Cumulative Grammar Quiz (Chapters 10, 11, 12)

Identify the following sentences as a sentence (S), fragment (F), or a run-on (R).

____1. what a fun party that was

____2. the boy in the class

____3. because he was late, he had to report to the office

Identify the simple subject in the following sentences. You may have more than one answer.

____4. Were many delicious dishes from different countries served to the

A B C

guests?

____5. Several rows of flowers are beyond the fountain.

A B C

____6. Samantha and Gerald came to the football game together.

A B C

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentences. You may have more than one answer.

____7. Sandra and Joe are washing the car.

A B C D

____8. Swimming near the shore, two ducks ate breadcrumbs.

A B C D

Identify the sentence purpose of the sentences below. Use IMP for imperative, DEC for declarative, INT for interrogative, and EXC for exclamatory.

____9. Take this book to your teacher

____10. Stop

Identify the noun(s) in the following sentences. If the noun is a proper noun, circle the letter.

____11. In our basement you will find an old, dusty trunk.

A B C D

____12. Early Saturday morning, Pam, Lucy, and Cameron visited their

A B C

grandparents.

D

____13. The class will visit the underground caverns.

A B C D

Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentences.

____14. In our basement you will find an old, dusty trunk.

A BC D

____15. It is important that you study your homework each night.

A B C D

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun that is underlined.

____16. We discussed our weekend plans.

A B C D

____17. The police officers always have their radios with them.

A B C D

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentences.

____18. In our basement you will find an old, dusty trunk.

A B C D

____19. One Saturday morning, Pam, Lucy, and Cameron visited their

A B C D

grandparents.

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentences. Circle the letters of the helping verbs.

____20. Monica will be at third base.

A B C D

____21. All eight birds had been eating from the feeder.

A B C D

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentences. Circle the letters of the linking verbs.

____22. The woman wearing the green dress is the guest speaker.

A B C D

____23. The choir sounds beautiful tonight.

A B C D

____24. Cats can be sneaky.

A B C D

Identify the adverb(s) and preposition(s) in the following sentences. Circle the letters of the preposition(s).

____25. Cindy had already turned thirteen by September.

A B C D E

____26. When would the day of the party arrive?

A B C D

____27. I opened the door eagerly, and all of us happily clapped our hands.

A B C D E F

____28. We rested underneath the very large branches of a lovely tree.

A B C D

Identify the conjunction(s) and interjection(s) in the following sentences. Circle the letters of the interjections.

____29. Amazing! Both Robert and Danny thought the homework was easy.

A B C D

____30. That tree is, oh, about two hundred years old and is dying.

A B C D