WorksheetsDOL 4: Noun Classes, Functions, and Abbreviations Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is an abbreviation?
A word formed from the first letters of words in a phrase.
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
A type of punctuation used in formal writing.
A number spelled out completely.
How should numbers up to 100 be written in formal writing?
As numerals.
Spelled out completely.
Abbreviated.
Written with periods.
Which of the following is true about acronyms?
They require periods in formal writing.
They are formed from the first letters of words in a phrase.
They are pronounced individually.
They are always spelled out completely in formal writing.
Which of the following is true about initialisms?
They are pronounced as words.
They require periods in formal writing.
They are pronounced individually.
They are always spelled out completely in formal writing.
Which of the following is an example of a word that may always be abbreviated in formal writing?
Names of countries.
Names of months.
Dr.
Units of measure.
What type of noun names a thing that is tangible and can be perceived by one of the five senses?
Abstract noun
Concrete noun
Collective noun
Proper noun
What type of noun names a group or unit?
Proper noun
Common noun
Collective noun
Abstract noun
What is a common noun?
A noun that names a particular person, place, thing, or idea
A noun that names a group or unit
A noun that does not name a particular person, place, thing, or idea
A noun that names an idea, condition, or feeling
What is the function of nouns in a sentence?
They can be used as subjects, objects of verbs or prepositions, indirect objects, or predicate nominatives
They describe actions or states
They modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
They connect clauses or sentences
Which of the following sentences contains an abstract noun?
"The fireworks lit up the sky."
"She felt a sense of awe."
"The child played in the park."
"Jackie Robinson was a great player."
Which of the following sentences contains a concrete noun?
"The fireworks lit up the sky."
"She felt a sense of awe."
"The team won the championship."
"Jackie Robinson was a great player."
What is required in every sentence to have a subject?
A verb
A noun, pronoun, or clause functioning as a noun
An adjective
A preposition
What is the function of the object of a preposition?
It modifies the verb
It is the noun at the end of a prepositional phrase
It connects the subject and predicate
It describes the subject
What part of the sentence shows action or says something about the subject?
Predicate
Subject
Object
Preposition
Which of the following is an example of a linking verb?
Is
Run
Jump
Play
What does the indirect object of a verb answer?
"What?"
"To whom or to what?"
"Why?"
"How?"
What is the noun that restates the subject in the predicate called?
Direct object
Predicate nominative
Indirect object
Object of a preposition
What question does the direct object answer of the verb?
Why?
To whom or to what?
Who?
What?
What two items must a sentence contain to be complete?
A common noun and a proper noun
A subject and a predicate
An object of a preposition and a direct object
A subject and a prepositional phrase
What can be turned into an adjective by adding 's ?
Prepositions
Verbs
Nouns
Predicates
