Midterm Review

Parts of Speech

100

Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence: 

Michael likes chicken. 

Subject: Michael

Verb: likes

200

Identify the subject and verb in the sentence: 

Everyone in the class gets good grades. 

Subject: Everyone

Verb: gets

300

Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence: 

The group of swimmers likes to eat pizza. 

Subject: group

Verb: likes

400

Each of the supervisors requires employees to sign in. 

Subject: Each

Verb: Requires

500

Despite the time commitment, driving to Florida is often less annoying than flying. 

Subject: driving

Verb: is

Subject Verb Agreement

100

Ms. M (walk/walks) to school every day. 

walks

200

The restaurant that hired my cousins (is/are) not very good. 

is

300

Each of my friends (drive/drives) to work.

drives

400

The lion or her cubs (was/were) drinking milk.

were

500

All of the students in my class (is/are) prepared for the midterm. 

are

Fragments/Run ons

100

Is the sentence below a fragment, complete sentence, comma splice, or fused sentence:

Monkeys live in the jungle fish live in the ocean.  

Fused sentence. 

200

Is the sentence below a fragment, complete sentence, comma splice, or fused sentence: 

Because my mom is mad. 

Fragment (dependent clause) 

300

Is the sentence below a fragment, complete sentence, comma splice, or fused sentence: 

I can't go to the mall because my mom got mad. 

Complete sentence (complex sentence)

400

Is the sentence below a fragment, complete sentence, comma splice, or fused sentence: 

Fried food isn't healthy, but it is good I could eat it every day. 

Fused sentence. 

500

Is the sentence below a fragment, complete sentence, comma splice, or fused sentence: 

I like turtles because they live for a long time, they can live for over 100 years. 

Comma Splice

Verb Tense

100

Last week we (ate/eat) dinner at Chipotle. 

ate

200

In 2021 we (had/will have) a new president. 

will have

300

For the last 10 years, I (studied/have studied) Karate. 

have studied

400

My mom (seen/saw) your mom at the store today. 

saw

500

You have (began/begun) the process of becoming a nurse. 

begun

Pronouns

100

Michael and (I/me) drove my mom to the store.

I

200

My mom drove Michael and (I/me) to the store. 

Me

300

(We/us) five friends grew up together.  

We

400

The boy (who/whom) told me about the concert isn't even here. 

who

500

That girl (who/whom) I know from high school is famous now. 

whom