Grammar Quiz

Read the following sentence and identify the correct subject/verb combination. Subjects and verbs CANNOT be in a prepositional phrase.

Foods and beverages with large amounts of sugar can contribute to tooth decay.

• Foods/can contribute

• Foods, beverages/can contribute

• Beverages/can contribute

• Foods, beverages/contribute

Read the following sentence and identify the correct subject/verb combination. Subjects and verbs CANNOT be in a prepositional phrase.

The lava from a volcano hardens when it cools.

• lava/hardens

• lava/cools

• volcano/hardens

• volcano/cools

Read the following sentence and identify the correct subject/verb combination. Subjects and verbs CANNOT be in a prepositional phrase.

The earthquake survivors camped on blankets in the rubble.

• earthquake/camped

• blankets/camped

• survivors/camped

• survivors/rubble

Read the following sentence and identify the correct subject/verb combination. Subjects and verbs CANNOT be in a prepositional phrase.

In Beiijing, bicyclists weave through the busy streets.

• Beijing/weave

• Beijing/busy

• bicyclists/weave

• bicyclists/through

Read the following sentence and identify the correct subject/verb combination. Subjects and verbs CANNOT be in a prepositional phrase.

The weather during an Alaskan summer can be hot.

• weather/can be hot

• weather/can be

• summer/can be

• Alaskan/can be hot

Identify the direct object in the sentence. Remember, it comes after an action verb and answers the questions "what?" or "whom". It will NOT be in a prep phrase.

He told his parents a lie.

• lie

• He

• parents

• told

Identify the direct object in the sentence. Remember, it comes after an action verb and answers the questions "what?" or "whom". It will NOT be in a prep phrase.

Our boss is buying us dinner.

• boss

• buying

• dinner

• us

Identify the direct object in the sentence. Remember, it comes after an action verb and answers the questions "what?" or "whom". It will NOT be in a prep phrase.

His grandmother sends him five dollars on his birthday every year.

• five dollars

• grandmother

• year

• birthday

Identify the direct object in the sentence. Remember, it comes after an action verb and answers the questions "what?" or "whom". It will NOT be in a prep phrase.

I gave Rachel and Melissa a high-five for winning their game.

• high-five

• Rachel and Melissa

• I

• game

Identify the direct object in the sentence. Remember, it comes after an action verb and answers the questions "what?" or "whom". It will NOT be in a prep phrase.

Steve cannot loan me his umbrella today.

• Steve

• loan

• umbrella

• me