have Plural 8 Worksheet 7 Worksheet 6 Worksheet 5 Answer Key5 Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights Agreement BetweenPronoun and , Ignacio his or Allan Poe his or Shapiro one his or Driving Hawk Sneve Silverstein his or , cat theirAvoiding Problems in Agreement ofPronoun and , Estrella his or his or his or his or his or one his or his or itsEnsuring Pronoun-AntecedentAgreement with And, Or,and NorExercise 11 Worksheet 10 Worksheet 96 Language Handbook Worksheets Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

8 All rights B (Revisions may vary.) Jennifer will be bringing her catcher smitt to the softball game, or Walter will bebringing Joseph will surprise us with his specialrecipe at the dinner party, or the Wongs willsurprise us with Christopher and Louise failed to submittheir stories to the student suppose that both Clancy and the Donovanswill be unwilling to give us their accounts ofwhat Problems in Agreement ofPronoun and its2.(two) miles its9.(two) quarts of the King its13.(sixty-three) cents it16.(ten) pounds their24.(ten) miles itsTestExercise tExercise C (The first item in a set is thecorrect verb. The second item is the subject. Thethird item is the incorrect verb.) effects swimmers recipes Each Towns, tale explorations, Trade areExercise Club , Sam plan4.(Twenty) pounds , director was8.

9 (Two-and-a-half) months is9. Points of View isWorksheet 13 Worksheet 12 Answer Key7 Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights , Darlene , choir their4.(ten) dollars his or her10. Peter and the Wolf it8 Language Handbook Worksheets Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights Past, Present, and Future TensesExercise ; (have) ; (have) ; (have) ; (have) ; ; ; ; (have) ; ; completedExercise Irregular Practice with Irregular VerbsExercise and Using Verb TensesExercise perfectWorksheet 4 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 1 Answer Key9 Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights VerbsLanguageHandbookExercise band plays the same songs at every had seen several whales as we cruisedbeyond the waters of the demonstrated the proper way to foldthe butterflies will have migrated to Mexico bythe end of Sharp has shown us how to block a scenein theater class rancher will explain to us the differencebetween an emu and an has taken his brother home by divers knew about Jacob s Well for will have begun our tour of BritishColumbia after visiting students had handed in their Consistent Verb TenseExercise A (Here is the paragraph inpresent tense.)

10 [1] By the time Saturday comes, I am readyto go. [2] Jeff s parents drive us there, and we parkas close to the front entrance as we can. [3] Aftermaking arrangements to meet them in two hours atthe bumper cars, we walk down the midway. [4]There are all kinds of rides, and we decide whichones we want to try. [5] We find a ticket booth, andwe each buy twelve tickets. [6] For the first ride, wetake it easy and just go on the Ferris wheel. [7] It sfun to see all the lights when we are stopped at thetop of the wheel. [8] After that, we go on a coupleof wild rides that are scary but fun. [9] All thatexcitement makes us thirsty, so we find arefreshment stand and order two lemonades.[10] Before we know it, it is ten o clock and time to meet Jeff s parents.(Here is the paragraph in past tense.)[1] By the time Saturday came, I was readyto go. [2] Jeff s parents drove us there, and weparked as close to the front entrance as we could.