Module 1 Grammar
1. What is the part of speech of the italicized word in this sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."?
c) Adjective
6. In the sentence, "The chef baked a cake and cooked dinner," what is the compound verb?
c) baked, cooked
26. Identify the abstract noun in this list:
a) Lake
b) Justice
c) Computer
d) Mountain
b) Justice
31. What type of phrase is "to improve her skills" in the sentence: "She practiced daily to improve her skills."?
c) Infinitive phrase
36. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, and milk.
b) The ingredients are: flour, sugar, eggs, and milk.
c) The ingredients are; flour, sugar, eggs, and milk.
d) The ingredients are flour sugar eggs and milk.
a) The ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, and milk.
2. In the sentence, "She ran quickly to the store," the word quickly is...
b) An adverb
7. What type of verb is "seems" in the sentence: "She seems happy today."?
a) Action verb
b) Transitive verb
c) Linking verb
d) Helping verb
c) Linking verb
27. What is the function of "to the store" in the sentence: "She walked to the store."?
a) Direct object
b) Subject
c) Prepositional phrase
d) Predicate nominative
c) Prepositional phrase
32. Which word is a demonstrative pronoun in this sentence: "This is the book I was telling you about."?
b) This
37. What is the function of "swiftly" in the sentence: "The river flowed swiftly."?
b) It modifies the verb "flowed."
3. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence: "He gave the book to them yesterday."?
c) He
8. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "The cat slept on the warm blanket."
c) on the warm blanket
28. Which sentence contains an intransitive verb?
a) He built a house.
b) The sun rose.
c) She read a book.
d) They ate pizza.
b) The sun rose.
33. What is the indirect object in this sentence: "The teacher gave the students a challenging assignment."?
c) students
38. Identify the gerund in this sentence: "Swimming is excellent exercise."
a) Swimming
4. Identify the conjunction in this sentence: "I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining."
b) but
9. What is the direct object in this sentence: "The student answered the question correctly."?
c) question
29. What is the subject in this imperative sentence: "Please close the door."?
a) You (understood)
34. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "We will eat when you arrive."
c) when
39. What type of sentence is this: "How amazing that performance was!"?
d) Exclamatory
5. What is the simple subject in this sentence: "The tall, ancient trees in the forest provide a home for many animals."?
b) trees
10. In the sentence, "My mother bought me a new jacket," the word "me" is...
a) A direct object
b) An indirect object
c) A subject complement
d) An object of the preposition
b) An indirect object
30. Identify the participle in this sentence: "The crying baby needed attention."
b) crying
35. What is the predicate nominative in this sentence: "My favorite hobby is gardening."?
d) gardening
40. What is the complete subject in this sentence: "The old house on the hill has been vacant for years."?
b) The old house on the hill