Grammar Diagnostic Test

Kind of Sentences: Read the sentences and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word.

Without any help, my little sister Mary lifted the heavy box.

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• compound subject

• simple predicate, or verb

Kind of Sentences: Read the sentences and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word.

At the age of four, the artist Wang Yani exhibited her art.

• Simple predicate, or verb

• complete predicate

• sentence

• complete subject

Kind of Sentences: Read the sentences and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word.

Before breakfast, Grandma writes in her journal and walks a mile.

• compound verb

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• compound subject

Kind of Sentences: Read the sentences and choose the answer that identifies the kind of sentence.



The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik.

• exclamatory

• declarative.

• imperative

• interrogative

Kind of Sentences: Read the sentences and choose the answer that identifies the kind of sentence.

Count to twenty, and open your eyes.

• imperative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• declarative

Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word or group words.

We bought stamps at the post office.

• pronoun

• proper adjective

• adjective

• noun

Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word or group words.

The eager children lined up at the door.

• proper adjective

• adjective

• proper noun

• common noun

Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word or group words.

The video game about famous artists is mine.

• common noun

• adjective

• proper noun

• pronoun

Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word or group words.

This is the latest book written by Phyllis Shalant.

• Proper noun

• pronoun

• proper adjective

• adjective

Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies each underlined word or group words.

Did you tell anyone your password?

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• proper adjective