WorksheetsFinding Subjects and Verbs Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a compound noun?
A noun that is always capitalized
A noun made of more than one word
A noun that shows action or state of being
A noun that is always followed by an adjective
What is a common noun?
A specific name of a person, place, or thing
A word that shows action or state of being
A word for a general class of people, places, things, or ideas
A word that is always capitalized
What is a proper noun?
A word that shows action
A word that is always capitalized and names specific entities
A general class of people, places, or things
A noun made of more than one word
What is a verb?
A word that names a person, place, or thing
A word that shows action, feeling, or state of being
A word that describes a noun
A word that connects clauses or sentences
What do linking verbs show?
Action
State of being
Specific names of people or places
None of the above
Identify the direct object in the sentence: "I like cake."
I
Like
Cake
None of the above
What can a participle also form besides verb tenses?
Nouns
Adjectives
Prepositions
Adverbs
Identify the indirect object in the sentence: "She did me a favor."
She
Did
Me
Favor
Which of these words is NOT a linking verb?
Is
Were
Run
Appear
What is a gerund?
A verb ending in -ed
A noun affected by a preposition
A verb that functions as a noun, often ending in -ing
A verb followed by an adjective
Identify the subject in the sentence: "The Shape of Water won an Academy Award."
The Shape of Water
Won
Academy Award
None of the above
What are helping verbs?
Verbs that function as adjectives
Verbs that help to clarify the intended meaning in a verb phrase
Verbs that are always capitalized
Verbs that always take a direct object
Identify the verb in the sentence: "He went ballistic."
He
Went
Ballistic
None of the above
What is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "I saw someone inside the house"?
I
Saw
Inside
The house
In the sentence "Walking is great exercise," what is "Walking" referred to as?
Direct object
Compound noun
Gerund
Participle
