Grammar Practice

DGP

English 8 (Review)

DGP NOTES

Pull up or take out your DGP notes to use, as needed.

Multiple Choice

James ..... to school by bus.

• Go

• Goes

• Went

• Is go

Multiple Choice

There ____ three beds.

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

There ____ a blanket.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Select

Every sentence must have a...

• subject

• direct object

• verb

• dependent clause

Multiple Select

"the baseball team had 3 players named jared but only one player named tyler."

What words need to be capitalized?

• baseball

• the

• jared

• Tyler

Multiple Choice

If I only have one independent clause in my sentence, what type of sentence do I have?

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the word "the"?

• noun

• verb

• article

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly using a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?

• Jill runs a mile every day, but she swims on Fridays.

• Jill runs a mile every day and she swims on Fridays.

• Jill runs a mile every day, for she swims on Fridays.

• Jill runs a mile every day, and she swims on Fridays.

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) is the best way to combine the sentences?

I wanted to backpack through Europe last summer, _______ my mom told me I couldn't.

• but

• for

• and

• or

Multiple Choice

Which verb is correct? John _______ to go to the mall today.

• want

• wants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an independent clause?

• While I know that.

• Until you know the answer.

• I have six cats.

• If you know him.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the sentence?

Did you read many books during the summer?

• exclamatory

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Did you read many books during the summer?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

The prepositional phrase is in red. What is the object of this phrase?

Did you read many books during the summer?

• during

• the

• summer

Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• Did you read

• during the summer

• many books

Multiple Choice

Look at the blue words. What do they construct?

Did you read many books during the summer?

• subject

• complete predicate

• prepositional phrase

• blue words

Multiple Choice

Which word is the subject of the sentence?

Did you read many books during the summer?

• Did

• you

• read

• books

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• article

• noun

• preposition

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• preposition

• adjective

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• pronoun

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• noun

• pronoun

• preposition

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• helping verb

• action verb past tense

• adjective

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• nominative pronoun

• adjective

• preposition

• noun

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word.

Did you read many books during the summer?

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

• helping verb

• noun

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a mistake?

• Men women and children from all over town gathered in the meeting house.

• The children shouted and ran when they heard the news.

• We had a party on the village green.

• Families came from many miles away.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of this sentence?

• declarative

• imperative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound complex

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• possessive pronoun

• adjective

• coordinating conjunction

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• nominative pronoun

• possessive pronoun

• noun

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• coordinating conjuction

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• coordinating conjunction

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• coordinating conjunction

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• coordinating conjuction

• nominative pronoun

• action verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• linking verb

• possessive pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• linking verb

• possessive pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• noun

• linking verb present tense

• possessive pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Identify the red word in the sentence.

Jacob is our best hitter, but he broke his wrist.

• proper noun

• possessive pronoun

• adjective

• common noun

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

We will learn about the Civil War in social studies.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words.

We will learn about the Civil War in social studies.

• prepositional phrase

• nouns

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words.

We will learn about the Civil War in social studies.

• prepositional phrase

• verbs

• nouns

• adjectives

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined word.

We will learn about the Civil War in social studies.

• nominative pronoun

• helping verb

• action verb future tense

• preposition