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Parts of Speech, Paraphrase, Pronouns, & Subject-Verb Agreement

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a)

preposition

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

2.

2. What did she ask you to do?

a)

conjuction

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

3.

3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

a)

pronoun

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

verb

4.

4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

5.

5. On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.

a)

pronoun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

noun

6.

8. Oh gosh, this is so hard!

a)

conjuction

b)

interjection

c)

preposition

d)

pronoun

7.

9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

conjunction

d)

preposition

8.

10. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.

a)

pronoun

b)

conjunction

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

9.

Soon, geese waddled across the intersection.

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Preposition

10.

Yikes! I'm late for class.

a)

Verb

b)

Interjection

c)

Adverb

d)

Preposition

11.

Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

c)

mental action verb

d)

transitive verb

12.

Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.

a)

Verb

b)

Interjection

c)

Noun

d)

Pronoun

13.

They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves.

a)

Adjective

b)

Preposition

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

14.

Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company's success.

a)

Conjunction

b)

Interjection

c)

Adverb

d)

Preposition

15.

Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his verandah.

a)

Adjective

b)

Preposition

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

16.

She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.

a)

Adjective

b)

Preposition

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

17.

Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened her.

a)

Conjunction

b)

Interjection

c)

Adverb

d)

Preposition

18.

That suitcase is hers.

a)

Verb

b)

Interjection

c)

Noun

d)

Pronoun

19.

Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.

a)

Verb

b)

Interjection

c)

Noun

d)

Pronoun

20.

If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

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.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Plagiarism

22.

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:


A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

a)

A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

b)

It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

c)

Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

d)

Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

23.
When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit
a)
paraphrasing
b)
cheating
c)
texting
d)
plagiarizing
24.

When do you use quotation marks in paraphrasing?

a)

Using unique words from the original passage

b)

Using a synonym in the new version

c)

To indicate a source

25.

You use the dictionary to find

a)

Similar words to be used in text

b)

The meaning of the words in the text

c)

The opposite meaning of the words

26.

What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?

a)

Start writing

b)

Understand the text

c)

Record the source

27.

1. Mr Richards, ______________ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

a)

when

b)

who

c)

where

d)

which

28.

4. What did you do with the money, ______________ your mother lent you?

a)

whose

b)

that

c)

who

d)

where

29.

6. It was midnight ____________ the rescue team arrived at the scene of accident.

a)

when

b)

where

c)

who

d)

whose

30.

1. The man (a)   drove the car was nervous.

31.

3. The bag (a)   contained the money was yellow.

32.

4. I talked to the girl (a)   car had broken down in front of the shop.

33.

7. The children (a)   shouted in the street are not from our school.

34.

_____ is a jacket.

a)

This

b)

These

c)

It's

d)

They're

35.

I love _____ shoes.

a)

this

b)

it's

c)

these

d)

they're

36.

A Are _____ your books?

B Yes, ___ are.

a)

these

b)

this

c)

they're

d)

they

37.

……… did she tell us? She told us that Aunt Lizzy was coming .

(a)  

38.

……… was welcomed by a large crowd? The Queen was welcomed by a large crowd.

(a)  

39.

……… had an excellent dinner at home on Saturday? The Parkers.

(a)  

40.

John plays guitar better than...

a)

i

b)

me

c)

I

d)

her

41.

Is this you on the phone?

a)

Yes, its me.

b)

Yes, it is I.

c)

Yes, it's I.

d)

Yes, it is me.

42.

Will Jim or ___ be cut from the team, do you wonder?

a)

he

b)

her

c)

him

d)

they

43.

I believe Sally likes Harry ...

a)

more than she

b)

more then me

c)

more than me

d)

more than I do

44.

Emily Smith is the beauty queen...

a)

whom we hope will be selected

b)

who we hope to select

c)

whom we hope will win

d)

who we hope will win

45.

One of the boys (is, are) dancing from the street.

(a)  

46.

Neither cookies nor brownies (is, are) nice treats for your teacher.

(a)  

47.

Everything (is, are) nothing if I don't have you.

(a)  

48.

Physics (is, are) my favorite subject.

(a)  

49.

14. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offer, offers) a wide variety of services.

(a)  

50.

16. Many hours at the driving range (has, have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.

(a)  

51.

17. The chances of your being promoted (is, are) excellent.

(a)  

52.

20. Nobody (is, are) enjoying the party.

(a)  

53.

Mrs. Wilson, with the other assistant principals, _____ planning graduation.

a)

was

b)

were

54.

The nutritional value of sweet potatoes _______many health benefits.

a)

has

b)

have

55.

Each of the contractors ____ a different type of house.

a)

build

b)

builds

56.

Training and kindness _____  useful for those that work with dogs.

a)

is

b)

are

57.

Talking to friends and playing basketball ____ a great amount of my brother's day.

a)

consume

b)

consumes

58.

The cat, as well as other pets, _____ adopted by the family.

a)

was

b)

were

59.

The second person plural pronoun subject case is

(a)  

60.

What is the third person singular feminine object case of pronoun?

(a)  

61.

What is the 1st person plural possessive case?

(a)  

62.

"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)  

63.

A preposition must exist in any sentence not by itself but as a prepositional...

(a)  

64.

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

over the line

b)

by the door

c)

near the pool

d)

he stole it

e)

beside me

65.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NO IDEA

66.

A prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NO IDEA

67.

"Rapid growth of population in the fertile highland areas causes deforestation and soil erosion." How many object nouns are there in this sentence?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

68.

She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten. The word "not" is what part of speech?

a)

Adjective

b)

Preposition

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb