Grammar Review (01/12/23)

1. Look at the word in all caps in the following sentence. What part of speech is it? SEVERAL coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, and they were valuable like a king's golden crown.

• Article

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Interjection

2. Look at the word in all caps in the following sentence. What part of speech is it? Several coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, AND they were valuable like a king's golden crown.

• Linking Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Article

3. Look at the word in all caps in the following sentence. What part of speech is it? Several coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, and they WERE valuable like a king's golden crown.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

4. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Several coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, and they were valuable like a king's golden crown.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

5. What is/are the subject(s) in the following sentence? Several coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, and they were valuable like a king's golden crown.

• Several

• coins, they

• coins, king's

• king's

6. What is the literary device in the following sentence? Several coins were found in that old hatbox in the attic, and they were valuable like a king's golden crown.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

7. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• Leaping out of the water, the trainer threw a fish to the porpoise.

• On the way to the store, she saw a puppy and a kitten.

8. Choose the vocabulary word that correctly completes the following sentence: The amount of homework that the teacher gave to the students was _____________; it took most students several hours to complete it.

• obvious

• validate

• substantial

9. Decide if the following is a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on: My friends and I went to Chipotle yesterday, the burrito bowl was delicious!

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

10. Which sentence is punctuated and capitalized correctly?

• Emily bought her sister a glass salad bowl at Kohl's but it was broken, so she returned it.

• Emily bought her sister a glass salad bowl at Kohl's, but it was broken, so she returned it.

• Emily bought her sister a glass, salad bowl at Kohl's, but it was broken so she returned it.