English - Grade 9 - Lesson 82: Pre-lesson quiz

Identify the subject in the sentence: The little boy with the short blond hair is my cousin.

• The little boy

• with the short blond hair

• my cousin

• The little boy with the short blonde hair

Identify the predicate in the sentence: The little boy with the short blond hair is my cousin.

• is my cousin

• with the short blond hair

• my cousin

• with the short blond hair is my cousin

Identify the direct object in the sentence: We bought a brand new BMW sports car.

• We

• bought

• a brand new BMW

• a brand new BMW sports car

Identify the indirect object in the sentence: Phillip gave the dog a bone.

• Phillip

• gave

• the dog

• a bone

Is the underlined verb transitive or intransitive? The choir sang carols.

• transitive

• intransitive

Is the underlined verb transitive or intransitive? Peter always sings in the shower.

• transitive

• intransitive

Match the following language concepts to their examples.

• He decided to let her off the hook.

• emotive language

• There are too many trolls on the internet these days.

• neologism

• I've had the flu for 3 days now.

• idiom

• Giving to charity helps millions of impoverished people.

• abbreviation

Select all the words that contain prefixes.

• underground

• cleaner

• total

• overestimate

Select all the words that contain suffixes.

• dishonest

• cleaner

• neighbourhood

• overestimate

Match the language concepts to their examples.

• This book isn't mine.

• noun

• They say that laughter is the best medicine.

• adjective

• There were several people in the queue.

• conjunction

• I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home.

• pronoun