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Prelims Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the subject complement in the sentence:


“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!”

-Auntie Mame, 1958

a)

banquet

b)

life

c)

poor suckers

d)

starving

2.

What is the mood in the sentence:


“I'm the king of the world!”

-Titanic, 1997

a)

Nominative

b)

Imperative

c)

Indicative

d)

Subjunctive

3.

The driver appeared intoxicated.


What kind of verb is highlighted above

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

c)

linking verb

d)

action verb

4.

What is the DIRECT OBJECT in the sentence below?


Miss Talavera threw the textbook.

a)

Miss Talavera

b)

the textbook

c)

threw

d)

Miss

5.

What is the sentence pattern of the sentence below?


She became a professional teacher.

a)

S - V

b)

S - V - DO

c)

S - V - DO - OC

d)

S - LV - C

6.

What is the sentence pattern of the sentence below?


The wall suddenly collapsed.

a)

S - V

b)

S - V - IO

c)

S - V - C

d)

S - LV - C

7.

Kelly leaves his door ajar whenever he sleeps.


The highlighted word is an example of...?

a)

subject complement

b)

object complement

c)

direct object

d)

transitive verb

8.

What is the sentence pattern of the sentence below?


Some people wave signs over their heads.

a)

S-LV-C

b)

S-V

c)

S-TV-IO-DO

d)

S-TV-DO

9.

What is the sentence pattern of the sentence below?


Others dress in their team's colors.

a)

S-V

b)

S-LV-C

c)

S-TV-DO

d)

S-TV-DO-OC

10.

Wayne Gretzky won another prestigious award in 1999.


The highlighted phrase is an example of...?

a)

Direct Object

b)

Object Complement

c)

Prepositional Phrase

d)

Noun Phrase

11.

What is the mood of the sentence below?


Don't tell anyone about my crush.

a)

Indicative

b)

Imperative

c)

Subjunctive

d)

Interrogative

12.

What is the mood of the sentence below?


Danya was running for the bus in the rain.

a)

Indicative

b)

Imperative

c)

Subjunctive

d)

Objective

13.

What is the verb mood in this sentence?


Were pigs to sprout wings, we'd need bigger umbrellas.

a)

Present Subjunctive

b)

Past Subjunctive

c)

Future Subjunctive

d)

Indicative

14.

If we ______ hard each day, the time would seem to fly; soon it would be spring break.

a)

works

b)

work

c)

worked

d)

working

15.

One of the most common names for dogs in the United States ___ "Rover".

a)

is

b)

are

c)

will

d)

be

16.

What is the complete subject of the sentence below?


The piano teacher played well.

a)

teacher

b)

piano teacher

c)

played well

d)

the piano teacher

17.

The actor and actress (smile/smiles) and (wave/waves) at the crowd.

a)

smile, waves

b)

smiles, waves

c)

smile, wave

d)

smiles, wave

18.

What is the past participle form of take?

a)

taketh

b)

took

c)

taken

d)

taked

19.

Select the correct verb: Most of the house ___ been painted. (has, have)

a)

has

b)

have

20.

Never _____ the weather been so bad this late in the season.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

is

d)

are

21.

We usually ____ the dishes after dinner.

a)

do

b)

does

22.
Do you think the kittens or the puppy (is, are) cuter? 
a)
are
b)
is
23.

Annie and her brothers _____ at school.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

24.
All of the CDs, even the scratched one, ______ in this case.
a)
are
b)
is
25.

Mrs. Crown ________ her class about progressive verb tenses last week.

a)

teaching

b)

is teaching

c)

was teaching

d)

will be teaching

26.

The scientist will be talking about his research at the next meeting.

a)

present progressive

b)

past progressive

c)

future progressive

27.

Which of the following sentences is not in the past progressive tense?

a)

I was watching television for a few hours.

b)

We were playing boardgames during the entire rainstorm.

c)

I have played so many board games.

d)

I was studying for the Spring Term exam before the virus started.

28.
 Sharon (love)  to travel. She (go)  abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
a)
loved, went 
b)
loves, goes
c)
love, go
d)
loves, went 
29.

_______ Thai food?

a)

Have you ever eaten

b)

Did you ever eat

c)

Did you ever ate

d)

Have you ever ate

30.
Identify the verb tense: 
Angus the Cow and Franky the Pig were reading to one another in the loft on top of the barn. 
a)
past progressive
b)
simple past
c)
past perfect
d)
present progressive 
31.

Choose the past perfect to complete the following sentence:

I_____________________ there for five years.

a)

was working

b)

had been working

c)

had worked

d)

were worked