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Worksheets7th Grade ELA Grammar Terms
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a Comparative Adjective do?
a)
Comparing 2 objects
b)
Comparing 3 or more objects
c)
Comparing things using like or as
d)
Comparing things NOT using like or as
2.
What does a Superlative Adjective do?
a)
Compares things using like or as
b)
Comparing things not using like or as
c)
Comparing 2 objects
d)
Comparing 3 or more objects
3.
Which of the following are a correct superlative adjective pair?
a)
good-best
b)
bad-baddest
c)
terrible-terriblest
d)
nice-sweetest
4.
With Superlative Adjectives, if it is one syllable, which of the following suffixes is right.
a)
-ing
b)
-er
c)
-est
d)
-ly
5.
Which word can be used as a conjunction?
a)
into
b)
run
c)
or
d)
house
6.
"The class enjoys learning, and they get to have Fun Friday!"
What is the conjunction doing in the sentence?
What is the conjunction doing in the sentence?
a)
It is connecting two complete sentences.
b)
It is acting like a verb
c)
It is starting a phrase.
d)
It is connecting two nouns.
7.
A sentence that has 2 or more independent clauses.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound/Complex
8.
Has a subject and a verb and makes a complete statement.
a)
Dependent Clause
b)
Coordinating Conjunction
c)
Independent Clause
d)
Incomplete Sentence
9.
Are words used to link 2 independent clauses.
a)
Coordinating Conjunctions
b)
verbs
c)
nouns
d)
adjectives
10.
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
a)
verbs
b)
Action verbs
c)
Linking verbs
d)
Coordinating Conjunctions
11.
What you use in a compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction.
a)
comma
b)
semicolon
c)
period
d)
question mark
12.
What you use in a compound sentence with NO coordinating conjunction.
a)
comma
b)
semicolon
c)
period
d)
exclamation point
13.
In a compound sentence where will the comma normally go?
a)
It won't go anywhere because there is a conjunction instead.
b)
At the end of a first complete thought before a conjunction where the period will go.
14.
Which one doesn't represent F.A.N.B.O.Y.S?
a)
and
b)
So
c)
Fall
d)
nor
15.
Identify the subject and the verb.
The hippopotamus is hopping away from his house.
The hippopotamus is hopping away from his house.
a)
Hippopotamus; house
b)
Hippopotamus; is
c)
House; hopping
d)
Hippopotamus; away
16.
Identify the subject and verb in this sentence
The icicle is cold and annoying.
The icicle is cold and annoying.
a)
Annoying; is
b)
Icicle; cold
c)
Icicle; annoying
d)
Icicle; is
17.
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the verb in the PRESENT TENSE.
Julie and Joseph __________ the trash into the container for their chore.
Julie and Joseph __________ the trash into the container for their chore.
a)
jammed
b)
jams
c)
jamming
d)
jam
18.
What grammar convention is the RED text?
My teacher, Mr. Burton, gave us a quiz on Tuesday.
My teacher, Mr. Burton, gave us a quiz on Tuesday.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
absolute
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phrase
19.
What grammar convention is the RED text?
Moving quickly, the EMT helped the patient.
Moving quickly, the EMT helped the patient.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
absolute
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phrase
20.
What grammar convention is the RED text?
Mrs. Sorenson, my neighbor, is mowing her lawn.
Mrs. Sorenson, my neighbor, is mowing her lawn.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
absolute
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phrase
21.
What grammar convention is the RED text?
I laid down on the couch to take a nap.
I laid down on the couch to take a nap.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
absolute
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phrase
22.
What grammar convention is the RED text?
Snow was blowing across the field as the cows sheltered by the trees.
Snow was blowing across the field as the cows sheltered by the trees.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
absolute
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phrase
23.
What kind of sentence?
Ray sat at the piano ready to play, and the back up singers stepped up to the mic.
Ray sat at the piano ready to play, and the back up singers stepped up to the mic.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
24.
What kind of sentence?
Tim and Faith wrote a duet and sang it together on the Grammys.
Tim and Faith wrote a duet and sang it together on the Grammys.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
25.
Adjectives are what?
a)
Words that describe nouns.
b)
Words that name a person, place, or thing.
c)
Words that show action.
26.
When do you use "too"?
a)
When saying where you are going.
b)
When saying you have 2 of something.
c)
When saying also or in addition.
27.
What kind of sentence?
Carolyn and Carter went to the store to buy bread.
Carolyn and Carter went to the store to buy bread.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
28.
What grammar convention is the text in RED?
Katherine, the top student in the class, is working on her speech for graduation.
Katherine, the top student in the class, is working on her speech for graduation.
a)
-ing verb modifier
b)
appositive
c)
absolute
d)
prepositional phrase
29.
How, when or where, condition or reason….
What answers these questions?
What answers these questions?
a)
adverb
b)
verb
c)
preposition
d)
pronoun
30.
At Camp Happy Tick, the counselors showed the very attentive children an unbelievably simple method of making extremely tasty squirrel jerky.
How many adverbs are there?
