Nouns Grade7 Topic Assessment Mixed Grade 6 Assessment

In the sentence, 'For her birthday, the principal gave the star student a special award,' what is the grammatical function of the noun 'student'?

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Object of a Preposition

Answer explanation

The noun 'student' is the indirect object because it receives the direct object ('award'). It answers the question 'To whom did the principal give the award?', while 'birthday' is the object of the preposition 'For'.

Read the two sentences: 1. 'The loud music was a problem.' 2. 'He turned down the loud music.' How does the function of the noun 'music' change from sentence 1 to sentence 2?

• It changes from a subject to a direct object.

• It changes from a direct object to a subject.

• It changes from a subject to an object of a preposition.

• It changes from a subject complement to a subject.

Answer explanation

In sentence 1, 'music' is the subject connected to the predicate by the linking verb 'was'. In sentence 2, 'music' is the direct object receiving the action 'turned down'.

Which of the following sentences contains a noun functioning as a subject complement (predicate nominative)?

• My older sister is a talented musician.

• I bought my older sister a new guitar.

• My older sister's band is playing tonight.

• The crowd listened to my older sister.

Answer explanation

A subject complement renames the subject and follows a linking verb ('is'). Here, 'musician' renames 'sister', whereas 'guitar' and 'sister' in the other options are objects.

In the sentence, 'Before the game, the coach gave the team some final instructions for the players,' what are the grammatical functions of 'coach' and 'instructions'?

• Subject and Indirect Object

• Object of a Preposition and Direct Object

• Subject and Direct Object

• Subject and Subject Complement

Answer explanation

'Coach' is the subject performing the action 'gave,' and 'instructions' is the direct object, which is the thing that was given. 'Team' is the indirect object, and 'players' is the object of a preposition.

Complete the sentence so that the blank is filled by a noun functioning as the object of a preposition: The secret message was hidden deep inside the ancient _____.

• book

• quietly

• there

• forgotten

Answer explanation

The word 'book' is a noun that completes the prepositional phrase 'inside the ancient book'. The other options are an adverb, another adverb, and an adjective.

Which sentence shows the correct use of a singular possessive noun?

• The dog wagged it's tail excitedly.

• That is my friend's new video game.

• All of the students books were on the shelf.

• Mr. Jones' car is parked outside.

Answer explanation

To show possession for a singular noun ('friend'), add an apostrophe and an 's' ('friend's'). 'It's' means 'it is', and 'Jones' (a singular noun ending in 's') typically takes 's (Jones's), though some style guides accept Jones'.

True or False: The sentence 'The three puppies beds were all brand new' uses the correct plural possessive form.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The statement is false because to show possession for a plural noun already ending in 's' (puppies), you add only an apostrophe. The correct form is 'puppies''.

Complete the sentence by correctly converting the phrase in parentheses into its possessive form: The judges were impressed by (the performance of the actress).

• the actress's performance.

• the actress' performance.

• the actresses' performance.

• the actresss' performance.

Answer explanation

To make a singular noun like 'actress' possessive, you add an apostrophe and an 's'. The distractor 'actresses'' is the possessive form of the plural noun 'actresses'.

Identify the phrase that uses a possessive form incorrectly.

• the women's restroom

• the children's toys

• my two bosses' offices

• the mice' hiding spot

Answer explanation

The plural of 'mouse' is 'mice,' an irregular plural that does not end in 's'. To make it possessive, you must add an apostrophe and an 's', making the correct form 'mice's'.

Complete the sentence with the correct irregular plural form of the noun: The pond was full of _____ of the same species swimming near the lily pads.

• fishs

• fishes

• fish

• fishies

Answer explanation

The noun 'fish' is an irregular plural, where the plural form is the same as the singular when referring to multiple fish of one species. 'Fishes' is used for multiple species.