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1
Harry's mother, Lilly, protected him for 16 years while he escaped from Lord Voldemort.
Harry's mother
Lilly
protected him for 16 years
while he escaped from Lord Voldemort.
2
My "
uncle"
in Singapore sent me flowers on my birthday.
Indirect Object
subject
Direct Object
None
3
Identify the preposition.
Our class is taking a field trip to JA BizTown.
to
trip
our
is
4
Identify the preposition.
A baby whale swims beside its mother.
swims
mother
baby
beside
5
In a battle to the death, Voldemort seemed to triumph over Dumbledore.
Voldemort seemed to triumph
There is no appositive in this sentence
over Dumbledore
In a battle to the death
6
Find the prep phrase(s): He traveled through the amusement park to get to the food.
through the amusement park, to the food
through the amusement park
He traveled
to get food
7
Which of the following are not all linking verbs?
is, run, are
does, shall, will
am, were, does
does, is, been
8
Name the
prepositions:
My sister painted sheep on the walls of her bedroom.
the, her
on, of
walls, bedroom
my
9
Melanie collects beach shells for her "
grandmother"
.
Indirect Object
subject
Direct Object
None
10
Keisha wrote a great
speech for the "
assembly"
Indirect Object
Subject
none
Direct Object
11
Find the prep phrase(s): During the band concert the boy sneezed really loudly on stage.
the boy sneezed, on stage
during the band concert, on stage
on stage
During the band concert
12
Count the prepositions: Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go.
3
1
0
2
13
Name the
objects
of the preps: The cherries in that bowl are from the trees in my garden.
grandmother's
in, from, in
bowl, trees, garden
that, the
14
Name the
objects
of the preps: My backpack was beside your desk but is now under Jessie's desk.
beside, under
your, Jessie's
backpack
desk, desk
15
Name the
objects
of the preps: The car on the racetrack belongs to the cousin of my neighbor.
on, to, of
racetrack, cousin, neighbor
car
the, the, my
16
Teresa ate "
breakfast"
on the run.
Direct Object
Subject
Indirect Object
None
17
Our family took a trip to "
Arizona"
last year.
direct object
subject
indirect object
none
18
Hermione, who was in the bathroom, was terrified of the troll.
There is not an appositive in this sentence.
Who was in the bathroom.
Hermione
Was terrified of the troll.
19
Which of the following is a preposition?
is
that
toward
it
20
Today, I saw a spider, Aragog, that was enormous!
Today
Aragog
It was enormous!
I saw a spider
21
Name the
modifiers
of the objects: The pitcher for the lemonade is in the dishwasher.
the, the
there are no modifiers
lemonade, dishwasher
for, in
22
Find the prep phrase(s): She aced her english test despite the comments others made.
she aced her english test
despite the comments others made
despite the comments
she aced
23
Name the
prep phrase(s):
We climbed into the cave and down the path to find the treasure.
into the cave, down the path
to find the treasure
into the cave, to find the treasure
we climbed
24
The enormous tree, The Weeping Willow, destroyed Ron's father's car.
There is not an appositive in this sentence
destroyed Ron's father's car
The enormous tree
The Weeping Willow
25
Keisha wrote a great "
speech"
for the assembly
none
Direct Object
Subject
Indirect Object
26
Find the prep phrase(s): Until yesterday, I had never heard that.
yesterday I had
had never
until yesterday
I had never
27
Ron's pet, Scabbers, looked very suspicious.
Scabbers
Ron's pet
There is not an appositive in this sentence.
looked very suspicious
28
Which of the following is not an action verb?
run
smile
talk
none of the above
29
I left my algebra book in my "
locker"
Subject
Direct Object
None
Indirect Object
30
I gave "
Marcia"
a stamp for her letter.
Subject
Direct Object
None
Indirect Object
31
Find the linking verb in the sentence. Jonathan became angry when his friend lied.
is
angry
friend
became
32
Identify the prepositional phrase.
We have to fight to get Gus inside the car.
We have
have to fight
get Gus
inside the car
33
My uncle in Singapore sent "
me"
flowers on my birthday.
Direct Object
subject
Indirect Object
None
34
I gave Marcia a "
stamp"
for her letter.
Indirect Object
Direct Object
Subject
None
35
Which of the following is not a preposition?
into
out
while
off
36
Identify the preposition.
Outside, we watch a dolphin jumping through a hoop.
jumping
through
watch
dolphin
37
Identify the prepositional phrase.
My baby brother whines and cries during the whole trip.
cries during
my baby
brother whines
during the whole trip
38
Which word is the direct object in the sentence: Barb passed Tommy the potatoes?
potatoes
Tommy
Passed
Barb
39
"Keisha"
wrote a great
speech for the assembly
Direct Object
none
Indirect Object
Subject
40
Find the prep phrase(s): Beside the shade and under the tree sat a boy.
