Grammar Review

The students were excited to see their friends on the first day of school.

Which word is not a noun?

• Friends

• Day

• Students

• First

Cornerstone is an awesome place filled with kind, intelligent people.

Which word is not an adjective?

• Filled

• Intelligent

• Kind

• Awesome

The pitcher was confident as he gripped the ball with two fingers on the seams and threw a 60 mph fastball.

Which word is not a verb?

• Threw

• Confident

• Was

• Gripped

Luckily, the dance doesn't start until 7 and Hermoine practiced enough to feel completely confident.

Which word is not an adverb

• start

• Luckily

• Enough

• Completely

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Whenever I eat a carrot, I feel like Bugs Bunny.

• Yes

• No, a semi-colon should replace the comma

• No, there shouldn't be a comma

• No, "an" should replace "a"

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

Percy shouldn't of stolen the unicorn's horn, but the unicorn was kind of rude.

• Yes

• No, "have" should replace "of"

• No, there shouldn't be a comma

• No, "should not" should replace "shouldn't"

Why is "must have jumped" not a clause?

• It has no predicate

• It has no modifier

• It has no subject

• It has no red suit and curly, white beard

Releasing poisonous gas, my friend ran as quickly as she could from the well.

Which word(s) is the adjective?

• poisonous, quickly

• poisonous

• releasing

• poisonous, quickly, well

The students wanted to eat outside, the teachers wanted to eat inside.

What is wrong with this sentence?

• Nothing. The sentence is correct.

• "Students" and "teachers" should be capitalized

• There should be a conjunction after the comma

• There should be no comma

Screaming excitedly, the young boy was thrilled to find his favorite toy.

Identify ALL of the adjectives

• excitedly, young, his, favorite

• young, his, favorite

• excitedly, young, favorite

• young, was, his, favorite