Grammar Unit 1 Review Quiz!

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• People in ancient Egypt.

• Came to a store in Cherry Hill.

• They competed in the Olympic games.

• The small dog.

Read this sentence.

The Boston Marathon began in Boston, Massachusetts.

Which is the subject of the sentence?

• The Boston

• The Boston Marathon

• Marathon began in Boston

• In Boston, Massachusetts

Read the sentence.

The coloring book contained many pictures of dogs.

Which is the predicate of the sentence?

• Coloring book

• Book contained

• contained many pictures of dogs

• Pictures of dogs

Read these sentences.

Only men could vote in the election.  Was this fair to women?

Which statement tells about the sentences? 

• The first sentence is a declarative sentence, and the second is an interrogative sentence.

• Both sentences are declarative sentences. 

• The first sentence is an interrogative sentence, and the second is a declarative sentence.

• Both sentences are interrogative.

Read these sentences.

Wash the dishes after dinner.  You are such a good listener!

Which statement tells about the sentences?

• The first sentence is an exclamatory sentence, and the second is an imperative sentence.

• Both sentences are exclamatory sentences.

• The first sentence is an imperative, and the second is an exclamatory sentence.

• Both sentences are imperatives.

Read this sentence.

English settlers founded Salem, Massachusetts, in 1626.

Which words are a prepositional phrase that tells how, when, or where about the underlined word?

• English settlers

• Salem, Massachusetts

• In 1626

• 1626

Which item below is a fragment?

• The word tranquil means “calm”.

• Boston has a good harbor.

• Disney World is an amusement park.

• Collected dust on the heater.

Which sentence gives the most information?

• Some people use boats.

• New Jersey has bridges.

• Ships sailed from Maine with a lot of dried fish.

• Sailing ships carried the dried fish from Maine to distant lands.

Which sentence is a correctly written compound sentence?

• The sailors scrub the deck and polish the brass.

• The captain gives orders the sailors scrub the deck.

• The captain and the sailors give orders and polish the brass.

• The captain gives orders, and the sailors scrub the deck.

Read this sentence.

Boats brought animals and lobsters back to Maine merchants sold these goods for high prices.

How should this sentence correctly be written?

• Add a comma and a conjunction.

• Add a subject.

• Add a predicate.

• It should not be rewritten.  It is written correctly.