Beside the shade, under the tree
Beside the shade
under the tree sat a boy
under the tree
41
I lost my favorite earrings
at soccer "
practice"
.
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Subject
None
42
Which describes the bolded word in the sentence: Susan set a new
record
for her swim team
indirect object
predicate
subject compliment
direct object
43
Melanie collects "
beach"
shells for her grandmother.
None
subject
Direct Object
Indirect Object
44
Melanie collects beach "
shells"
for her grandmother.
None
subject
Direct Object
Indirect Object
45
True or False? Every sentence has a direct and indirect object.
True
Both
Neither
False
46
Find the prep phrase(s): They came across a ditch last night.
across a ditch last night
they came across
last night
across a ditch
47
Find DO & SC: Some people built new houses after the storm because the damage was catastrophic.
built / was
houses/catestrophic
built/ because
people/storm
48
I lost my favorite "
earrings"
at soccer practice.
Direct Object
Subject
Indirect Object
None
49
Identify the preposition.
A huge shark appears above the small fish.
above
appears
huge
small
50
Identify the prepositional phrase.
One time, our horse jumped over the fence and ran away.
and ran away
over the fence
one time
our horse jumped
51
Complete the sentence. A direct object comes after_____________.
subject
predicate
action verb
linking verb
52
"Melanie"
collects beach shells for her grandmother.
subject
Direct Object
None
Indirect Object
53
The little boy with the scar on his forehead, Harry, seemed to make weird things happen.
There is no appositive in this sentence.
The boy with the scar on his forehead
Harry
Seemed to make weird things happen.
54
"We"
ate dinner earlier than usual.
direct object
subject
None
indirect object
55
Find the prep phrase(s): They went behind the trees and after the cat that ran under the table
all of the above
after the cat
behind the trees
under the table
56
Find the prep phrase(s): He was out of sight under the table.
he was
Under the table, out of sight
under the table
out of sight
57
Name the
prep phrases:
The fish at the restaurant came from the ocean.
came from
at the, from the
at the restaurant, from the ocean
the fish
58
Identify the preposition.
There are many different fish inside the big tanks.
big
inside
many
different
59
Dobby, the house elf, was jumping on Harry's bed.
The house elf
Dobby
Was jumping on Harry's bed
There is no appositive in this sentence.
60
"Pam"
liked my new dress
Subject
None
Indirect Object
DirectObject
61
My uncle in "
Singapore"
sent me flowers on my birthday.
Indirect Object
None
Direct Object
subject
62
The mandrake, which squealed, needed to be repotted.
The mandrake
needed to be repotted.
There is not an appositive in this sentence.
which squealed
63
Find the prep phrase(s): She left the park and went inside the house.
left the park
she left the park
went inside
inside the house
64
Half-giant half-man, Hagrid had an obsession with strange creatures.
Had an obsession with strange creatures
Hagrid
There is not an appositive for this sentence.
Half-giant, half-man
65
Identify the prepositional phrase.
The moonlight on the water is awesome.
on the water
is awesome
the moonlight
water is awesome
66
No one dared to say Lord Voldemort's name.
There is not an appositive in this sentence.
Voldemort's name
dared to say
No one
67
The tells who or what is receiving the action of the verb.
linking verb
direct object
subject compliment
indirect object
68
Find the prep phrase(s): Over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go.
Over the river, through the woods, to grandmothers house
over the river
we go
through the woods
69
We ate "
dinner"
earlier than usual.
subject
indirect object
None
direct object
70
Propositions are a part of speech that:
show an action or state of being.
replace a noun.
show direction or position in space or time.
are a person, place, thing, or idea.
71
A follows a linking verb and tells who or what the subject is or is like.
noun
helping verb
direct object
subject compliment
72
Identify the prepositional phrase.
Our kitten, Trixie, does not mind staying at the kennel.
Trixie, does not
our kitten
at the kennel
mind staying
73
The house, that disappeared between two other houses, seemed eerily silent.
Seemed eerily silent.
There is no appositive in this sentence.
The house
That disappeared between two houses
74
Find the prep phrase(s): Since the car was broken, she went to the shop.
she went
to the shop
two of the above
Since the car was broken
75
Find the prep phrase(s): Against all odds, they won the tournament.
against all odds they won
they won
against all odds
they won the tournament
76
Professor Snape, who Harry thought was a traitor, was working as the Potions Master at Hogwarts
was working as the Potions Master
Professor Snape
at Hogwarts
who Harry thought was a traitor
77
True or false: You can end a sentence with a preposition.
False
True
78
Find the prep phrase(s): That area behind the boundary is crawling with termites.
with termites
behind the boundary
that area behind
behind the boundary, with termites
