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Grammar Unit 2

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a noun?
a)
person, place, thing, animal, idea
b)
subject, predicate
c)
suffix, prefix, affix
d)
main, helping
2.
What is a common noun?
a)
noun that names any person, place, thing, animal, or idea
b)
noun that names a particular person, place, thing, animal, or idea
c)
noun that names more than one
d)
noun that names only one
3.
What is/are the common noun(s) in this sentence?
On Tuesday, Timmy brought in a book about famous explorers.
a)
book
b)
Timmy, explorers
c)
Tuesday
d)
book, explorers
4.
What is a proper noun?
a)
noun that names more than one
b)
noun that names a particular person, place, thing, animal, or idea
c)
noun that names only one
d)
noun that names any person, place, thing, animal, or idea
5.
What is/are the proper noun(s) in this sentence?
In 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500.
a)
Janet Guthrie
b)
woman, driver
c)
Janet Guthrie, Indianapolis 500
d)
first, compete
6.
What is an abstract noun?
a)
Any noun that cannot be recognized through the senses.
b)
Any noun used to describe abstract art.
c)
Any noun that can be counted.
d)
Any noun that cannot be counted.
7.
What is a concrete noun?
a)
Any noun that describes a type of building material.
b)
Any noun that describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
c)
Any noun that describes something harder than concrete.
d)
Any noun that can be recognized through any of the five senses.
8.
Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The dog quickly ran to his owner.
a)
Concrete
b)
Abstract
9.
Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The student showed great courage during his speech.
a)
Concrete
b)
Abstract
10.

The smelly cat sneezed and made a funny face.

What is the subject of the sentence?

a)

sneezed

b)

funny

c)

smelly

d)

cat

11.
What is a singular noun?
a)
a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, animal, idea
b)
a noun that shows ownership
c)
a particular person, place, thing, animal, idea
d)
a noun that names one person, place, thing, animal, idea
12.
What is a plural noun?
a)
a noun that names only one person, place, thing, animal, idea
b)
a noun that names any person, place, thing, animal, idea
c)
a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, animal, idea
d)
a noun that names a particular person, place, thing, animal, idea
13.

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The strings of the guitar

a)

the guitars' strings

b)

the guitar's strings

c)

the guitars strings

14.

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The makeup of Moriah, Katie, and Chelsie (they are all girls)

a)

the womans' makeup

b)

the womens' makeup

c)

the women's makeup

15.

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The songs of the band

a)

the band's songs

b)

the bands' songs

c)

the band songs

16.

What is an appositive?

a)

An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

b)

An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

c)

An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

d)

An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

17.

True or false?

If the appositive is important or essential to the meaning of your sentence, do not use commas to off set the appositive.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or false?

Nonessential appositives are set off with commas.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?


He went to Little Saffron Hill, a dark and gloomy den.

a)

went to Little Saffrom Hill

b)

Little Saffrom Hill

c)

a dark and gloomy den

20.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

b)

, was also an inventor.

c)

Leonardo da Vinci,

d)

, the great Renaissance painter,

21.
What type of noun signifies a group of something?
a)
common noun
b)
concrete noun
c)
collective noun
d)
compound noun
22.
Which word is an example of a collective noun?
a)
person
b)
flock
c)
Jamie
d)
toad
23.
What is a singular possessive noun?
a)
a noun that shows ownership by one person or thing
b)
a noun that names only one person, place, thing, animal, idea
c)
a noun that shows ownership by more than one person or thing
d)
a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, animal, idea
24.
What is a plural possessive noun?
a)
a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, animal, idea
b)
a noun that shows ownership by one person or thing
c)
a noun that shows ownership by more than one person or thing
d)
a noun that names only one person, place, thing, animal, idea
25.

An action verb ......

a)

links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.

b)

helps the main verb in the sentence.

c)

is what the subject of the sentence is doing.

d)

is a person, place, or thing.

26.
A linking verb......
a)
is the action of the sentence.
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
helps the main verb of the sentence.
d)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
27.

A helping verb.....

a)

helps the main verb by giving tense

b)

is the action of the sentence.

c)

describes the noun in the sentence.

d)

links the subject to the noun or adjective in a sentence.

28.

Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:

Kayle is a bright student.

a)

helping

b)

linking

c)

action

d)

auxiliary

29.

Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:

Nelson has built a huge castle in the sand.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

d)

auxiliary

30.
Determine which type of verb the blue  verb is in the following sentence:
Robert ate the crust of the pizza first.
a)
helping
b)
action
c)
linking
d)
main verb
31.
I was eating dinner when in walked my brother.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
a)
in walked 
b)
eating dinner
c)
was eating
d)
I was
32.
Betty is afraid of the dark.
Choose the two words the linking verb connects.
a)
Betty, is
b)
afraid, of
c)
Betty, afraid
d)
is, afraid
33.
Brianna is an avid reader.
Choose the two words the linking verb connects.
a)
Brianna, avid
b)
Brianna, reader
c)
is, avid
d)
is, reader
34.

