6th Grade Grammar Quiz: Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb

What is NOT a noun?

• A person
• A place
• A thing
• An action

Identify the noun in this sentence: The students were excited.

• The
• Students
• Were
• Excited

A verb is. . .

• A person
• A place
• A thing
• An action

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Students wore pajamas to school today.

• Students
• Wore
• Pajamas
• School

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: I am eating so much turkey on Thanksgiving!

• I
• eating
• turkey
• Thanksgiving

Identify the linking verb ("to be" verb) in the following sentence: I am ready for break.

• I
• am
• ready
• break

Identify the linking verb ("to be" verb) in the following sentence: The students are crazy.

• The
• Students
• Are
• Crazy

Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence: Mrs. Lintner has worked very hard to earn her doctorate degree.

• Mrs. Lintner

• very hard

• has worked

• degree

Select the noun(s) in the sentence.

An adjective is. . .

• a describing word

• an action

• a person or place

• a thing or idea