Seventh Grade Grammar Challenge

What is a noun?

• A noun is a type of verb.

• A noun describes an action.

• A noun is a word that expresses an emotion.

• A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

• sleeps

• the

• cat

• mat

What is the purpose of an adjective?

• To connect two independent clauses.

• To indicate the tense of a verb.

• The purpose of an adjective is to describe or modify a noun.

• To provide the main idea of a sentence.

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'She (go, goes) to school every day.'

• go

• gone

• going

• goes

What is a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence is a sentence that has no clauses at all.

• A compound sentence contains only one independent clause.

• A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• A compound sentence is formed by combining two dependent clauses.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

• The dog

• The loud bark

• Barked loudly

• The cat

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile is a type of metaphor that uses imagery.

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison, whereas a metaphor states one thing is another.

• A metaphor compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Both similes and metaphors are the same and interchangeable.

Provide an example of a possessive noun.

• cats

• birds

• fish

• dog's

What punctuation is used to indicate a question?

• Colon

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

Define an adverb and give an example.

• happily

• slowly

• quietly

• quickly