parts of speech
Name the part of speech for the underlined word:
Jesus visited Mary and Martha often.
noun (or proper noun)
Is the verb "taught" in the following sentence transitive or not transitive?
Jesus taught His followers many lessons.
transitive
Give the direct object in the following sentence:
Jesus taught His followers many lessons.
lessons
Tell whether the underlined item is an adj or adv:
We drove the horses hard until we came to a steep hill.
adv
What kind of sentence is the following:
Provide food that these people may eat.
imperative, complex
Name the part of speech for the underlined word:
Jesus visited Mary and Martha often.
adverb
Is the voice of the verb in the following sentence active or passive?
The Word of the Lord was preached to us.
passive
Give the indirect object in the following sentence:
Jesus taught His followers many lessons.
followers
Tell whether the underlined word is an adj or adv:
We drove the horses hard until we came to a steep hill.
adj
What kind of sentence is the following:
"How can we feed so many?"
interrogative, simple
Name the part of speech for the underlined word:
"Martha worked and worried..."
verb
Is the verb "became" in the following sentence an action verb or a linking verb?
"James and John became Jesus' disciples."
linking
Name the part of the sentence of the underlined word:
"James and John became Jesus' disciples."
predicate nominative
Tell whether the underlined item is an adjective or adv:
The books on the top shelf will be moved to the back room.
adj
What kind of sentence is the following:
"One boy had food, but it was a very small amount."
declarative, compound
Name the part of speech for the underlined word:
"Martha worked and worried, but Mary listened to Jesus."
conjunction
Choose the correct verb:
John or James (feed, feeds) the pigs.
feeds
Name the part of the sentence of the underlined word:
"The Word of the Lord was preached to us."
object of a preposition
Tell whether the underlined item is an adj or adv:
The books on the top shelf will be moved to the back room.
adv
What kind of sentence is the following:
"How greatly the food was multiplied!"
exclamatory, simple
Name the part of speech for the underlined word:
"Oh, she learned wonderful lessons at Jesus' feet."
interjection
Choose the correct verb:
"Two of the balloons have (burst, bursted).
burst
Name the part of speech of the underlined words:
"The Bible is precious and eternal."
predicate adjectives
Tell whether the underlined item is an adj or adv:
The shelves that Father built were polished until they shone.
adv
What kind of sentence is the following:
"The Bible, precious and eternal, shows the way to heaven."
declarative, simple