Grade 8 Grammar Review

Grade 8 Grammar Review

Complete subject and complete predicate

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject?

All of our balloons blew away.

• All of our balloons

• our balloons blew

• blew away

• balloons blew away.

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate?

The roof on the house is too old.

• on the house is too old.

• is too old.

• The roof on

• The roof on the house

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate?

His family moved here from Texas.

• from Texas

• His family

• moved here from Texas.

• His family moved

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject?

The little girl wants a pony for her birthday.

• girl

• little girl

• wants a pony for her birthday.

• The little girl

Simple subject and simple predicate

Multiple Choice

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

• bicycles

• was standing

• it

• standing

Multiple Choice

Find the simple predicate:

A tall blond girl had been studying one bicycle.

• A tall blond girl

• studying

• bicycle

• had been studying

Multiple Choice

Find the simple predicate:

Customers were filling the shop.

• Customers

• were filling

• filling

• shop

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

• owner

• bicycle

• shop

• smiled

Compound Subjects and verbs

Multiple Choice

What are the simple subject and simple predicate? Paper lanterns and stringed lights make excellent party decorations.

• paper lanterns and stringed lights, make

• make excellent party decorations

• lanterns and lights, make

• paper lanterns, stringed lights, party decorations, make

Multiple Choice

What are the simple subjects and predicates? Either Sean or I will cut the coupons from the newspaper.

• Either Sean or I, cut

• Sean, I /will cut

• Sean, I / cut

• Sean, I, coupons, newspaper, will cut

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject and verb? My friend grilled steaks and served them with baked potatoes.

• steak and potatoes, grilled

• friend , grilled / potatoes, baked

• friend, grilled/ steak and potatoes baked

• friend/ grilled and served

Direct and indirect Objects

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?
"Mrs. Kowalski fed her favorite horse a carrot."

• carrot
• horse
• Mrs. Kowalski
• favorite

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"Sharlene made her brother and his friend costumes for the play."

• Sharlene
• play
• costumes
• her brother and his friend

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?
"Ms. Nishimura served her guest a traditional meal."

• meal
• Ms. Nishimura
• served
• guest

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"The company promises its employees annual pay increases."

• company
• pay increases
• promises
• employees

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?
"The eager salesperson sold the couple a new car."

• couple
• car
• salesperson
• sold

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"Kareem gave the crowd a big smile."

• Kareem
• gave
• crowd
• smile

Nouns

Types of Nouns

Multiple Choice

Can you spot the abstract noun?

• cloud

• sadness

• lamp

• book

Multiple Choice

Which type of noun does this definition describe?

"a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness."

• concrete noun

• pronoun

• common noun

• abstract noun

Multiple Select

Select the concrete nouns

• freedom

• rabbit

• desk

• window

Multiple Choice

Example of common noun...

• ALAN
• SUIZO
• DOG

Multiple Choice

Example of proper noun..

• Body
• Doctor
• Fernando

Multiple Choice

What is an object pronoun?

• A pronoun that is RECEIVING the action in a sentence
• A pronoun that is the SUBJECT of the sentence
• A person, place, thing or idea

Multiple Choice

What is a common noun?

• Replaces a noun in a sentence
• Formed by adding -self or -selves
• A person, place, thing or idea

Multiple Choice

'Cat' is an abstract noun?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Concrete nouns signify material objects

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

'Mice' is classed as a regular plural?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the word 'city' ?

• a proper noun

• a common noun

• an irregular plural

• a specific noun

Multiple Choice

'Leaves' is an irregular plural noun...

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What does a noun name?

• a person

• a place

• a thing

• an idea

• all of the above

Compound and Collective Nouns

Multiple Choice

The crew of sailors boarded the ships.

{Choose the collective noun}

• crew

• sailors

• boarded

• ships

Multiple Choice

The shepherd looks after his herd of sheep.

{Choose the collective noun}

• shepherd

• after

• sheep

• herd

Multiple Choice

The child got lost amidst the crowd of people.

{ Choose the collective noun}

• crowd

• child

• people

• amidst

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words are ALWAYS written separately.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words usually consist of two words (two components).

• True
• False

Pronouns

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is the underlined word?

Who is willing to wash the dishes?

• demonstrative

• indefinite

• interrogative

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is the underlined word?

My friend always likes to take short cuts, but I myself like to take my time.

• demonstrative

• indefinite

• interrogative

• intensive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is the underlined word?

Can anyone help me hang with banner?

• demonstrative

• indefinite

• interrogative

• intensive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is the underlined word?

These are my favorite types of candy

• demonstrative

• indefinite

• interrogative

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

_________ is she? she is my friend from London

• who

• why

• which

• what

Multiple Choice

She has a new doll, ... doll is big

• his

• her

• our

• its

Multiple Choice

Reny and ...are going to visit a new born baby this weekend

• me

• my

• I

• mine

Multiple Choice

This is a cure pet. Everyone likes...

• me

• it

• them

• you

Multiple Choice

In spite of her friends’ complaints, he decided to live with ___ girl friend in Los Angeles.

• him

• her

• his

• our

Who and whom

Multiple Choice

She didn't know when the book was written, or by ______.

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

I know ____ did it.

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

The men, two of ______ were injured, walked very slowly.

• Who

• Whom

• Whose

Multiple Choice

Could you please tell me _____ that was?

• who

• whom

• whose

Possessive Nouns and Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Whose cupcakes are those?

• They're ours.
• They're our.
• They're her.
• They're your.

Multiple Choice

Whose notebooks are those?

• They're ours.
• They're theirs.
• They're mine.
• They're his.

Multiple Choice

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
The pencil is Kevin's.

• its
• his
• her

Multiple Choice

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
We watched the tiger's cubs as they played.

• their
• our
• its

Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun. 
the dresses belonging to the women

• the womens' dresses
• the women's dresses

Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The songs of the band

• the band's songs

• the bands' songs

• the band songs

Multiple Choice

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The legs of the table.

• table's

• tables'

• tables's

Verbs

Multiple Choice

The students ___ late for school yesterday due to traffic.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

They ____ a good group of students to take on a field trip.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Choose the PAST TENSE verb 

• wipes 
• is wiping 
• wipe
• wiped 

Multiple Choice

Which tense uses had + past participle

• Past 
• Past perfect  
• Past progressive
• Future progressive

Multiple Choice

Which tense uses has/have + past participle?

• Past Perfect
• Past
• Present Progressive 
• Present Perfect

Multiple Choice

Which tense uses -ed/-d

• Present
• Past Progressive
• Past
• Future Progressive

Irregular Verbs