Mark finished breakfast before his sister.
In this sentence, FINISHED is a ____.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
C. helping verb
D. predicate noun
A. action verb
100
What is the direct object of the verb in this sentence?
Tony granted Brad one request.
A. Tony
B. granted
C. Brad
D. request
D. request
100
Which sentence correctly uses regular present tense?
A. Mary looks at the beautiful Monarch butterflies.
B. She smell the roses in the garden.
C. Mike hated waiting for his sister.
D. He will yell at her to hurry up.
A. Mary looks at the beautiful Monarch butterflies.
100
Which sentence has a verb in the past perfect tense?
A. Tim has swum in the Mississippi river.
B. He dove to the bottom and collected rocks.
C. He is hoping to return to the river again, someday.
D. He had dreamed of swimming across the width of the river.
D. He had dreamed of swimming across the width of the river.
100
Which verb correctly completes this sentence?
Jack has ____ his bicycle all over Nebraska.
A. rided
B. riden
C. ridden
D. rid
C. ridden
200
Which sentence contains a linking verb?
A. The alarm clock sounded, and I woke up.
B. It sounded harsh and loud.
C. That alarm makes a terrible sound!
D. It does, however, wake me when I'm in a sound sleep.
B. It sounded harsh and loud.
200
What is the direct object of the verb in this sentence?
Maritsa gave Lynn a compliment about her rich alto voice.
A. Maritsa
B. Lynn
C. compliment
D. voice
C. compliment
200
Which sentence has a verb in the simple past tense?
A. Trina is an expert on etiquette.
B. She can set a table fit for royalty.
C. You will want her help for all your party planning.
D. She made beautiful centerpieces for my aunt's birthday party.
D. She made beautiful centerpieces for my aunt's birthday party.
200
Which sentence has a verb in the present progressive form?
A. I am creating my best painting so far.
B. I have been working on it for quite a while.
C. It will have been four weeks since I started it.
D. It shows my friend Jeff on his snowboard.
A. I am creating my best painting so far.
200
Which verb correctly completes this sentence?
Tina and Ralph ____ well on the first-aid exam.
A. did
B. done
C. does
D. doing
A. did
300
Which of the following sentences has a linking verb?
A. Rafael and his older brother went to the science museum.
B. They enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit.
C. They especially liked the virtual reality part.
D. The dinosaurs looked absolutely real!
D. The dinosaurs looked absolutely real!
300
Which word in the sentence is the indirect object?
Larry threw Seth the football.
A. Larry
B. threw
C. Seth
D. football
C. Seth
300
Which sentence has a verb in the regular future tense?
A. Trina is an expert on etiquette.
B. She can set a table fit for royalty.
C. You will want her help for all your party planning.
D. She made beautiful centerpieces for my aunt's birthday party.
C. You will want her help for all your party planning.
300
Which sentence has a verb in the past progressive form?
A. Will you help me hang these curtains?
B. It can be an awkward task for one person.
C. Do you like the pink-and-orange stripes on the fabric?
D. I was hoping for a bright, cheery effect.
D. I was hoping for a bright, cheery effect.
300
Which verb or verb phrase correctly completes this sentence?
Lincoln ____ a taxi at the street corner.
A. has catched
B. catched
C. was caught
D. has caught
D. has caught
400
Which sentence uses a predicate adjective?
A. Elephants are the largest land animals.
B. One animal is larger than the elephant.
C. A blue whale is the largest animal on earth.
D. Giraffes are the tallest animals.
B. One animal is larger than the elephant.
400
Which word in the sentence is the indirect object?
He gave our class a remarkable performance.
A. He
B. gave
C. class
D. performance
C. class
400
Which sentence has a verb in regular past tense?
A. Dave's mother has been patiently enduring his yodel.
B. He will have been yodeling for two months now.
C. Dave learned the songs at summer camp.
D. He has been perfecting his yodel through daily practice.
C. Dave learned the songs at summer camp.
400
Which sentence has a verb in the past progressive tense?
A. What did you do with my boxes of junk?
B. I was looking for my old snorkel and my music box.
C. Now I am checking the shelves in the attic.
D. I will be miserable without my beautiful, useless junk!
B. I was looking for my old snorkel and my music box.
400
Which sentence uses the correct verb form?
A. I have went to the science museum many times.
B. Dad and I gone to the star exhibit.
C. We seen a new star today.
D. I saw the dinosaur exhibit too.
D. I saw the dinosaur exhibit too.
500
Which sentence uses a predicate noun?
A. The raindrops were large.
B. The sun shone in the sky.
C. Many colors were in the rainbow.
D. The rainbow was a sight!
D. The rainbow was a sight!
500
What is the direct object of the verb in this sentence?
Greg and Barb painted the large, Colonial brick house a soft shade of yellow.
A. Greg and Barb
B. brick
C. house
D. yellow
D. house
500
Which sentence has the WRONG tense written beside it?
A. McCauley studies the piano. PRESENT
B. He practiced hard for the recital. PAST
C. He plays with great expression. PAST
D. The audience will enjoy his perfomance. FUTURE
C. He plays with great expression. PAST
500
Which sentence has a verb in the present perfect tense?
A. Have you seen Mia stand on her head?
B. She doesn't even get a headache.
C. She has a wonderful sense of balance.
D. Mia has been practicing for a long time.
A. Have you seen Mia stand on her head?
500
Which sentence uses the correct verb form?
A. Many children have come to the zoo.
B. One boy run toward the hippos.
C. The hippos have ran into the water.
D. The zookeeper has came to feed the hippos.