Grammer Test

Question 1

What is a simple subject?

Answer 1

The main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about

Question 2

What is a complex subject?

Answer 2

The simple subject along with any of the modifiers that might describe the subject

Question 3

What is a simple predicate?

Answer 3

The verb that is done in the sentence

Question 4

What types of verbs can be included in a simple predicate?

Answer 4

Action verb, verb phrase, or linking verb

Question 5

What is a complex predicate?

Answer 5

The verb of a sentence and the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning

Question 6

In the sentence ‘Skunks smell’, what is the simple subject?

Answer 6

Skunks

Question 7

In the sentence ‘Sun shines’, what is the simple predicate?

Answer 7

shines

Question 8

In the sentence ‘We ate dinner at Cabo Fish Taco before the movie’, underline the simple subject and circle the simple predicate.

Answer 8

Simple subject: We; Simple predicate: ate

Question 9

In the sentence ‘Chocolate and peanut butter taste great together’, what is the simple subject?

Answer 9

Chocolate and peanut butter

Question 10

In the sentence ‘The grey cat with the bushy tail eats lots of treats every day’, underline the complete subject and circle the complete predicate.

Answer 10

Complete subject: The grey cat with the bushy tail; Complete predicate: eats lots of treats every day

Question 11

Fill in the blank: A _______ is the main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

Answer 11

simple subject

Question 12

True or False: A complex predicate only includes the verb.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What does the complete predicate include?

Answer 13

The verb and all the words that modify it

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The simple predicate can be an action verb, a verb phrase, or a _______.

Answer 14

linking verb

Question 15

What are helping verbs?

Answer 15

Helping verbs are added before another verb to create a verb phrase and may change the meaning of the verb.

Question 16

What do linking verbs do?

Answer 16

Linking verbs link the subject of a sentence to a predicate without conveying any action.

Question 17

Linking verbs link to which two components?

Answer 17

• A predicate noun
• A predicate adjective

Question 18

What is a predicate noun?

Answer 18

A predicate noun is a noun or noun phrase that renames the subject.

Question 19

What is a predicate adjective?

Answer 19

A predicate adjective describes the subject.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: Some verbs can act as _______ and action verbs.

Answer 20

[linking verbs]

Question 21

How can you determine if a verb is a linking verb?

Answer 21

Substitute the words is, are, or am for the verb. If the sentence makes sense, the verb is a linking verb.

Question 22

What happens if substituting ‘is’, ‘are’, or ‘am’ changes the meaning of the sentence?

Answer 22

The verb is an action verb.

Question 23

Identify the helping verb in the sentence: ‘Bears will hibernate.’

Answer 23

‘will’ is the helping verb.

Question 24

Identify the linking verb in the sentence: ‘The German Shepherd is beautiful.’

Answer 24

‘is’ is the linking verb.

Question 25

What is indicated by 'PN' in sentence diagrams?

Answer 25

'PN' indicates predicate nouns.

Question 26

What is indicated by 'PA' in sentence diagrams?

Answer 26

'PA' indicates predicate adjectives.

Question 27

True or False: All verbs can be classified only as action verbs.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What is the proper noun in the sentence: 'The tall girl with the curly hair is Sarah.'?

Answer 28

'Sarah' is the proper noun.

Question 29

Fill in the blank: 'Maverick is my cat.' The linking verb is _______.

Answer 29

[is]

Question 30

What is a linking verb?

Answer 30

A verb that connects the subject to a subject complement ## Footnote Examples include 'is', 'are', 'feels', and 'tastes'.

Question 31

Identify the verb type: 'The room feels cold.'

Answer 31

LV ## Footnote 'Feels' is a linking verb connecting 'room' to 'cold'.

Question 32

Identify the verb type: 'She remained in the classroom after the bell rang.'

Answer 32

AV ## Footnote 'Remained' is an action verb.

Question 33

Identify the verb type: 'She remained hopeful.'

Answer 33

AV ## Footnote 'Remained' is an action verb.

Question 34

Identify the verb type: 'He grows more apprehensive as time passes.'

Answer 34

AV ## Footnote 'Grows' is an action verb.

Question 35

What is a direct object?

Answer 35

A noun that directly receives the action of the verb ## Footnote It answers 'what?' after the verb.

Question 36

What is an indirect object?

Answer 36

A noun, pronoun, or word group that receives the action of the predicate indirectly ## Footnote It tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what the action is done.

Question 37

Fill in the blank: A direct object can be ______.

Answer 37

compound

Question 38

Identify the predicate adjective: 'He stayed warm.'

Answer 38

PA: warm ## Footnote 'Warm' describes the subject 'He'.

Question 39

Identify the parts of the sentence: 'Grammar is awesome.'

Answer 39

PA: awesome ## Footnote 'Awesome' describes the subject 'Grammar'.

Question 40

Identify the predicate noun: 'Spot is a cat.'

Answer 40

PN: cat ## Footnote 'Cat' renames the subject 'Spot'.

Question 41

What does a direct object answer?

Answer 41

'What?' after the verb

Question 42

True or False: Indirect objects can appear in sentences without direct objects.

Answer 42

False ## Footnote Indirect objects only appear in sentences containing a direct object.

Question 43

What is the subject in the sentence 'She gave her dog a huge bone'?

Answer 43

She

Question 44

What is the indirect object in the sentence 'He built his son a huge snowman'?

Answer 44

his son

Question 45

What is the direct object in the sentence 'The barista gave me a free vanilla latte'?

Answer 45

a free vanilla latte

Question 46

What is the subject in the sentence 'The bear gave her cub an apple'?

Answer 46

The bear

Question 47

What is the direct object in the sentence 'Her mom made her a cake'?

Answer 47

a cake

Question 48

Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'He cooked her a pizza', the subject is _______.

Answer 48

He

Question 49

What is the direct object in the sentence 'He cooked her a pizza'?

Answer 49

pizza

Question 50

What is the indirect object in the sentence 'Her mom made her a cake'?

Answer 50

her

Question 51

What is the subject in the sentence 'He cooked her a pizza'?

Answer 51

He

Question 52

What is the indirect object in the sentence 'The bear gave her cub an apple'?

Answer 52

her cub