The Magic Lens Quiz 1

The 8 parts of speech are:

• subject, direct object, indirect object, linking verb, singular, plural, transitive, regular

• noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, preposition, interjection

• subject, antecedent, predicate, linking verb, third, indicative, irregular

• noun, verb, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, onomatopoeia, interjection

True or false: You need to know good grammar in order to be a good academic writer.

• true

• false

What is the difference between concrete nouns and abstract nouns?

• abstract nouns are ideas and concrete nouns are always hard objects

• abstract nouns are ideas and concrete nouns can be detected by the 5 senses-you can smell, taste, touch, hear, or see them

• they are both the same

• concrete nouns are common and abstract nouns are proper nouns

A new noun that we learned this school year is doubloon. What are doubloons?

• the upper edge of a ship

• an expanse of short grass

• silver dollars

• gold Spanish coins

A pronoun antecedent is:

• the same thing as indefinite pronouns; it replaces a noun

• the antechamber of the Egyptian tomb

• the noun that the pronoun replaces; this prevents monotonous repetition of the same noun

Which answer includes subject pronouns?

• me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

• I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

• mine, yours, ours, yours, theirs

• my, your, our, your, their

Use a ________ pronoun for any sentence subject, and use an object pronoun for any sentence _______.

• subject; object

• object; subject

• antecedent; pronoun

• possessive; interrogative

________ pronouns have a brighter, clearer sound, while ________ pronouns have a duller sound.

Ex: I, he, she, we, they

Ex: me, him, her, us, them

• possessive; reflexive

• object; subject

• subject; object

• musical; adjective

Who, whose, whom, which, what

The words above are all:

• intensive pronouns

• interrogative pronouns

• indefinite pronouns

• possessive

Which sentence below contains a possessive error?

• It's our right to offer an opinion.

• The table balanced sturdily on its lacquered legs.

• Its a great day to be alive!

• My car seems to have a mind of its own.