nouns

In the sentence "My older brother became a skilled mechanic," what is the function of the noun "mechanic"?

• Subject complement

• Direct object

• Subject

• Object of a preposition

Answer explanation

A subject complement follows a linking verb (like 'became') and renames or describes the subject ('brother'). 'Mechanic' renames the subject.

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate noun to function as a subject complement: "After years of practice, Sarah is now a talented _____."

• musician

• musically

• music

• plays

Answer explanation

The sentence needs a noun to rename the subject 'Sarah' after the linking verb 'is.' 'Musician' is a noun that renames Sarah.

True or False: In the sentence "The committee elected Maria their leader," the noun "leader" functions as an object complement, renaming the direct object "Maria."

• True

• False

Answer explanation

An object complement follows a direct object ('Maria') and renames or describes it. Here, 'leader' renames the direct object 'Maria'.

Which sentence correctly rewrites "The judges thought the performance was great" to include an object complement?

• The judges called the performance a masterpiece.

• The judges watched the great performance.

• The performance was a great one for the judges.

• The judges' performance was great.

Answer explanation

This sentence uses 'masterpiece' as an object complement to rename the direct object 'performance.' The other options do not use an object complement structure.

In the sentence "The team gave the coach a thank-you card," what is the grammatical role of the noun "coach"?

• Indirect object

• Direct object

• Subject

• Subject complement

Answer explanation

The indirect object receives the direct object. The team gave the card (direct object) to the coach (indirect object).

In which sentence is the word "book" used as a direct object?

• My favorite book is on the shelf.

• I read the book in one afternoon.

• The book's cover was torn.

• The story in the book was exciting.

Answer explanation

In this sentence, 'book' is the direct object because it directly receives the action of the verb 'read.' In the other options, it functions as a subject, a possessive noun, or an object of a preposition.

Choose the sentence that correctly arranges the following parts to show a clear subject, verb, indirect object, and direct object: [the new puppy], [my sister], [a chew toy], [gave]

• My sister gave the new puppy a chew toy.

• A chew toy gave my sister the new puppy.

• The new puppy gave a chew toy my sister.

• Gave my sister the new puppy a chew toy.

Answer explanation

This sentence follows the standard Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object pattern. 'My sister' (subject) 'gave' (verb) 'the new puppy' (indirect object) 'a chew toy' (direct object).

True or False: The sentence "The project assigned the teacher the students" is grammatically and logically correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This sentence is illogical because a 'project' cannot perform the action of 'assigning.' The roles of the subject and objects are confused, making the sentence nonsensical.

Choose the correct possessive form to complete the sentence: "The _____ laughter could be heard down the hall."

• children's

• childrens'

• childs'

• childrens

Answer explanation

The possessive of the irregular plural noun 'children' is formed by adding an apostrophe and an 's'. 'Childrens'' is incorrect because 'children' is already plural.

Which sentence contains an error in the use of a possessive noun?

• All of the players' uniforms were brand new.

• The bus's engine was making a strange noise.

• My two sister's rooms are always messy.

• James's project received the highest grade.

Answer explanation

Since there are 'two sisters,' the noun is plural. The possessive of the plural noun 'sisters' is formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's,' making it 'sisters'.