Parts of Speech
Which of the following is an adjective?
A) Run
B) Quickly
C) Beautiful
D) Happiness
C) Beautiful
What is the subject of the sentence "The big dog barked loudly"?
A) The
B) Big dog
C) Barked
D) Loudly
B) Big dog
Which of the following sentences correctly uses capitalization?
A) We visited grand canyon last summer.
B) My favorite book is "to kill a mockingbird."
C) I met President Johnson yesterday.
D) She moved to texas in July.
C) I met President Johnson yesterday.
Choose the sentence with the correct verb form:
A) If I was you, I would apologize.
B) If I be you, I would apologize.
C) If I am you, I would apologize.
D) If I were you, I would apologize.
D) If I were you, I would apologize.
What is the best way to correct the sentence "Him and me went to the store"?
A) Him and I went to the store.
B) He and I went to the store.
C) Him and me has gone to the store.
D) Me and he went to the store.
B) He and I went to the store.
Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun? She gave the book to him.
A) She
B) Gave
C) Book
D) To
A) She
What type of clause is because she was late?
A) Independent
B) Dependent
C) Adjective
D) Infinitive
B) Dependent
Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
A) The cats’ toy is missing.
B) The cat’s are playing outside.
C) Its’ tail is fluffy.
D) I dont’ know where they went.
A) The cats’ toy is missing.
Which sentence correctly follows subject-verb agreement?
A) The team are winning the game.
B) Each of the boys have a book.
C) She and her friends are going to the concert.
D) The dogs barks loudly.
C) She and her friends are going to the concert.
What is the best way to fix this sentence? She loves swimming, she hates running.
A) Add a semicolon: She loves swimming; she hates running.
B) Leave it as is.
C) Add "but": She loves swimming but she hates running.
D) Add "and": She loves swimming and she hates running.
A) Add a semicolon: She loves swimming; she hates running.
What is the function of the word "happily" in the sentence She happily danced across the room?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Pronoun
C) Adverb
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A) I went to the store.
B) Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
C) She studied, and he played video games.
D) Running through the park, he tripped.
C) She studied, and he played video games.
Where should the comma go in this sentence? Before eating the kids washed their hands.
A) Before "Before"
B) After "eating"
C) After "kids"
D) No comma is needed
B) After "eating"
Identify the incorrect verb tense shift:
A) She ran to the store and buys some milk.
B) He eats lunch and then goes to work.
C) We will arrive at noon and will leave at three.
D) She had studied before she took the test.
A) She ran to the store and buys some milk.
Which sentence is a fragment?
A) Running through the park.
B) I love running through the park.
C) Running through the park, I felt free.
D) I ran through the park.
A) Running through the park.
Which of these is an example of an interjection?
A) Slowly
B) Ouch!
C) Behind
D) Happy
B) Ouch!
Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
A) I love reading books.
B) Since I was tired, I went to bed early.
C) She laughed and then cried.
D) We went outside, but it was raining.
A) I love reading books.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
A) "I love pizza," she said.
B) "I love pizza" she said.
C) "I love pizza". she said.
D) "I love pizza she said."
A) "I love pizza," she said.
Which sentence is in future progressive tense?
A) I will be traveling next summer.
B) I traveled last year.
C) I travel every summer.
D) I had traveled last summer.
A) I will be traveling next summer.
Which sentence has a homophone error?
A) Their dog is very friendly.
B) They are going to the store.
C) They're going to the store.
D) Their going to the store.
D) Their going to the store.
What type of verb is in this sentence? She is studying for her exam.
A) Action verb
B) Linking verb
C) Helping verb
D) There is no verb
C) Helping verb
What is the function of the phrase in the morning in the sentence "We left early in the morning"?
A) Subject
B) Predicate
C) Verb phrase
D) Prepositional phrase
D) Prepositional phrase
Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
A) I love ice cream; but I can’t eat it every day.
B) She went to the store; she bought some milk.
C) We left early,; because we were tired.
D) I don’t know what time it is; and I forgot my watch.
B) She went to the store; she bought some milk.
Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?
A) I have eaten lunch.
B) I had eaten lunch before he arrived.
C) I eat lunch every day.
D) I am eating lunch now.
B) I had eaten lunch before he arrived.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A) She drove almost every day her kids to school.
B) She drove her kids to school almost every day.
C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.
D) She almost drove her kids to school every day.
D) She almost drove her kids to school every day.