The following nouns have what in common? Sardis Lake, Coldwater Attendance Center, Anna Jackson, Wednesday, June, Glasgow, Scotland
What are proper nouns.
100
Read the following sentence. The manager is making many tough decisions in order to improve the company.
The verb "is" is what kind of verb?
A. Action
B. Linking
C. Helping
D. Transitive
What is
C. Helping
100
The dogs and cats ________ well together.
A. do not play
B. does not play
C. doesn't play
D. has not played
What is
A. do not play
100
What is the subject of the following sentence? Those two red and gold lamps and the black mirror are on sale this week at the department store.
What are lamps and mirror.
100
Which phrase is present perfect tense?
A. eats
B. had eaten
C. have been eating
D. will have eaten
What is
C. have been eating
200
A noun that you can use your five senses to detect it, such as a table, spicy french fries, a scream, perfume, or sandpaper.
What is a concrete noun.
200
Which sentence does not contain a linking verb?
A. The flowers smell like fragrant perfume.
B. After the field trip, the children seemed exceedingly tired.
C. The elderly man roamed the streets in search of his lost wallet.
D. My aunt is a member of a prestigious honor society called Phi Beta Kappa.
What is
C. The elderly man roamed the streets in search of his lost wallet.
200
The head chef, as well as the sous chef, ___________ for the dinner rush tonight.
A. is prepared
B. are prepared
C. have been prepared
D. None of the above are correct.
What is
A. is prepared
200
Read the following sentence.
The twirling basketball swished through the hoop as the crowd went wild! "Hoop" functions as what in the sentence?
What is an object of the preposition.
200
Read the sentence. The budding young actress has been attending theatrical performances since she was a child.
The verb "has been attending" is used because...
A. It tells of two things that happened in the past and one happened before the other one.
B. It tells of something that started in the past and continues into the present.
C. It tells of two things that are going to happen in the future and one will happen before the other one.
D. It is simple past tense.
What is
B. It tells of something that started in the past and continues into the present.
300
The following nouns have what in common?
Love, hate, joy, peace, childhood, justice, determination, pride, grace, hospitality, freedom.
What are abstract nouns.
300
Which sentence does not contain a helping verb?
A. I am writing a report to email my boss this afternoon.
B. Seville, Spain is a beautiful city to visit in the summer.
C. My surgeon and his nurses have been preparing for my surgery all morning.
D. The children were being rowdy at dinnertime.
What is
B. Seville, Spain is a beautiful city to visit in the summer.
300
The way of life in small villages far from big cities _____ mostly quiet because there are few people.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. were
What is
A. is
300
Read the following sentence. Oregon is a state in the northwestern part of the United States. "State" functions as what in sentence?
What is a predicate nominative (predicate noun).
300
Which of the following sentences contains future perfect verb tense?
A. Tammy had been waiting at the bus stop for 10 minutes when it pulled up.
B. Tom will have a party this weekend at the cafe.
C. Jake has wanted to go snow sking for awhile now.
D. Portia will have worked for 8 hours by the time the day is over.
What is
D. Portia will have worked for 8 hours by the time the day is over.
400
The word "candles" functions as what in the following sentence?
The flickering candles threw shadows on the wall in the dark, eerie room.
What is the subject noun.
400
Which of the following sentences contains an action verb?
A. The house looks old when compared to the other houses in the neighborhood.
B. I proudly looked at my test with a 100 written on it!
C. He and she are two of my best friends.
D. After awhile, it becomes too hard to keep up a lie.
What is
B. I proudly looked at my test with a 100 written on it!
400
Each of the animals ________ the ability to do remarkable tricks!
A. have
B. has
C. do have
D. don't have
What is
B. has
400
Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?
A. Beyonce's perfume smells lovely.
B. The clown looks funny.
C. Maria is passionate about her job as a nurse.
D. Plants are mother nature's gifts to us.
What is
D. Plants are mother nature's gifts to us.
400
Read the following sentence. Charlie "had played" the guitar ever since he was a young boy. Which of the following corrects the verb "had played?"
A. played
B. has played
C. have played
D. Correct as is
What is
B. has played
500
The word "piece" functions as what in the following sentence?
My iPad is an advanced piece of technology.
What is a predicate nominative or predicate noun.
500
Which of the following sentences contains an intransitive verb?
A. I bought a purse and a dress from the boutique in Hernando.
B. Beyonce married Jay-Z several years ago.
C. The candles shone brightly on my birthday cake.
D. The cabinet contained framed pictures of my grandmother's family.
What is
C. The candles shone brightly on my birthday cake.
500
Two newspapers or a magazine ______ accidentally delivered to the wrong address yesterday.
A. were
B. was
C. have been
D. None of the above are correct.
What is
B. was
500
Read the following sentence. My husband and I brought cupcakes to the Easter egg hunt at Grandma's house last weekend. Which of the following words acts as a direct object?
A. Husband and I
B. Cupcakes
C. hunt
D. Grandma's
What is
B. Cupcakes
500
Which of the following sentences contains a past perfect tense verb?
A. When I reached the station, the bus had left.
B. The boys have eaten too much food today.
C. Angela bakes some delicious brownies before her friends arrived.
D. He has visited that museum several times.
What is
A. When I reached the station, the bus had left.