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7th Grade Grammar Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Whenever I eat a carrot, I feel like Bugs Bunny.

a)

Yes

b)

No, a semi-colon should replace the comma

c)

No, there shouldn't be a comma

d)

No, "an" should replace "a"

2.

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

Percy shouldn't of stolen the unicorn's horn, but the unicorn was kind of rude.

a)

Yes

b)

No, "have" should replace "of"

c)

No, there shouldn't be a comma

d)

No, "should not" should replace "shouldn't"

3.

Releasing poisonous gas, my friend ran as quickly as she could from the well.

Which word(s) is the adjective?

a)

poisonous, quickly

b)

poisonous

c)

releasing

d)

poisonous, quickly, well

4.

The students wanted to eat outside, the teachers wanted to eat inside.

What is wrong with this sentence?

a)

Nothing. The sentence is correct.

b)

"Students" and "teachers" should be capitalized

c)

There should be a conjunction after the comma

d)

There should be no comma

5.

Screaming excitedly, the young boy was thrilled to find his favorite toy.

Identify ALL of the adjectives

a)

excitedly, young, his, favorite

b)

young, his, favorite

c)

excitedly, young, favorite

d)

young, was, his, favorite

6.

Romeo lovingly looked at the beautiful Juliet and instantly forgot about Rosaline, his former love.

Identify ALL adverbs

a)

lovingly, instantly

b)

lovingly, instantly, former

c)

beautiful, his, former

d)

lovingly, instantly, his

7.

Romeo lovingly looked at the beautiful Juliet and instantly forgot about Rosaline, his former love.

Identify ALL adjectives

a)

lovingly, instantly

b)

at, his

c)

beautiful, his, former

d)

beautiful, former

8.

Which pronoun belongs in the blank? 

All students must go to the homework board via Schoology or Classroom to stay on top of ______ English assignments.

a)

his or her

b)

their

c)

there

d)

your

9.

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

there is no comma

10.
What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?
a)
compound sentence
b)
 complex sentence
c)
simple sentence
11.
Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
a)
before for
b)
after for
c)
before yet
d)
after yet
12.
What punctuation is missing in the following sentence?
Kids are a lot of work they are also a ton of fun.
a)
comma
b)
period
c)
semicolon
13.
Identify the depended clause.
a)
Alice played the piano
b)
while Mary played her flute
14.

Identify the dependent clause.

a)

Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil

b)

you should make sure it isn’t just lost.

15.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


The pencil fell under the desk.

a)

the pencil

b)

fell under the desk

c)

under the desk

d)

the desk

16.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The bird flew into the window, but was okay.

a)

the bird flew

b)

into the window but was okay

c)

flew into the window

d)

into the window

17.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle. 
a)
flew a beautiful
b)
bald eagle
c)
above the trees
d)
above the trees flew a beautiful
18.
What is the appositive(s)?
The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
a)
female kingfisher
b)
bright plumage
c)
large-headed bird
d)
a large-headed bird that lives near the water
19.
What is the appositive(s)?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
a famous children's author
c)
wrote many of his books
d)
yellow legal pads
20.
What is the appositive(s)?
Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.
a)
Heidi
b)
will be traveling
c)
to Disney World
d)
my cousin
21.
Which contraction is INCORRECT?
a)
Doesn't
b)
You've
c)
We'ed
d)
I'll