Grammer Test Flashcards
What is a simple subject?
The main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about
What is a complex subject?
The simple subject along with any of the modifiers that might describe the subject
What is a simple predicate?
The verb that is done in the sentence
What types of verbs can be included in a simple predicate?
Action verb, verb phrase, or linking verb
What is a complex predicate?
The verb of a sentence and the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning
In the sentence ‘Skunks smell’, what is the simple subject?
Skunks
In the sentence ‘Sun shines’, what is the simple predicate?
shines
In the sentence ‘We ate dinner at Cabo Fish Taco before the movie’, underline the simple subject and circle the simple predicate.
Simple subject: We; Simple predicate: ate
In the sentence ‘Chocolate and peanut butter taste great together’, what is the simple subject?
Chocolate and peanut butter
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.
Complete subject: The grey cat with the bushy tail; Complete predicate: eats lots of treats every day
Fill in the blank: A _______ is the main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about.
simple subject
True or False: A complex predicate only includes the verb.
False
What does the complete predicate include?
The verb and all the words that modify it
Fill in the blank: The simple predicate can be an action verb, a verb phrase, or a _______.
linking verb
What are helping verbs?
Helping verbs are added before another verb to create a verb phrase and may change the meaning of the verb.
What do linking verbs do?
Linking verbs link the subject of a sentence to a predicate without conveying any action.
Linking verbs link to which two components?
- A predicate noun
- A predicate adjective
What is a predicate noun?
A predicate noun is a noun or noun phrase that renames the subject.
What is a predicate adjective?
A predicate adjective describes the subject.
Fill in the blank: Some verbs can act as _______ and action verbs.
[linking verbs]
How can you determine if a verb is a linking verb?
Substitute the words is, are, or am for the verb. If the sentence makes sense, the verb is a linking verb.
What happens if substituting ‘is’, ‘are’, or ‘am’ changes the meaning of the sentence?
The verb is an action verb.
Identify the helping verb in the sentence: ‘Bears will hibernate.’
‘will’ is the helping verb.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence: ‘The German Shepherd is beautiful.’
‘is’ is the linking verb.
What is indicated by ‘PN’ in sentence diagrams?
‘PN’ indicates predicate nouns.
What is indicated by ‘PA’ in sentence diagrams?
‘PA’ indicates predicate adjectives.
True or False: All verbs can be classified only as action verbs.
False
What is the proper noun in the sentence: ‘The tall girl with the curly hair is Sarah.’?
‘Sarah’ is the proper noun.
Fill in the blank: ‘Maverick is my cat.’ The linking verb is _______.
[is]
What is a linking verb?
A verb that connects the subject to a subject complement
Examples include ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘feels’, and ‘tastes’.
Identify the verb type: ‘The room feels cold.’
LV
‘Feels’ is a linking verb connecting ‘room’ to ‘cold’.
Identify the verb type: ‘She remained in the classroom after the bell rang.’
AV
‘Remained’ is an action verb.
Identify the verb type: ‘She remained hopeful.’
AV
‘Remained’ is an action verb.
Identify the verb type: ‘He grows more apprehensive as time passes.’
AV
‘Grows’ is an action verb.
What is a direct object?
A noun that directly receives the action of the verb
It answers ‘what?’ after the verb.
What is an indirect object?
A noun, pronoun, or word group that receives the action of the predicate indirectly
It tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what the action is done.
Fill in the blank: A direct object can be ______.
compound
Identify the predicate adjective: ‘He stayed warm.’
PA: warm
‘Warm’ describes the subject ‘He’.
Identify the parts of the sentence: ‘Grammar is awesome.’
PA: awesome
‘Awesome’ describes the subject ‘Grammar’.
Identify the predicate noun: ‘Spot is a cat.’
PN: cat
‘Cat’ renames the subject ‘Spot’.
What does a direct object answer?
‘What?’ after the verb
True or False: Indirect objects can appear in sentences without direct objects.
False
Indirect objects only appear in sentences containing a direct object.
What is the subject in the sentence ‘She gave her dog a huge bone’?
She
What is the indirect object in the sentence ‘He built his son a huge snowman’?
his son
What is the direct object in the sentence ‘The barista gave me a free vanilla latte’?
a free vanilla latte
What is the subject in the sentence ‘The bear gave her cub an apple’?
The bear
What is the direct object in the sentence ‘Her mom made her a cake’?
a cake
Fill in the blank: In the sentence ‘He cooked her a pizza’, the subject is _______.
He
What is the direct object in the sentence ‘He cooked her a pizza’?
pizza
What is the indirect object in the sentence ‘Her mom made her a cake’?
her
What is the subject in the sentence ‘He cooked her a pizza’?
He
What is the indirect object in the sentence ‘The bear gave her cub an apple’?
her cub
