Parts of Speech
Identify the two nouns in the following sentence:
The dog ran around the park quickly.
A) Dog, ran
B) Around, the
C) Quickly, ran
D) Dog, park
D) Dog, park
This team usually_____ every game they play!
A) won
B) wins
C) win
D) winning
B) wins
This __________ leaves are dying.
A) plants'
B) plants's
C) plant's
D) plants
C) plant's
Fix the following run-on:
I'm so hungry can we have lunch soon?
A) It's correct as is.
B) I'm so hungry, can we have lunch soon?
C) I'm so hungry! Can we have lunch soon?
D) I'm so, hungry can we have lunch soon?
C) I'm so hungry! Can we have lunch soon?
Fix the follow ing fragment:
Because I've never enjoyed horror movies.
A) It's correct as is.
B) I've never see The Ring because I've never enjoyed.
C) I've never seen The Ring I've never enjoyed horror movies.
D) Because I've never enjoyed horror movies, I've never seen The Ring.
D) Because I've never enjoyed horror movies, I've never seen The Ring.
What part of speech is "happily" here?
"She danced down the hallway, humming happily."
A) adverb
B) adjective
C) verb
D) preposition
A) adverb
Each player _________ very hard at practice.
A) work
B) works
C) working
D) don't work
B) works
Fiona left her notebook here. You can't color on it! It's _______!
A) hers
B) yours
C) her
D) his
A) hers
Fix the following Run-on:
The last thing I wanted to do was hurt your feelings, I'm sorry.
A) It's correct as is.
B) The last thing I wanted to do was hurt your feelings I'm sorry.
C) The last thing I wanted to do was hurt your feelings; I'm sorry.
D) The last thing I wanted to do was hurt your feelings, while I'm sorry.
C) The last thing I wanted to do was hurt your feelings; I'm sorry.
Fix the following fragment:
"Which was the best meal I've ever eaten."
A) It's correct as is.
B) I wish we could go back to the restaurant for more of that pasta, which was the best meal I've ever eaten.
C) I wish we could go back to the restaurant for more of that pasta which was the best meal I've ever eaten.
D) Which was the best meal I've ever eaten was at that new restaurant.
B) I wish we could go back to the restaurant for more of that pasta, which was the best meal I've ever eaten.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
"The roses outside the window are blooming right now."
A) Outside
B) The
C) Are
D Right
A) Outside
Either the cook or her assistants _________ distracted, because this hamburger is raw!
A) was
B) am
C) were
D) being
C) were
Wow, that family of ten ducks (two parents and eight babies) came right up to eat from our hands! The ______________ feathers looked so soft.
A) ducklings'
B) duckling's
C) ducklingse's
D) ducklings
A) ducklings'
Fix the following Run-on:
A triangle has three sides whereas a square has four sides.
A) It is correct as is.
B) A triangle has three sides, and whereas a square has four sides.
C) A triangle has three sides whereas, a square has four sides.
D) A triangle has three sides whereas a square; has four sides.
A) It is correct as is.
What is the following fragment missing that would make it a complete sentence?
"Sailed along the coast."
A) Predicate
B) Clause
C) Gerund
D) Subject
D) Subject
What part of speech is a verb "pretending to be" when it is a gerund? For example:
"Rocking the baby to sleep took a long time."
A) Adjective
B) Noun
C) Adverb
D) Conjunction
B) Noun
Which is correct in formal writing?
"Neither of the two drivers ____ injured in the car crash."
A) were
B) be
C) am
D) was
D) was
When you live out in the country, sometimes you see _________ in your house. That's why it's good to get _________ to kill them.
A) mouses, cats
B) mouse, cats
C) mice, cats
D) mice, cat
C) mice, cats
A) Samuel and Mariano are sitting near the door.
B) Genny sits on the couch and listens.
C) Alvaro and Maria are still on the couch, Genny went to get a drink.
D) Genny sits on the couch she listens.
B) Genny sits on the couch and listens.
Which sentence correctly uses this fragment as the subject of a sentence.
"Fishing."
A) Fishing is a hard way to make a living.
B) When I want to relax, I go fishing.
C) Fishing for something small, I actually caught a shark
D) She provides for her family by fishing.
A) Fishing is a hard way to make a living.
Identify the two conjunctions in the sentence:
"I can't get up because the dog is asleep on me, so could you please bring me a glass of water?"
A) up, on
B) I, you
C) the, a
D) because, so
D) because, so
Neither the old ladies nor the group of children ______ able to climb the tree to rescue the cat.
A) is
B) are
C) can
D) were
A) is
Wow, it's like I have two left _______; I'm so bad at dancing I nearly knocked out my partner's ________!
A) foots, tooths
B) foot, tooth
C) feet, teeth
D) teeth, feet
C) feet, teeth
Which of these is a comma splice (a type of run-on)?
A) I'm going to count to ten, and then I'm going to come find you.
B) Hide-and-seek is a game I play with my daughter, who has a more patience and energy than I do.
C) I'm going to count to ten, then I'm going to come find you.
D) If I had as much patience and energy as my daughter, I could play hide-and-seek a lot longer.
C) I'm going to count to ten, then I'm going to come find you.
Which of these sentences is missing an object, and so is a fragment (an incomplete thought)?
A) I surprise.
B) I eat.
C) I study.
D) I sleep.
A) I surprise.