Grammar See What You Know

Which sentence has a noun underlined?

• Several types of birds cannot fly.

• Penguins swim well but are unable to fly.

• Ostriches are huge, fast, and strong, but they cannot fly.

• New Zealand is home to the kiwi, a small, flightless bird.

Which sentence has a proper noun underlined?

• The birds in that painting look so lifelike?

• That painting was done almost 200 years ago.

• Do you know the name of the artist who painted it?

• Yes, that painting was done by John James Audubon.

Which sentence has a plural noun in bold?

• The male Australian satin bowerbird collects blue items.

• It uses these objects to construct a bower.

• A bower is a place the male uses to attract a female.

• This remarkable bird also paints the bower blue!

Read this sentence: Most eagles use their strong claws to snatch prey.

Which word in the sentence is a pronoun?

• most

• use

• their

• prey

Read this sentence: Some robins stay in one place all year long and brave the cold weather.

Which word in the sentence is a conjunction?

• stay

• one

• all

• and

Read this sentence: A buzzard circles slowly above the rocky desert.

Which of these words is an adverb in the sentence?

• circles

• slowly

• above

• rocky

Read this sentence: Several dozen sheep grazed on the hillside above a pond as smooth as glass.

Which noun in the sentence is a plural noun?

• sheep

• hillside

• pond

• glass

Read this sentence: Ants are known for their strength, industriousness, and cooperation.

Which noun in the sentence is a concrete noun?

• ants

• strength

• industriousness

• cooperation

Which sentence has a plural noun in bold?

• The bald eagle is a symbol of our nation.

• It is a large, strong bird with powerful claws.

• This species feeds mainly on fish.

• Sometimes, though, a bald eagle will attack another bird in the air.

Which sentence has a linking verb underlined?

• My favorite part of the zoo is the aviary.

• Birds of every size and color live there.

• I listen happily to their chirps and squawks.

• The birds fly alone or in pairs.