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Grammar Units 1-8 Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pronoun?

a)

a part of speech that replaces a noun in a sentence

b)

a word that refers to a specific person or thing

c)

a word that demonstrates ownership

d)

a word that is used with another noun or pronoun when something does something to itself

2.

Which of the following words is NOT a helping verb?

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

of

3.

The heron was squawking loudly.

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

a)

heron

b)

was

c)

squawking

d)

loudly

4.

Which word is the helping verb?

My mom will help me with my homework when she gets back from the store.

a)

mom

b)

help

c)

will

d)

homework

5.

What is the helping verb?

She may go with you after she completes her work.

a)

may

b)

after

c)

she

d)

completes

6.

Tell if the highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent


After eating all the Halloween candy, I feel sick to my stomach.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

7.

Tell if highlighted part of the sentence is independent or dependent.


I have so much homework because I wasn't at school Monday.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

8.

Do the words in RED form a dependent clause or independent clause?

Until Mr. Sanchez had his first cup of coffee, he got very angry if we didn't have our homework.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

9.
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
a)
For, And, Nor, But, Yet, Since
b)
Finally, After, Neither, Once, Yet, Since
c)
For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So
d)
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
10.
Find the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Harry Potter will be read forever and ever
a)
will be
b)
will be read
c)
be read
d)
read forever
11.
What is the verb phrase in this sentence?
Harry is learning things about magic and his past.
a)
magic
b)
past
c)
is learning
d)
During
12.
What is the verb phrase in this sentence?
Harry does learn some serious life lessons.  
a)
Harry 
b)
Harry does
c)
does learn 
d)
Harry does learn 
13.
Find the Noun Phrase: "I love eating lots of junk food." 
a)
I love
b)
lots of junk food
c)
junk food
d)
eating lots
14.

All the boys are playing football. The noun phrase of the sentence is ..........

a)

are playing

b)

boys are

c)

the boys

d)

all the boys

15.

What is the relative clause? The man, whose opinions I respect the most, is my father.

a)

whose opinions I respect the most

b)

whose opinions I respect

c)

whose opinions I respect the most, is my father.

d)

The man, whose opinions

16.

What is the relative clause? Many trees, which fell in the road, caused accidents around our town.

a)

which fell in the road

b)

Many trees

c)

Many trees, which fell in the road,

d)

caused accidents around our town

17.

Identify the adverbial clause:

They had to stay in the camp until the storm passed.

a)

They had to

b)

until the storm passed

c)

They had to stay

d)

passed

18.

Identify the adverbial clause:

Whenever I ride a roller coaster, my heart beats faster full of excitement.

a)

I ride a roller coaster

b)

faster

c)

Whenever I ride a roller coaster

d)

faster full of excitement

19.

Identify the adverbial clause:

After I have finished my work, I will accompany you to the mall.

a)

After I have finished my work

b)

I have finished my work

c)

I will accompany

d)

to the mall

20.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
21.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 
a)
on my bed
b)
my cat jumped
c)
on my bed and woke me up
d)
woke me
22.
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
23.
How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? 
a)
It shows a relationship between two words.
b)
It describes the noun next to it.
c)
It renames the noun in front of it. 
d)
It is the action in the sentence.
24.

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?

Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.

a)

Sweeping across the night sky,

b)

the bats hunted

c)

hunted their prey.

d)

across the night sky

25.

Find the Gerund Phrase:

Coloring eggs is an activity that belongs to another holiday.

a)

coloring

b)

coloring eggs

c)

to another holiday

d)

coloring eggs is an activity

26.
Find the Gerund Phrase:
Making New Year's Resolutions is another tradition to think about adopting.
a)
making New Year's Resolutions
b)
to think about adopting
c)
making
d)
is another tradition
27.

Check all that apply to infinitive phrases.

a)

made up of "to" plus a verb

b)

must be capitalized

c)

can be a modifier or a noun

d)

can have objects

28.

Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase?

a)

Nicolas wants to jump on the trampoline.

b)

Nicolas walks to the trampoline.

c)

Nicolas met Alex at the trampoline.

29.

Find the infinitive phrase. The sport to play in the fall is volleyball.

a)

to play

b)

to play in the fall

c)

sport to play

30.

Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.

Body shaking from the cold, the hitchhiker tried to flag a ride down.

a)

a ride down

b)

Body shaking from the cold

c)

the hitchiker tried to flag

31.

Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.

His dog licking his face, Darren held on to the slippery ball of fur.

a)

His dog licking his face,

b)

Darren held on to

c)

the slippery ball of fur

32.

Which option is correctly using a colon to list items?

a)

My dog likes: toys, jerky, and walks in the park.

b)

For the camping trip: tent, clothes, sleeping bag, and food.

c)

You need to grab these three things for the laundry: laundry detergent, fabric softener, and dryer sheets.

d)

We need: eggs, milk, and fabric softener.

33.

Which sentence does not use the colon correctly?

a)

I need you to get several items from the store: milk, eggs, and bacon.

b)

The man came in the room and said only one word: disgraceful.

c)

In order to do laundry I need: laundry soap, dryer sheets, and bleach.

d)

My dog Oreo loves snacks: he is a chunky boy!