Week 9 Skills Quiz - 7th Grade

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
Tomorrow is my birthday.

• tomorrow
• birthday
• my
• is

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
Most flowers have four main parts.

• most
• parts
• main
• have

You can feel the excitement in the air.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Adverb

Jane was tired, so she decided to take a nap.

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

The kids chased the ice cream truck down the street.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

A group of words that tells what a subject is doing is a...

• subject

• prepostion

• predicate

• conjunction

A sentence fragment is:

• A group of words that look like a sentence, but is only a part of a sentence.

• A clause that has a subject and a verb.

• A sentence that misuses commas.

• A sentence that does express a complete thought.

Which words are connected by the underlined linking verb?

The child appears frustrated with his mother since she won't take him to McDonald's.

• child and frustrated

• child and McDonald's

• child and mother

• mother and McDonald's

The linking verb is underlined. Which words are connected by the verb in the given sentence?

Maybe someday I will be a doctor.

• I and a

• someday and doctor

• Maybe and someday

• I and doctor

The student was apprehensive about her test that was coming up.

What does the underlined vocab word mean?

• feeling anxious or fearful
• feeling confused or uncertain
• feeling calm and relaxed
• feeling excited or enthusiastic