Test 5, Unit 1 - 10

Question 1

A __________ is two or more words used as a single noun.

Answer 1

compound noun

Question 2

A ___________ is a particular person, place, or thing.

Answer 2

proper noun

Question 3

A predicate nominative always follows a ______.

Answer 3

linking verb

Question 4

To find a direct object, ask whom or what after an _____ verb.

Answer 4

action

Question 5

The _________ answers the questions to whom or for whom.

Answer 5

indirect object

Question 6

A ________ names a group and is singular in form.

Answer 6

collective noun

Question 7

A noun of _____ is the name of the person to whom a sentence is directed.

Answer 7

direct address

Question 8

In a sentence containing a predicate nominative, you can always replace the verb with the word____.

Answer 8

equals

Question 9

An _______ is a word that follows a noun and explains or identifies that noun.

Answer 9

appositive

Question 10

A _____ is a group of related words that does not contain a subject and verb.

Answer 10

phrase

Question 11

Verbs ending in s are usually (singular, plural)

Answer 11

singular

Question 12

Compound subjects joined by and take a (singular, plural) verb.

Answer 12

plural

Question 13

Titles of literary works, works of art, organizations, and countries are usually (singular, plural) even if plural in form.

Answer 13

singular

Question 14

Doesn’t, isn’t, and wasn’t are (singular, plural)

Answer 14

singular

Question 15

Words such as mathematics, civics, rickets, measles, mumps, and news usually take (singular, plural) verbs.

Answer 15

singular

Question 16

The boys in Mr. Hall’s Sunday School class (is, are) going to buy him a new tie for his birthday.

Answer 16

are

Question 17

John (doesn’t, don’t) know which college he should attend.

Answer 17

doesn’t

Question 18

Cookies and cream (is, are) my favorite ice cream flavor.

Answer 18

is

Question 19

Either the boys or Mr. Davis (is, are) going to win the contest.

Answer 19

is

Question 20

Here (is, are) the items you requested.

Answer 20

are

Question 21

Today’s news (was, were) all about the upcoming election.

Answer 21

was

Question 22

Neither Mrs. Williams nor her daughters (is, are) going to sing in the choir.

Answer 22

are

Question 23

The Netherlands (is, are) also called Holland.

Answer 23

is

Question 24

Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: TAYLOR, do you know the STORY of Robert Moffat? He was a MISSIONARY to Africa.

Answer 24

TAYLOR(DA)
STORY(DO)
MISSIONARY(PN)

Question 25

Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: He arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1816, and from there he made many TRIPS into Africa's interior to preach the gospel.

Answer 25

trips (DO)

Question 26

Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: Moffat and his WIFE MARY eventually settled in the town of Kuruman. There Moffat developed a written FORM of the native LANGUAGE. During their time in Africa, the Moffats gave many THOUSANDS of Africans the GOSPEL.

Answer 26

``` WIFE(s) MARY(ap) FORM(do) LANGUAGE(op) THOUSANDS(io) GOSPEL(do) ```

Question 27

Diagram: Christian and Anna gave their mother a necklace for her birthday.

Answer 27

Christian and gave necklace Anna mother

Question 28

Diagram: My sister Lauren is a teacher and a principal at a high school in Oregon.

Answer 28

teacher sister (Lauren) is and principal

Question 29

mark twain was born in the town of florida missouri on november 30 1835.

Answer 29

Mark Twain was born in the town of Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835.

Question 30

For a while twain worked for the territorial enterprise, a newspaper in virginia city nevada.

Answer 30

For a while Twain worked for the Territorial Enterprise(underlined), a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada.

Question 31

This fall I will be taking the following courses speech algebra I english and bible.

Answer 31

This fall I will be taking the following courses: speech, Algebra I, English, and Bible.

Question 32

Father took our buick station wagon to bobs paint and body shop to be repaired.

Answer 32

Father took our Buick station wagon to Bob's Paint and Body Shop to be repaired.

Question 33

Dr. jonathan mcPhearson recently became pastor of the covenant reformed church.

Answer 33

Dr. Jonathan McPhearson recently became pastor of the Covenant Reformed Church.