8th Grade Grammar Test 6 (Semester Exam)

Question 1

a sentence always contains a subject and a

Answer 1

verb

Question 2

a verb form used as some other part of speech is called a

Answer 2

verbal

Question 3

the verb form that is used as a noun and that always ends in -ing is a(n)

Answer 3

gerund

Question 4

the 4 principal parts of verbs are ___, present participle, past, and past participle.

Answer 4

present

Question 5

the verbs set, raise, and lay usually are followed by a(n)

Answer 5

object

Question 6

predicate nominatives follow linking verbs and rename or explain the

Answer 6

subject

Question 7

direct objects answer the questions whom or ___ after an action verb

Answer 7

what

Question 8

The titles Reverend and Honorable may be abbreviated when they are used with the

Answer 8

full name

Question 9

use a ____ before a list of items that comes after such words as “the following.”

Answer 9

colon

Question 10

periods and commas always go (inside, outside) the closing quotation marks.

Answer 10

inside

Question 11

verbs ending in “s” are usually (singular, plural)

Answer 11

singular

Question 12

Study your punctuation rules.

Answer 12

They should be located in the back of the book somewhere for easy reference.

Question 13

Study capitalization rules.

Answer 13

JJ

Question 14

Study Sentence, Fragment, Run-On.

Answer 14

JJ

Question 15

Study the following: DO, IO, OP, AP, DA, Verbals used as adjectives

Answer 15

:)

Question 16

When you prepare an oral book report, you should write out the introduction and conclusion and use ___ form for the body of the report.

Answer 16

outline

Question 17

The two methods of arranging library books are the Library of Congress system and the ___ system.

Answer 17

Dewey Decimal

Question 18

If your paragraph has ___, every sentence is related to the topic sentence.

Answer 18

unity

Question 19

The point of view you use to write a description is mental as well as

Answer 19

physical

Question 20

There are two kinds of outlines–a sentence outline and a ___ outline

Answer 20

topic

Question 21

When you write a summary of a longer piece, one of the things you omit is

Answer 21

details, samples, or illustrations