Grammar Unit 1 Test

Which word is an abstract noun?

• mountain

• courage

• table

• chair

Which pronoun can replace the underlined part of this sentence?

Joan gave Tim a book to read.

• him

• it

• us

• we

Which is a state-of-being verb?

• play

• move

• were

• stop

What is the verb phrase in the sentence below?

The large plane is being moved across the runway.

• across the runway

• is being moved

• plane is

• the large plane

What is the adjective modifying in the sentence below?

The gorgeous Columbia River ran beside the road.

• pronoun

• adverb

• verb

• proper noun

What is the adverb in the sentence below?

The player carefully dribbled the ball down the court.

• carefully

• player

• dribbled

• ball

What is the direct object in the sentence below?

The worker put the groceries in the bag.

• groceries

• worker

• put

• bag

The direct object in a sentence can be a noun or a ________.

• preposition

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

Which object of the prepositional phrase is a Proper Noun in the sentence below?

When we visit China, the top of Mt. Everest gets very cold during the winter at night?

• at night

• visit China

• during the winter

• of Mt. Everest

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

The explorers were gone for months sailing the world.

• for months

• were gone

• the explorers

• sailing the world