Is the verb action or linking?

My new game is awesome.

a)

action

b)

linking

35.

Is the verb action or linking?

The dog chased the squirrel up the tree.

a)

action

b)

linking

36.

What is the Linking Verb in the following sentence?

She appears happy in her new home.

a)

appears

b)

happy

c)

new

d)

home

37.
Since 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has given spectators thrills and chills.
a)
direct object
b)
indirect object
c)
predicate noun
d)
predicate adjective
38.
The thirty-three cars and drivers in the race are fastest in the world each year.
a)
direct object
b)
indirect object
c)
predicate adjective
d)
predicate noun
39.
Hundreds of thousands of fans cheer the drivers during the race.
a)
direct object
b)
indirect object
c)
predicate noun
d)
predicate adjective
40.
A black-and-white checkered flag is the signal for the end of the race.
a)
direct object
b)
predicate noun
c)
predicate adjective
d)
indirect object
41.

Transitive verbs have a direct object

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Unknown

42.

Verbs can change between transitive and intransitive depending on the context of the sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Wait, what?

43.
What's the past form of the verb HAVE?
a)
has
b)
had
c)
haven
44.
What's the past form of the verb BE?
a)
went
b)
been
c)
was/were
45.

What .... last Sunday afternoon?

a)

Have you done

b)

Will you do

c)

Are you doing

d)

Did you do

46.

Mary and Tom. .... 13 years old

a)

Am

b)

Have

c)

Is

d)

Are

47.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
I believe it will rain today.
a)
believe
b)
will
c)
rain
d)
today
48.
A transitive verb TRANSFERS the action to an object.
What is the transitive verb in this sentence?
Mrs. Brown opened the door with great difficulty.
a)
opened
b)
door
c)
great
d)
difficulty
49.
What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?
The guests rang the doorbell.
a)
Transitive
b)
Intransitive
50.
Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Kevin is a Bellevue fireman.
a)
Kevin
b)
is
c)
Bellevue
d)
fireman
51.
What is the linking verb in the sentence?
The glass looked dirty.
a)
The
b)
glass
c)
looked
d)
dirty
52.
What is the verb and is it an action or linking verb?
With Eleanor at the wheel, a drive to school seems terrifying.
a)
drive - action
b)
drive - linking
c)
seems - action
d)
seems - linking
53.
What is the verb and is it an action or linking verb?
The factory coughed puffs of steam out of its smokestacks.
a)
coughed - action
b)
cough - linking
c)
out - action
d)
out - linking
54.
Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The witnesses were being questioned by the police.
a)
main verb
b)
helping verb
55.
Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The puppy has been barking for an hour.
a)
main verb
b)
helping verb
56.
What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?
Devon worries about the future.
a)
Linking Verb
b)
Helping Verb
c)
Action Verb
d)
Transitive Verb
57.
What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?
Clouds gathered before the storm.
a)
Transitive Verb
b)
Intransitive Verb
c)
Linking Verb
d)
Helping Verb
58.

Find the abstract noun

a)

John

b)

wisdom

c)

school

d)

crowd

59.

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

The children ran through the grass.

a)

grass

b)

ran

c)

through

d)

the

60.

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

Can you help me with my homework please?

a)

please

b)

help

c)

my

d)

homework

61.

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

The elephant is walking in the tall grass to find food.

a)

walking

b)

tall

c)

find

d)

elephant

62.

How is a concrete noun different from an abstract noun?

a)

Concrete nouns describe things that can be seen or touched; abstract nouns do not.

b)

Concrete nouns describe emotions; abstract nouns do not.

c)

Concrete nouns describe ideas; abstract nouns do not.

d)

Concrete nouns are always capitalized; abstract nouns are not.

63.

In the phrase, "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water," how can you tell the common nouns from the proper nouns?

a)

The common nouns are capitalized.

b)

The proper nouns are capitalized.

c)

The proper nouns come after the verb.

d)

The proper nouns come before the verb.

64.

In the phrase, "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water," what are the nouns?

a)

Jack, Jill

b)

Jack, Jill, hill, water

c)

Jack, Jill, hill, water, pail

d)

Jack, Jill, hill, fetch, water, pail

65.

What is an example of an abstract noun?

a)

Test

b)

Intelligence

c)

Milk

d)

Container

66.

What is an example of a concrete noun?

a)

Love

b)

Gratitude

c)

Food

d)

Generosity

67.

What do all compound nouns have in common?

a)

They all combine two or more words

b)

They're always capitalized.

c)

They're always brand names.

d)

They're always abstract nouns.

68.

Which is an example of a compound noun?

a)

Intestines

b)

Brothers

c)

Dogs

d)

Toothpaste

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