Mastering 8th Grade Grammar

What part of speech is the word 'quick' in the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The students are studying for their exams.'

• Studying

• For their exams

• The exams

• The students

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A) I love pizza, and ice cream. B) I love pizza and ice cream. C) I love pizza and, ice cream.

• I love, pizza and ice cream.

• I love pizza, ice cream.

• I love pizza; and ice cream.

• I love pizza and ice cream.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'She (go) to the store every Saturday.'?

• going

• goed

• gone

• goes

Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the boys brought (his, their) lunch.'

• his

• its

• their's

• his or her

What type of sentence is this: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'?

• Declarative sentence

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The tall building was visible from miles away.'

• building

• tall

• miles

• visible

Which of the following is a compound sentence? A) I like to read. B) I like to read, and I like to write. C) Reading is fun.

• Reading and writing are my hobbies.

• I read every day.

• B) I like to read, and I like to write.

• I enjoy writing.

What is the correct way to use a comma in this sentence: 'Before we leave we need to pack our bags'?

• Before we leave, we need to pack, our bags.

• Before we leave, we need to pack our bags.

• Before we leave we need to pack, our bags.

• Before we leave we, need to pack our bags.

Identify the preposition in the sentence: 'The cat is under the table.'

• inside

• beside

• above

• under