GRAMMAR and LITERARY TERMS

Identify the subject and the verb.
Mary meets mother goose at the store.

• Mary; at
• Mother; goose
• Mary; meets
• Mary; store

Identify the subject and the verb.
The hippopotamus is hopping away from his house.

• Hippopotamus; house
• Hippopotamus; is
• House; hopping
• Hippopotamus; away

Identify the subject and verb in this sentence
The icicle is cold and annoying.

• Annoying; is
• Icicle; cold
• Icicle; annoying
• Icicle; is

Switch the subject and verb from singular to plural.
The teacher talks all hour long.

• teachers; talk
• teacher; talk
• teachers; talks
• teacher; talks

Switch the subject and the verb from singular to plural.
The kid crowns the king for a day.

• kids; crowns
• kid; crown
• kings; crown
• kids; crown

Switch the subject and the verb from singular to plural.
The cat is crawling through the living room.

• cat; are crawling
• cats; are crawling
• cats; is crawling
• cat; is crawling

What words need to be capitalized?
the basketball player shoots like kevin durant.

• The, Kevin, Durant
• The, Basketball, Player
• The, Basketball, Kevin, Durant
• Kevin, Durant

What words need to be capitalized?
my dog, david, likes to eat subway subs for breakfast.

• My, David, Subway
• My, Dog, David, Dubway, Dubs
• My, David, Subway, Subs
• My, Subway, Subs

What words need to be capitalized?
summer vacation was so much fun; i went to india to visit my long lost cousin, dave.

• Summer, Vacation, I, Dave
• Summer, I, Dave
• Vacation, I, India, Dave
• Summer, I, India, Dave

Where should the commas go?
Heart pounding muscles burning Mark achieved a personal best mile time.

• Heart pounding, muscles burning Mark
• Heart pounding muscles burning, Mark
• Heart pounding, muscles burning, Mark
• Heart pounding muscles burning Mark,