Grammar Terms Quiz

1. 1 A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Dependent Clause

• Infinitive Phrase

• Predicate Nominative

• Prepositional Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2 A group of words that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone and functions as a noun.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Dependent Clause (noun)

• Interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3 A sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period.

• Imperative Sentence

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

4 The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning.

• Predicate Adjective

• Object of the Preposition

• Transitive Verb

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

5 A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.

• Declarative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

6 A verb that does not take a direct object.

• Linking Verb

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verb

• Helping Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

7 An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.

• Predicate Adjective

• Infinitive Phrase

• Transitive Verb

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

8 A phrase that begins with “to” followed by a verb and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Prepositional Phrase

• Verb Phrase

• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

9 A verb that connects the subject of the sentence to a word that renames or describes it.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

10 A verb that takes a direct object to complete its meaning.

• Intransitive Verb

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Transitive Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A