Language Questions for the MAP ExamⓇ

Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence. Going to a space museum might please your desire for new experiences.

• A. Going to a space museum

• B. might please your desire

• C. your desire for

• D. for new experiences

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below? My greatest aspiration is to ride every roller coaster on earth.

• A. participle phrase

• B. gerund phrase

• C. infinitive phrase

• D. appositive phrase

Which option contains the verb phrase correctly underlined?

• A. Hannah might eat tortilla chips and salsa.

• B. Those kids are not thinking very wisely.

• C. You must rinse your teeth now.

• D. The bird is building a new nest for her babies.

Determine what the infinitive phrase is functioning as in the sentence below. Jessie decided to take the scooter for a rest drive.

• A. adverb

• B. adjective

• C. noun - subject

• D. noun direct object

Which of the following sentences consists of an adverbial clause of concession/contrast?

• A. Even though I had just eaten, I took a piece of my mother's homemade pie.

• B. The actor has to get to know his or her character in order to represent them accurately.

• C. I watch black and white moves because they are classics.

• D. At the park in New Haven, I swung on the swing set like I was a child.

Which option correctly completes the sentence below? to clean the entire house by Monday. We

• A. have

• B. had

• C. haved

• D. has

What kind of adjective is underlined in the sentence below? Their younger son, Felix, is going to summer camp.

• A. superlative

• B. compound

• C. comparative

• D. proper

What is the adverb clause in the following sentence? Fallingwater was named by Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect and designer of this beautiful home.

• A. Fallingwater was named by

• B. by Frank Lloyd Wright

• C. the architect and designer

• D. this beautiful home

Identify the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below. Who brought the cheese and crackers?

• A. subject

• B. predicate noun

• C. possessive noun

• D. direct object

What is the verb tense of the sentence below? As I spoke, the children were giggling at my wittiness.

• A. past simple tense

• B. past continuous tense

• C. present progressive tense

• D. past perfect tense