How many adverbs are there?
a)
none
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
31.
ugliest baby
comparative or superlative?
comparative or superlative?
a)
comparative
b)
superlative
32.
Prettier
comparative or superlative?
comparative or superlative?
a)
comparative
b)
superlative
33.
____ hair looks beautiful.
a)
You're
b)
Your
34.
What is the object of the preposition? I went with my brother yesterday.
a)
Went
b)
Yesterday
c)
brother
d)
I
35.
What is the object of the preposition? My bedroom is beside the bathroom.
a)
bathroom
b)
bedroom
c)
my
d)
is
36.
What is the object of the preposition? Her house is down the street.
a)
street
b)
down
c)
house
d)
her
37.
Which of the following is a preposition?
a)
we
b)
are
c)
below
d)
Sold
38.
Which sentence does NOT talk about present situation?
a)
We rode to school every day.
b)
They are waiting for you.
c)
She lives here.
d)
It isn't my problem.
39.
Which word group is subordinate (less than a sentence)?
a)
As the dog jumped
b)
The dog jumped
c)
The dog quickly jumped
d)
The dog jumped high
40.
Which word makes the previous example subordinate?
(As the dog jumped)
(As the dog jumped)
a)
As
b)
the
c)
dog
d)
jumped
41.
Another coordinating conjunction is
a)
when
b)
but
c)
after
d)
as soon as
42.
A subordinating conjunction makes a _____ sentence.
a)
complex
b)
compound
43.
Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or...) make a ____ sentence.
a)
complex
b)
compound
44.
When joining together two clauses for a COMPOUND sentence, you use a ________ and a ________.
a)
comma, FANBOYS
b)
period, FANBOYS
c)
comma, semicolon
d)
semicolon, FANBOYS
45.
What are the only THREE articles in the entire English language?
a)
a, an, and, the
b)
an, and, the
c)
a, an, the
d)
a, an, and
46.
What type of clauses make up a compound sentence?
a)
dependent
b)
independent
47.
Wow! She is very tall.
What is the interjection?
What is the interjection?
a)
she
b)
Wow!
c)
is
d)
tall
48.
What does credo mean?
a)
believe
b)
people
c)
together
d)
believe
49.
What does bio mean?
a)
life
b)
star
c)
self
d)
book
50.
What does sub mean?
a)
under
b)
again/back
c)
self
d)
book
51.
What does re mean?
a)
life
b)
again/back
c)
self
d)
book
52.
What does un mean?
a)
life
b)
star
c)
not
d)
book
53.
What does pre mean?
a)
life
b)
short
c)
before
d)
book
54.
What does post mean?
a)
after
b)
short
c)
self
d)
book
55.
What does geo mean?
a)
life
b)
Earth
c)
shape
d)
book
56.
What does micro mean?
a)
skin
b)
small
c)
madness
d)
time
57.
What does chron mean?
a)
life
b)
short
c)
head
d)
time
58.
What does com/con mean?
a)
know
b)
around
c)
together
d)
time
59.
What does deca mean?
a)
circle
b)
ten
c)
away
d)
believe
60.
What does scrib/script mean?
a)
break
b)
write
c)
to rule
d)
see into
61.
What does path mean?
a)
feeling
b)
nothing
c)
new
d)
a sending
62.
What does ped mean?
a)
foot
b)
nothing
c)
new
d)
suffering/feeling
63.
What does pathos mean?
a)
foot
b)
nothing
c)
new
d)
suffering/feeling
64.
What does tele mean?
a)
cut
b)
sound
c)
see
d)
far away
65.
What does spec mean?
a)
cut
b)
sound
c)
see
d)
fear
66.
What does sect mean?
a)
cut
b)
sound
c)
weigh/hang
d)
fear
67.
What does phon mean?
a)
foot
b)
sound
c)
weigh/hang
d)
fear
68.
What does therm mean?
a)
heat
b)
sound
c)
land
d)
far away
69.
What does voc mean?
a)
heat
b)
empty
c)
to turn
d)
voice,call
70.
What does uni mean?
a)
heat
b)
pull
c)
across
d)
one
71.
What does trans mean?
a)
heat
b)
pull
c)
across
d)
far away
72.
Classify this sentence by purpose.
In some museums are beautiful displays of African textiles.
In some museums are beautiful displays of African textiles.
a)
declarative
b)
interrogative
c)
imperative
d)
exclamatory
73.
What's the simple predicate of this sentence?
They did not give Bix any financial assistance for his musical career.
They did not give Bix any financial assistance for his musical career.
a)
did
b)
give
c)
did give
d)
assistance
74.
What's the direct object of this sentence?
Louis Armstrong once met young Bix on a riverboat.
Louis Armstrong once met young Bix on a riverboat.
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
young
c)
Bix
d)
riverboat
75.
Dancers wore such masks as these at coronations and royal funerals.
a)
subject
b)
predicate nominative
c)
direct object
d)
indirect object
76.
Makes sense and is a complete thought with a subject and verb team.
a)
Dependent Clause
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Compound Sentence
d)
Complex Sentence
77.
