8th grade HMH Grammar Workbook Module 3 quiz

Identify the ACTION VERB in this sentence:

The artist creates clay objects.

• artist

• creates

• objects

• clay

Identify the TRANSITIVE VERB in these sentences.

She climbed into bed. The blanket kept her warm.

• climbed

• kept

• warm

• into

Identify the INTRASITIVE VERB in these sentences.

The alarm clock woke me up. It was very loud.

• woke

• was

• up

• loud

Identify the LINKING VERB in this sentence.

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States.

• was

• the

• third

• president

What two words are being linked by the LINKING VERB?

The grapefruit tastes sour like a Warhead candy.

• grapefruit, sour

• sour, Warhead

• grapefruit, candy

• grapefruit, Warhead

Identify the VERB PHRASE in this sentence.

During the solar eclipse, the moon will block the sun completely.

• during the solar eclipse

• will block

• will block the sun completely

• the sun completely

Identify the HELPING VERB in this sentence.

You did know the answer but still said the wrong thing.

• did

• know

• said

• wrong

Identify the ADVERB in this sentence.

Emilio easily identifies San Juan in photographs.

• easily

• identifies

• San Juan

• in

Identify what word the ADVERB Modifies in this sentence.

Emilio recently visited his aunt's house.

• visited

• aunt's house

• Emilio

• his

Identify the INTERJECTION in this sentence.

Wow, that is so cool of you to be able to play the guitar!

• so

• that

• wow

• guitar