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1st Semester Grammar Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "She sings beautifully."

a)

sings

b)

beautifully

c)

she

d)

.

2.

Choose the adjective in the sentence: "The red car sped down the street."

a)

The

b)

red

c)

car

d)

sped

3.

Which word is a noun in the sentence: "The dog chased the ball."

a)

The

b)

dog

c)

chased

d)

ball

4.

Select the verb in the sentence: "They are studying for the exam."

a)

They

b)

studying

c)

for

d)

exam

5.

Identify the adjective in the sentence: "He is a tall man."

a)

He

b)

is

c)

tall

d)

man

6.

Choose the noun in the sentence: "The children played happily in the park."

a)

The

b)

children

c)

played

d)

park

7.

Which word is a verb in the sentence: "She laughed at the joke."

a)

She

b)

laughed

c)

at

d)

joke

8.

Select an adjective in the sentence: "The delicious pizza was hot and cheesy."

a)

delicious

b)

pizza

c)

was

d)

cheesy

9.

Identify the noun in the sentence: "The bookshelf is filled with novels."

a)

bookshelf

b)

is

c)

filled

d)

with

10.

Choose the verb in the sentence: "They danced all night at the party."

a)

They

b)

danced

c)

night

d)

party

11.

What is the SIMPLE subject of this sentence? My dad likes to fish on the lake.

a)

dad

b)

likes

c)

fish

d)

lake

12.

What is the SIMPLE predicate of this sentence? The beautiful red flowers grew in the garden.

a)

beautiful

b)

red

c)

flowers

d)

grew

13.

What is the SIMPLE predicate in this sentence? The two birds flew away from the tree.

a)

two

b)

birds

c)

flew

d)

tree

14.

What is the COMPLETE subject of this sentence? The mailman delivered a big brown box to my house.

a)

mailman

b)

The mailman

c)

delivered

d)

a big brown box

15.

What is the COMPLETE predicate of this sentence? Maria ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.

a)

Maria

b)

ate

c)

ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch

d)

sandwich

16.

What is the COMPLETE subject of this sentence? Chris plays on the computer after school.

a)

Chris

b)

Chris plays

c)

on the computer

d)

after school

17.

What is the COMPLETE predicate of this sentence? Jackie slept in till 11:00 this morning.

a)

Jackie

b)

Jackie slept

c)

slept in till 11:00 this morning

d)

this morning

18.

What is the SIMPLE subject of this sentence? They learned about the temperature, constituents, distribution, and the motions of the stars.

a)

They

b)

learned

c)

learned about the temperature, constituents, distribution, and the motions of the stars.

d)

stars

19.

What is the SIMPLE predicate of this sentence? The first radio astronomers unexpectedly found cool hydrogen gas distributed throughout the Milky Way.

a)

astronomers

b)

hydrogen

c)

found

d)

Milky Way

20.

What is the COMPLETE predicate of this sentence? Harry Styles performed his last show of his tour in Italy.

a)

Harry Styles

b)

performed

c)

Italy

d)

performed his last show of his tour in Italy

21.

1 independent clause is what sentence type?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

22.

2 or more independent clauses, joined with a semicolon, comma, or coordinating conjunction is what sentence type?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

23.

1 independent clause with 1 or more dependent clauses is what sentence type?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

24.

2 or more independent clauses with 1 or more dependent clauses is what sentence type?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

25.

For, nor, but, or, yet, and, so are what types of words?

a)

coordinating conjunctions

b)

subordinating conjunctions

c)

prepositions

d)

adjectives

26.

Coordinating conjunctions are word that ________________.

a)

combine two independent clauses to make a compound sentence

b)

combine numbers in the correct order to open a combination lock

c)

join two compound-complex sentences

d)

join two unrelated adjectives

27.

What type of nouns are always capitalized?

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

singular nouns

d)

plural nouns

28.

Where should the comma go in the following sentence? "Bob likes pizza but Jerry likes burgers."

a)

Bob likes pizza, but Jerry likes burgers.

b)

Bob likes pizza but Jerry likes burgers,

c)

Bob, likes pizza but Jerry, likes burgers.

d)

Bob likes pizza but Jerry like burgers.

29.

"My boy Rick plays the banjo." What goes on line A?

a)

boy (Rick)

b)

plays

c)

the

d)

banjo

30.

"My boy Rick plays the banjo." What goes on line B?

a)

boy (Rick)

b)

plays

c)

My

d)

banjo

31.

"My boy Rick plays the banjo." What goes on line E?

a)

boy (Rick)

b)

plays

c)

My

d)

the

32.

"My boy Rick plays the banjo." What goes on line D?

a)

banjo

b)

plays

c)

My

d)

the

33.

Which of the following is not an example of a modifier and would not go on a slanted line?

a)

action verb

b)

preposition

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

34.

Which sentence purpose uses a period?

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

exclamatory

d)

none of the above

35.

Which sentence purpose uses a question mark?

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

exclamatory

d)

none of the above

36.

"The driver will arrive after lunch" What type of punctuation will we use to end this sentence?

a)

question mark (?)

b)

period (.)

c)

exclamation point (!)

d)

none of the above

37.

What goes on slanted lines when diagramming

a)

modifiers (adjectives, adverbs, prepositions)

b)

nouns

c)

subjects

d)

verbs

38.

"Each of the girls had played a game." What goes on line B?

a)

of

b)

girls

c)

played

d)

game

39.

"Each of the girls had played a game." What goes on line C?

a)

of

b)

girls

c)

played

d)

game

40.

"Each of the girls had played a game." What goes on line E?

a)

of

b)

girls

c)

had played

d)

game

41.

"Each of the girls had played a game." What goes on line F?

a)

of

b)

girls

c)

had played

d)

game