Grammar Review 1

Which of the following is a noun?

• Quickly

• Happiness

• Beautiful

• Under

Answer explanation

The noun in the given choices is 'Happiness' as it is a person, place, thing, or idea. The other options are adverbs or adjectives.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "She sings beautifully."

• She

• Sings

• Beautifully

• No verb

Answer explanation

The verb in the sentence is 'sings' as it is the action word describing what 'she' does.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following is an adjective?

• Swiftly

• Blue

• Sing

• Above

Answer explanation

The adjective in the given choices is 'Blue' because it describes a noun (e.g., blue sky). Adjectives modify or describe nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Choose the adverb from the options below:

• Quick

• Quickly

• Quicker

• Quickest

Answer explanation

The correct adverb is 'Quickly' as it describes how an action is done. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence "He gave her a book," what part of speech is "her"?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Preposition

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'He gave her a book,' 'her' is a pronoun. Pronouns are used in place of nouns to avoid repetition.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which option is a preposition?

• After

• Beautiful

• Run

• Very

Answer explanation

The preposition in the given options is 'After' as it shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: "She wanted to go to the park, but it was raining."

• Wanted

• To

• But

• It

Answer explanation

The correct conjunction in the sentence is 'but', which shows a contrast between the desire to go to the park and the rainy weather.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the phrase in the following sentence: "Running quickly, he caught the bus."

• Running quickly

• He caught

• The bus

• Caught the bus

Answer explanation

The correct phrase in the sentence is 'Running quickly' as it describes how he caught the bus.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence "She is the person who called yesterday," what is the subject?

• She

• The person

• Who

• Yesterday

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'She is the person who called yesterday,' the subject is 'She' as it is the one performing the action of calling.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly."

• The dog

• Barked

• Barked loudly

• Loudly

Answer explanation

The predicate in the sentence is 'barked loudly' as it describes the action performed by the subject 'the dog'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I