Writing&Grammar. Diagnostic Test 2025.

Which of the following is a noun? “dog, happy, run, quickly”

• dog
• happy
• run
• quickly

Which part of speech describes an action?

• verb
• adjective
• noun
• adverb

Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The tall boy runs fast."

• tall
• boy
• runs
• fast

What part of speech is “carefully” in this sentence? “She carefully placed it.”

• adverb
• verb
• noun
• adjective

Which of these sentences is declarative? "Where is the book?" "The book is on the table."

• The book is on the table.
• Where is the book?
• What a great book!
• Please get the book.

What type of sentence is "Close the door!"?

• Imperative
• Declarative
• Interrogative
• Exclamatory

Which sentence is a compound sentence? "She ran fast, and she won."

• She ran fast, and she won.
• She won because she ran fast.
• She ran fast to win.
• Running fast is hard.

Identify the compound-complex sentence: "He was late, but he apologized when he arrived."

• He was late, but he apologized when he arrived.
• He was late and apologized.
• He apologized for arriving late.
• He apologized when he arrived.

Which of these is a noun phrase? "the happy dog" "quickly runs" "runs fast"

• the happy dog
• quickly runs
• runs fast
• the big quickly

What kind of phrase is "to sing a song"?

• infinitive phrase
• noun phrase
• gerund phrase
• adverbial phrase