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WorksheetsParts of Speech, Paraphrase, Pronouns, & Subject-Verb Agreement
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 23mins
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
preposition
adjective
noun
pronoun
2. What did she ask you to do?
conjuction
noun
verb
pronoun
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
verb
4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
verb
adverb
conjunction
interjection
5. On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.
pronoun
verb
adverb
noun
8. Oh gosh, this is so hard!
conjuction
interjection
preposition
pronoun
9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
adverb
adjective
conjunction
preposition
10. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.
pronoun
conjunction
adverb
preposition
Soon, geese waddled across the intersection.
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Yikes! I'm late for class.
Verb
Interjection
Adverb
Preposition
Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster.
linking verb
action verb
mental action verb
transitive verb
Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
Verb
Interjection
Noun
Pronoun
They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves.
Adjective
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company's success.
Conjunction
Interjection
Adverb
Preposition
Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his verandah.
Adjective
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
Adjective
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened her.
Conjunction
Interjection
Adverb
Preposition
That suitcase is hers.
Verb
Interjection
Noun
Pronoun
Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.
Verb
Interjection
Noun
Pronoun
If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.
true
false
Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.
Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.
It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
Most summer school students have high school reading to do.
When do you use quotation marks in paraphrasing?
Using unique words from the original passage
Using a synonym in the new version
To indicate a source
You use the dictionary to find
Similar words to be used in text
The meaning of the words in the text
The opposite meaning of the words
What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?
Start writing
Understand the text
Record the source
1. Mr Richards, ______________ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
when
who
where
which
4. What did you do with the money, ______________ your mother lent you?
whose
that
who
where
6. It was midnight ____________ the rescue team arrived at the scene of accident.
when
where
who
whose
1. The man (a) drove the car was nervous.
3. The bag (a) contained the money was yellow.
4. I talked to the girl (a) car had broken down in front of the shop.
7. The children (a) shouted in the street are not from our school.
_____ is a jacket.
This
These
It's
They're
I love _____ shoes.
this
it's
these
they're
A Are _____ your books?
B Yes, ___ are.
these
this
they're
they
……… did she tell us? She told us that Aunt Lizzy was coming .
(a)
……… was welcomed by a large crowd? The Queen was welcomed by a large crowd.
(a)
……… had an excellent dinner at home on Saturday? The Parkers.
(a)
John plays guitar better than...
i
me
I
her
Is this you on the phone?
Yes, its me.
Yes, it is I.
Yes, it's I.
Yes, it is me.
Will Jim or ___ be cut from the team, do you wonder?
he
her
him
they
I believe Sally likes Harry ...
more than she
more then me
more than me
more than I do
Emily Smith is the beauty queen...
whom we hope will be selected
who we hope to select
whom we hope will win
who we hope will win
One of the boys (is, are) dancing from the street.
(a)
Neither cookies nor brownies (is, are) nice treats for your teacher.
(a)
Everything (is, are) nothing if I don't have you.
(a)
Physics (is, are) my favorite subject.
(a)
14. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offer, offers) a wide variety of services.
(a)
16. Many hours at the driving range (has, have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.
(a)
17. The chances of your being promoted (is, are) excellent.
(a)
20. Nobody (is, are) enjoying the party.
(a)
Mrs. Wilson, with the other assistant principals, _____ planning graduation.
was
were
The nutritional value of sweet potatoes _______many health benefits.
has
have
Each of the contractors ____ a different type of house.
build
builds
Training and kindness _____ useful for those that work with dogs.
is
are
Talking to friends and playing basketball ____ a great amount of my brother's day.
consume
consumes
The cat, as well as other pets, _____ adopted by the family.
was
were
The second person plural pronoun subject case is
(a)
What is the third person singular feminine object case of pronoun?
(a)
What is the 1st person plural possessive case?
(a)
"Even when crops are good, a lack of roads in the rugged highlands (make, makes) food distribution difficult." The subject noun and correct verb are what?
(a)
A preposition must exist in any sentence not by itself but as a prepositional...
(a)
Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?
over the line
by the door
near the pool
he stole it
beside me
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a word in the sentence and the word that is the object of the preposition.
TRUE
FALSE
NO IDEA
A prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two.
TRUE
FALSE
NO IDEA
"Rapid growth of population in the fertile highland areas causes deforestation and soil erosion." How many object nouns are there in this sentence?
1
2
3
4
She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten. The word "not" is what part of speech?
Adjective
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
