Grammar, Sentences, and Paragraphs Review

Parts of Speech

100

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." There are two nouns in this sentence. What are they? 

elephants, eggplants

200

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." There are two adjectives in this sentence. What are they? 

eleven, excellent

300

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." What is the verb in this sentence?

eat

400

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." True or false: There is an adverb in this sentence.

False. 

500

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." Is the verb "eat" an action verb or a linking verb?

Action verb

Parts of a Sentence

100

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the subject of this sentence? 

Maggie

200

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the verb in this sentence?

read

300

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the object of this sentence? (Remember: the object comes after the verb and receives the action or meaning.)

books (or 50 books)

400

"Maggie and Amelia biked to the store." What is the subject of this sentence? 

Maggie and Amelia

500

"Elizabeth bought a pumpkin." What is the direct object of this sentence? 

pumpkin

Simple, Compound, or Complex?

100

She told me the answer.

Simple

200

She told me the answer, and I wrote it down. 

Compound

300

If you want to know the answer, ask the teacher. 

Complex

400

Carrots are good for you, so you should eat them every day.

Compound

500

Maddie, Sophie, and Anna went to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. 

Simple

Fragment, Run-On, or Comma Splice?

100

Took me to the store.

Fragment

200

I'm listening to music it's relaxing.

Run-on

300

I got an A on the test, I'm so happy!

Comma splice

400

When Mom told me the story about the panda who ate too many buckets of cookies. 

Fragment

500

I can't believe how warm it is outside can you?

Run-on

All About Paragraphs

100

The first sentence of a paragraph, which tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph, is called... 

the topic sentence

200

The last sentence of a paragraph, which has about the same idea as the topic sentence and wraps up your ideas, is called... 

the concluding (or closing) sentence

300

The middle of the paragraph, which gives reasons, details, or examples, is called... 

the body of the paragraph

400

True or false: You should always have exactly three reasons, examples, or ideas in the body of your paragraph.

False. Three is a good goal, but it depends on what you're writing about. 

500

Fill in the blanks: A ____________ is a group of sentences about one main __________. An _______ is a group of paragraphs about one topic. 

paragraph, topic (or idea, thing, etc), essay