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English I Grammar Review 1

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sugar cane is raised by some people in Hawaii.
a)
active
b)
passive
2.
The homeowners remodeled the house to help it sell.
a)
active
b)
passive
3.
Difficult assignments are always given by my teacher.
a)
active
b)
passive
4.
The house was built by my cat.
a)
Active 
b)
Passive
5.
What is passive voice?
a)
When a subject is receiving the verb
b)
When a subject  performs the verb
6.
What is active voice?
a)
When the subject performs the verb
b)
When the subject receives the verb
7.
Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The green dress was worn by Sarah.
a)
The green dress wore Sarah.
b)
Sarah was worn by the green dress.
c)
Sarah wore the green dress.
d)
No change.  It is already in active voice.
8.
Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The winning goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean.
a)
The game was won by Sean, who scored the last goal for the Tigers.
b)
Sean scored the winning goal for the Tigers.
c)
The last goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean, which led to their win.
d)
No change.  It is already in the active voice.
9.
Which of the following does not use active voice?
a)
Jacob Marley, a ghost, visited his old colleague Scrooge.
b)
Scrooge's old colleague, Jacob Marley, visited him as a ghost.
c)
Scrooge is visited first by the ghost of his old colleague Jacob Marley.
d)
As a ghost, Jacob Marley visited his old colleague Scrooge.
10.
Which of the following should be revised for active voice? 
a)
The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London.
b)
On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story is told in London by a narrator.
c)
On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story begins in London. 
d)
In London, the story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve.
11.
What is the subject of a sentence?
a)
the verb
b)
the action in the sentence
c)
tells who are what the sentence is about
12.

My aunt belongs to the_______ club in her town.

a)

womans

b)

womans

c)

women's

d)

womens

13.

A toy belonging to the cat is called the __________ toy.

a)

cats'

b)

cats

c)

cats's

d)

cat's

14.

(1) I couldn't get any sleep because my dog was barking. (2) My dogs bark is so loud when the house is quiet.


What is the correct way to change sentence 2?

a)

change dogs bark to dog's bark

b)

change quiet to quite

c)

change dogs bark to bark of my dog

d)

change dogs bark to dogs' bark

15.

What is the correct possessive noun form for:

the tail of the cat

a)

the cats tail

b)

the cats' tail

c)

the cat's tail

d)

the cat's tails

16.

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white

17.

Identify the adverb(s):

The angry dentist quickly filled both rotten teeth.

a)

angry, rotten

b)

quickly

c)

angry, quickly, rotten

d)

rotten

18.
Identify the PRONOUNS in this sentence:
"He and she found it on the beach."
a)
he, she 
b)
she 
c)
found 
d)
beach 
19.
A part of speech that shows emotions is called 
a)
conjunction
b)
preposition
c)
interjection
d)
verb
20.
These are connecting words that join words, phrases and clauses.
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Article
d)
Preposition
21.
These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Article
d)
Preposition
22.
What does preposition mean
a)
The words that show relationship between verb and adverb and other words in a sentence
b)
That shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
23.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Because of some unknown cause, on Monday at midnight Morley morphed into a mole and dug a ten-foot-deep hole.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Because of the windy weather, Heather decided that she shouldn't wear her dress that is made with feathers.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

25.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Every year at midnight on December 31, vampires in colorful party hats dance around a campfire, and they don't return to their comfy coffins until dawn.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

26.

How many prepositional phrases in the sentence below?


Dr. Decayder, a dexterous dentist, melts and molds used retainers into lovely holiday ornaments, places them inside boxes that are decorated with pictures of tiny teeth, and gives them to his patients with braces.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

27.
Identify the direct objects:The sun gives people warmth and light.
a)
sun
b)
warmth and light
c)
people
d)
light
28.

Identify the direct object - win what?

He didn't often win his baseball games.

a)

often

b)

didn't

c)

baseball

d)

games

29.
Identify the direct object - had what?
Charlie had problems.
a)
Charlie
b)
had
c)
Charlie had
d)
problems
30.

Kaden helped Mrs. Bell before school. What is the direct object?

a)

Kaden

b)

Mrs. Bell

c)

school

31.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence:Mark's idea is an option to consider.
a)
option
b)
consider
c)
is
d)
Mark's
32.
My Aunt Laura bought me a new shirt for my birthday.
The part in blue is the predicate. Which word is the simple predicate?
a)
shirt
b)
bought
c)
birthday
d)
me
33.

Find the indirect object.


I will give Jason and Jeffrey their instructions.

a)

I

b)

Jason and Jeffrey

c)

instructions

d)

their

34.

Find the indirect objects.


The police told my parents and me the entire story.

a)

police

b)

told

c)

parents and me

d)

story

35.

Is the following a subject (noun) or predicate (verb)?

The scuba diver

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

36.

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?


The new park in Rock Hill is very nice and pretty.

a)

new park

b)

Rock Hill

c)

is very nice and pretty

d)

pretty

37.

They were interviewing her for the job.

She ________________ for the job.

a)

was being interviewed

b)

was interviewed

c)

has been interviewed

d)

is being interviewed

38.

Tom is writing the letter.

The letter ________________ by Tom.

a)

was written

b)

is being written

c)

has been written

d)

is written

39.

Change to passive.

John’s mother raised him in a small town.

a)

John was raised in a small town by his mother.

b)

John has been raised in a small town by his mother.

c)

The mother was raised in a small town.

d)

John was raised by his mother in a small town.

40.

Change to active.

We were being watched by a strange man.

a)

A strange man was being watched by us.

b)

We have been watching a strange man.

c)

A strange man has been watching us.

d)

A strange man was watching us.

41.

The correct passive sentence for the following is

I teach English and Mathematics.

a)

English and Mathematics are taught by me.

b)

English and Mathematics were taught by me.

c)

English and Mathematics have been taught by me.

d)

English and Mathematics had been taught by me.

42.

The correct passive sentence for the following is


The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.

a)

Street repairs is being made by the construction workers all month long.

b)

Street repairs are being made by the construction workers all month long.

c)

Street repairs have been made by the construction workers all month long.

d)

Street repairs will be made by the construction workers all month long.

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