Contains a subject and verb team, but needs more information to make sense; contains a subordinator.
a)
Dependent Clause
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Compound Sentence
d)
Complex Sentence
78.
Contains 2 independent clauses connected with a FANBOYS.
a)
Compound Sentence
b)
Complex Sentence
c)
Simple Sentence
79.
Contains 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses connected by a subordinator.
a)
Compound Sentence
b)
Complex Sentence
c)
Simple Sentence
80.
The following sentence is what type of sentence?
Mrs. Sinda is one of my teachers who wears glasses.
Mrs. Sinda is one of my teachers who wears glasses.
a)
Simple Sentence
b)
Compound Sentence
c)
Complex Sentence
81.
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Jack and I are going to the party on Friday and bringing some soda.
Jack and I are going to the party on Friday and bringing some soda.
a)
Jack
b)
Jack and I
c)
Jack, I and soda
d)
Jack, I, Friday and soda
82.
What type of clause is shown below?
Whether it is wrong or right.
Whether it is wrong or right.
a)
Independent Clause
b)
Dependent Clause
83.
What is the predicate (verb) of the following sentence?
Jack and I are going to the party on Friday and bringing some soda.
Jack and I are going to the party on Friday and bringing some soda.
a)
going and bringing
b)
are going and bringing
c)
are going
d)
bringing
84.
After waiting for over an hour, we finally just got up and left.
a)
These are two independent clauses.
b)
This is a dependent clause introducing an independent clause.
c)
This is an independent clause introducing a dependent clause.
d)
These are two dependent clauses.
85.
I was tormented by strange illusions.
a)
This is a complex sentence in active voice.
b)
This is a complex sentence in passive voice.
c)
This is a simple sentence in active voice.
d)
This is a simple sentence in passive voice.
86.
He has plundered our Seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the Lives of our People.
a)
A sentence made of a string of verbs.
b)
A sentence made of a string of noun phrases.
c)
A sentence made of a string of infinitives.
d)
A sentence made of a string of gerunds.
87.
The message arrived.
a)
A sentence with a be-verb.
b)
A sentence with an intransitive verb.
c)
A sentence with a transitive verb.
d)
A sentence with a linking verb.
88.
It was pandemonium.
a)
This is a sentence with a be-verb in it.
b)
This is a sentence with an intransitive verb in it.
c)
This is a sentence with a transitive verb in it.
d)
This is a sentence with a linking verb in it.
89.
Why do we use appositives?
a)
to add detail to our writing
b)
to help build fluency
c)
to provide context clues
d)
all of the above
90.
Remember the appositive adds detail. If it is essential information, no commas are needed. Make sure whatever you see as the appositive is the add on not the important information.
a)
My mom, a nurse drives a red car.
b)
My mom, a nurse, drives a red car.
c)
My mom a nurse drives a red car.
91.
Which one is correct?
a)
A helpful and patient woman, Sally, greeted all of her clients with a smile.
b)
A helpful and patient woman Sally greeted all of her clients with a smile.
c)
A helpful and patient woman, Sally greeted all of her clients with a smile.
92.
Which is the correct way to write the sentence?
a)
The child playing on the jungle gym with fuzzy orange hair is my nephew.
b)
The child with fuzzy orange hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.
93.
Which is the correct way to write the sentence?
a)
I peeled the potatoes before I cooked them with a paring knife.
b)
I peeled the potatoes with a parking knife before I cooked them.
94.
Which is the correct way to write the sentence?
a)
After being shampooed, Trish was surprised by the carpet's new look.
b)
After being shampooed, the carpet seemed to have a new look.
95.
Find the certain single-word modifier in the Sentence below. Carrie nearly has sixty freckles on her face
a)
Carrie
b)
on her face
c)
nearly
d)
has sixty freckles
96.
Find the misplaced words in the Sentence. I'm returning the shirt to the store that is too small.
a)
the shirt
b)
to the store
c)
I'm returning the shirt
d)
that is too small
97.
The girls climbed on the playscape I sat under a tree and read.
a)
The girls climbed on the playscape; I sat under a tree and read.
b)
The girls climbed on the playscape I, sat under a tree and read.
c)
The girls, climbed on the playscape I sat under a tree and read.
d)
Correct as is
98.
That high pitched, incredibly annoying whistle.
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
99.
My fan is broken, I am getting very hot, I need to buy a new one.
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
100.
Which is correct?
a)
The airport is about to shut down because of the snow, and if the plane doesn't land soon, it will have to go on to Boston.
b)
The airport is about to shut down because of the snow; and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.
c)
The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.
101.
When we returned to the table, we heard squealing and chattering, a family of squirrels had started lunch without us.
a)
When we returned to the table, we heard squealing and chattering, so a family of squirrels had started lunch without us.
b)
When we returned to the table. We heard squealing and chattering. A family of squirrels had started lunch without us.
c)
When we returned to the table, we heard squealing and chattering; a family of squirrels had started lunch without us.
d)
Correct as is
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