Module 1 Grammar
1. What is the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
c) Adjective
6. What is the simple predicate (verb) in this sentence?
"The team has been practicing for the championship for months."
c) has been practicing
26. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?
"We walked through the dark forest."
d) forest
31. Identify the adverb in this sentence:
"He placed the vase carefully on the shelf."
c) carefully
36. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a) I finished my work, and I went home.
b) I finished my work before I went home.
c) I finished my work; I went home.
d) Finishing my work, I went home.
c) I finished my work; I went home.
2. Identify the simple subject in this sentence:
"The tall, ancient trees in the forest provide a home for many animals."
b) trees
7. Identify the direct object in this sentence:
"The chef prepared a delicious meal for the guests."
c) meal
27. Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:
"I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework."
c) but
32. What type of sentence is this?
"What an amazing performance that was!"
d) Exclamatory
37. What is the part of speech of the word "under" in this sentence?
"The rabbit hid under the bush."
c) Preposition
3. What type of verb is "seems" in this sentence?
"She seems tired after the long journey."
a) Action Verb
b) Transitive Verb
c) Linking Verb
d) Helping Verb
c) Linking Verb
8. What is the part of speech of the word "bravely" in this sentence?
"The firefighter bravely entered the burning building."
c) Adverb
28. What is the part of speech of the word "quickly" in this sentence?
"She finished her homework quickly."
b) Adverb
33. Which word is a noun in the sentence below?
"The happiness of the children was evident."
b) happiness
38. Identify the subject complement in this sentence:
"The weather today feels humid."
d) humid
4. Which word is a pronoun in the sentence below?
"Maria said that she would finish the project herself."
b) she
9. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a) I went to the store and bought some milk.
b) I went to the store because I needed milk.
c) I went to the store; I needed milk.
d) Going to the store for milk.
c) I went to the store; I needed milk.
29. Which sentence has a compound verb?
a) The cat and the dog played in the yard.
b) The cat napped and purred on the sofa.
c) The small cat and the large dog are friends.
d) The cat with striped fur napped.
b) The cat napped and purred on the sofa.
34. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "it" in this sentence?
c) book
39. What is the correct way to revise this run-on sentence?
"I love summer I go to the beach every day."
c) I love summer; I go to the beach every day.
5. Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated and is a complete sentence, not a fragment.
a) Running quickly through the park on a sunny day.
b) Although he was very tired after the long game.
c) The students studied for their final exams.
d) The large, red book on the top shelf in the library.
c) The students studied for their final exams.
10. What type of complement is the word "captain" in this sentence?
"After the vote, Jenna became team captain."
a) Direct Object
b) Indirect Object
c) Predicate Nominative
d) Predicate Adjective
c) Predicate Nominative
30. What is the function of "teacher" in this sentence?
"Ms. Rivera is my favorite teacher."
a) Direct Object
b) Subject
c) Predicate Nominative
d) Object of the Preposition
c) Predicate Nominative
35. Identify the helping verb in this sentence:
"The project must be completed by Friday."
b) must
40. Which word is an interjection?
a) Wow, that's a beautiful sunset!
b) The sunset is beautiful.
c) Look at the beautiful sunset.
d) Is the sunset beautiful?
a) Wow, that's a beautiful sunset!