Grammar Party

The suffix "-tion" at the end of a word usually means the word is what part of speech?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

In the following sentence, what is the direct object?

Barney gave Cody a kitten for Christmas.

• Barney

• Christmas

• Cody

• Kitten

What type of clause is the following ...

After the kids visited the zoo on Friday.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Conversational

• Coordinating

Which of the following problems is NOT shown in this sentence?

Kelly got three Tacos, she got so sick that she had to gone to the emergency room the doctor was nice there.

• Verb tense

• Capitalization

• Comma splice

• Fragment

• Run-on

What part of speech has to go in the blank?

The girl said the gift was the ______________________ Christmas present.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

• Adjective

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

Pancakes with syrup sounds delicious.

• Yes

• No

Choose the best answers for the following ...

Whose/Who's going to accept/except responsibility and listen to your/you're conscience?

• whose ... except ... you're

• who's ... accept ... you're

• who's ... accept ... your

• whose ... accept ... your

What is the subject of the following sentence?

After the clowns left, the happy child at the carnival ate an ice cream cone.

• clowns

• child

• carnival

• happy

How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized but are not?

according to mrs. johnson, after the world series, early november is a little boring, but then thanksgiving comes and it is fun all the way through christmas.

• four

• six

• seven

• eight

A word that modifies an adjective, adverb, or a verb is ...

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Interection

• Figurative