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Finding Subjects and Verbs Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a compound noun?

a)

A noun that is always capitalized

b)

A noun made of more than one word

c)

A noun that shows action or state of being

d)

A noun that is always followed by an adjective

2.

What is a common noun?

a)

A specific name of a person, place, or thing

b)

A word that shows action or state of being

c)

A word for a general class of people, places, things, or ideas

d)

A word that is always capitalized

3.

What is a proper noun?

a)

A word that shows action

b)

A word that is always capitalized and names specific entities

c)

A general class of people, places, or things

d)

A noun made of more than one word

4.

What is a verb?

a)

A word that names a person, place, or thing

b)

A word that shows action, feeling, or state of being

c)

A word that describes a noun

d)

A word that connects clauses or sentences

5.

What do linking verbs show?

a)

Action

b)

State of being

c)

Specific names of people or places

d)

None of the above

6.

Identify the direct object in the sentence: "I like cake."

a)

I

b)

Like

c)

Cake

d)

None of the above

7.

What can a participle also form besides verb tenses?

a)

Nouns

b)

Adjectives

c)

Prepositions

d)

Adverbs

8.

Identify the indirect object in the sentence: "She did me a favor."

a)

She

b)

Did

c)

Me

d)

Favor

9.

Which of these words is NOT a linking verb?

a)

Is

b)

Were

c)

Run

d)

Appear

10.

What is a gerund?

a)

A verb ending in -ed

b)

A noun affected by a preposition

c)

A verb that functions as a noun, often ending in -ing

d)

A verb followed by an adjective

11.

Identify the subject in the sentence: "The Shape of Water won an Academy Award."

a)

The Shape of Water

b)

Won

c)

Academy Award

d)

None of the above

12.

What are helping verbs?

a)

Verbs that function as adjectives

b)

Verbs that help to clarify the intended meaning in a verb phrase

c)

Verbs that are always capitalized

d)

Verbs that always take a direct object

13.

Identify the verb in the sentence: "He went ballistic."

a)

He

b)

Went

c)

Ballistic

d)

None of the above

14.

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "I saw someone inside the house"?

a)

I

b)

Saw

c)

Inside

d)

The house

15.

In the sentence "Walking is great exercise," what is "Walking" referred to as?

a)

Direct object

b)

Compound noun

c)

Gerund

d)

Participle