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7th and 8th grade grammar test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A preposition

a)

is the position of a word.

b)

shows location, time, or movement of a noun or pronoun.

c)

shows the verb.

d)

shows who, what, when, where, and why.

2.

Find the PREPOSITION:


Fifi jumped into the air to get her treat.

a)

jumped

b)

the

c)

into

d)

to

3.

Find the PREPOSITION:


People waited for hours to get tickets.

a)

waited

b)

for

c)

to

d)

get

4.

Find the PREPOSITION:


I rode my bike up the big hill.

a)

up

b)

rode

c)

big

d)

the

5.

Find the PREPOSITION:


A part of the essay did not make sense.

a)

did

b)

not

c)

a

d)

of

6.

The phone in the den was ringing, so Bill answered it.

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

Object of a Preposition

7.

His wife’s doctor asked her a question

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

Object of a Preposition

8.

Megan told Bill her secret.

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

Object of a Preposition

9.

His wife took a shower in the morning.

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

Object of a Preposition

10.

He told many people about the party.

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

Object of a Preposition

11.

What is the subject of this sentence?


The dog jumped up on the couch.

a)

jumped

b)

couch

c)

up

d)

dog

12.

What is the subject of this sentence?


The girl and her mother argued about the school dance.

a)

girl

b)

mother

c)

girl, mother

d)

dance

13.

What is the subject of this sentence?


Will it stop raining?

a)

will

b)

it

c)

stop

d)

raining

14.

What is the subject of this sentence?


Silence was needed in the classroom.

a)

needed

b)

silence

c)

classroom

d)

was needed

15.

What are the subjects in this sentence?


Good sportsmanship is an admirable quality.

a)

good

b)

sportmanship

c)

is

d)

quality

16.

What is the linking verb? It is an ordinary day.

a)

It

b)

is

c)

ordinary

d)

day

17.

What is the linking verb?

The three farmers feel happy.

a)
three
b)
farmers
c)
feel
d)
happy
18.

What is the linking verb?

She seems upset.

a)
no linking verb
b)
upset
c)
she
d)
seems
19.

What is the predicate adjective?

The band concert was fabulous!

a)

was

b)

The

c)

band

d)

fabulous

20.

What is the predicate noun?

Tim is the president of the class.

a)

is

b)

president

c)

of

d)

class

21.

Carol is the editor of the paper.

Is the word "editor" a predicate adjective or predicate noun?

a)

predicate adjective

b)

predicate noun

22.

Tommy was angry at his little brother.

Is the word "angry" a predicate adjective or predicate noun?

a)

predicate adjective

b)

predicate noun

23.

To find the direct object, first identify the action verb in the sentence. 

In the following sentence, what is the action verb?

The boy kicked the ball.

a)

ball

b)

the

c)

kicked

d)

boy

24.

Now ask yourself, "What or whom did the boy kick?"

The boy kicked the ball.

The answer is the direct object of the sentence!

a)

boy

b)

kicked

c)

the

d)

ball

25.

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

Oscar answered the phone.

a)

phone

b)

answered

c)

Oscar

d)

the