Grammar Quiz Verbs

Question 1

Simple subject

Answer 1

Only who or what the sentences about

Question 2

Complete subject

Answer 2

All the compliments and modifiers plus the subject

Question 3

Predicate

Answer 3

Tells with the subject does

Question 4

Simple predicate

Answer 4

Only the verb or verb phrase

Question 5

Complete predicate

Answer 5

The complete sentence, excluding the complete subject

Question 6

Linking verbs

Answer 6

Links the subject of the sentence to a word in the predicate.
Don’t show actions and come from the infinitive “to be”

• am, is, was, were, be, been and sometimes “feel”

Question 7

Predicate nominatives

Answer 7

Word in the predicate that renames the subject

Ex: Miss Levin is a TEACHER.

Question 8

Predicate adjective’s

Answer 8

Word in the predicate that describes the subject

Ex: Ms. Levin is SAD

Question 9

Action verb

Answer 9

Verbs that show in action. May take direct and indirect objects. Not every action verb has it direct or indirect object.

Ex: miss Levin drove to school. (None)

Ex: miss Levin wrote a letter (letter is direct object)

Question 10

Direct object

Answer 10

Receives the action of the verb.

Ex: Jim hit Charlie (Charlie receives the action of being hit)

Question 11

Indirect object

Answer 11

To whom or for whom or two word or for what the action is intended. Indirect objects never have “to” or “for” in front of them. they always appear in front of the direct object.

Ex: meteorologist give hurricane names.
(Names=DO/ hurricanes=IO)

Question 12

Indicative

Answer 12

Statement of fact

Question 13

Imperative

Answer 13

Command

Question 14

Interrogative

Answer 14

Question

Question 15

Conditional

Answer 15

Depending

Question 16

Subjunctive

Answer 16

Expresses wishes and suppositions contrary to fact.

Uses “were” instead of “was”

-I wish. -if. -suppose

Question 17

Present

Answer 17

To show an action that happens now

It works!!!

Question 18

Past

Answer 18

Show an action that was completed in the past.

I ate dinner

Question 19

Future

Answer 19

To show an action that will occur in the future.

The race will begin soon

Question 20

Present perfect

Answer 20

To show an action that was completed at an indefinite time in the past.

She has worked on this project for months.

Question 21

Past perfect

Answer 21

To show an action in the past that came before another action in the past.

I had read the book before I saw the movie.

Question 22

Future perfect

Answer 22

To show an action in the future that will happen before another future action or time

By the time we arrive, the play will have begun.

Question 23

Subject

Answer 23

Who or what the sentence is about