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1
Complete the Analogy (House : Bedroom :: School: _____)
Teacher
Classroom
Student
Building
2
"Their" is a standalone possessive pronoun
False
True
3
You
yourself
will pull up the damaged sod and reseed the area. (Choose the intensive/reflexive pronoun/subjects)
Yourself (subject), you (intensive pronoun)
You (subject), yourself (intensive pronoun)
You (reflexive pronoun), yourself (subject)
You (intensive pronoun), yourself (reflexive pronoun)
4
A bolt of lightning from the clouds (is, are) always an awesome sight.
are
none of the above
is
5
An infinitive is when a verb is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
True
False
6
What type of noun is the word bolded: Mary isn't the type of person who would
gossip
Abstract Noun
Proper Noun
Collective Noun
Common Noun
7
(Select the verb which makes this LV) Religion is the most likely reason the native people built the statue
built
is
most
likely
8
This sentence is correct (Mine Aunt Helga was married last week to hers best friend)
False
True
9
This is a Compound Sentence: While I am a passionate basketball fan, I prefer football.
True
False
10
Denotation (the meaning associated with the word) & Connotation (its actual, literal meaning)
True
False
11
Correct use of Hyphens? Five-Year Olds
True
False
12
Prefixes are added in front of a word while a ____ is added at the end of a word
Upfix
Postfix
Refix
Suffix
13
Complete the Analogy (Battery : Flashlight :: _____: Computer)
Hard drive
Youtube
Electricity
Wifi
14
Select a sentence that is in Present Progressive Verb Tense.
I was running to the bus
He was writing a song
He is writing a song
I am running to the bus
15
Negative Connotation of the word below
Determined
Extraordinary
Bizzare
Nosy
16
What mood is the sentence? (If the furnace were to stop working, I would know who to call.)
Indicative mood
Imperative Mood
Subjunctive mood
None of the above
17
The sentence below is a Essential Sentence
False
True
18
Select the verb which makes this sentence a helping verb
Mysterious statues
have fascinated
almost 300 years
of Easter Island
19
List the FANBOYS
for, another, nor, but, or, yet, so
Forth, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
for, and, neither, but, or, yet, so
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
20
The monkeys
played among
themselves
while we watched. (Change to intensive pronoun)
The monkeys themselves played while we watched
None of the above
The monkeys themselves played among while we watched
The monkeys themselves played among themselves while we watched
21
Which sentence is a gerund?
None of the above
Josiah has a book report to finish by tomorrow
Carrie extended a trembling hand to her grandmother.
Jumping on the trampoline is Eddie's favorite afternoon activity
22
"I am swimming" What type of verb tense is this?
Present Progressive Verb Tense
Future Perfect Verb Tense
Past Progressive Verb Tense
Present Perfect Verb Tense
23
"Re" is what?
Word root
Postfix
Prefix
Suffix
24
Which of the following helps provide the sentence with additional information?
Dashes
Ellipses
None of the above
Parenthesis
25
Able is a suffix
False
True
26
(What type of adjective is the word italicized?) Alexander made roasted
Brussels
sprouts on
Sunday
night.
Proper adjectives
None of the above
Superlative Adjectives
Comparative adjectives
27
Italic is used when writing on paper.
False
True
28
A play on words. What type of Figurative Language?
Personification
Allusion
Verbal Irony
Pun
29
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun
True
Maybe
I don't know
False
30
What type of sentence contains a single independent clause?
Simple
Complex
Compound
31
Select the subject pronouns
I, you, his, she, it
I, you, he, her, it
I, you, , he, she, it
I, your, he, her, it
32
Is the sentence below a helping verb or linking verb?
Linking verb
None of the above
Helping verb
All of the above
33
Select the verb which makes this sentence a helping verb (The answer might not surprise you)
The answer
Might not surprise
surprise you
answer might
34
What is a Passive Voice?
The subject receives the action of the verb
The subject is being described through an adjective
The subject performs the action of the verb
You speak slower
35
What is this sign?
Dashes
None of the above
Parenthesis
Hyphens
36
"The violinists
have taken
their seats in the orchestra pit." What type of verb tense is this?
Future Perfect Verb Tense
Past Progressive Verb Tense
Present Progressive Verb Tense
Present Perfect Verb Tense
37
Swimming
is her favorite sport. What type of verb is
Swimming
?
Infinitive
Participle
All of the above
Gerund
38
Free points! (As long as you can guess which sentence is grammatically correct)
We had a three course meal.
we all agreed; it was a magnificent evening.
Jonah loves ice cream it is smooth and sweet.
In the end, we all felt like we ate too much.
39
What is an Appositive?
A noun or phrase that renames another noun in a sentence
Take the role of another part of speech in some circumstances
It offers more information about the noun
The meaning associated with the word
40
Choose an example of a personification?
Lightning danced across the sky.
When you fail a test, you say, "This is GREAT day"
a bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired
You were as brave as a lion.
41
A colon can not be used to introduce a series in a sentences
True
False
42
An Analogy can be an opposite comparison
False
True
43
(What is the correct verb?) (Her, She) is the best basketball player
Other
Her
She
44
"your" is a subject pronoun
True
False
45
Which sentence is a participle?
On Thursday, the inspector arrived to check the leaks.
None of the above
Josiah has a book report to finish by tomorrow
The injured raccoon limped slowly into the woods
46
Which one of these is a type of Analogy?
Cause to effect
All of the above
Object to purpose
Part to whole
47
Which sentence is an infintive?
Josiah has a book report to finish by tomorrow
None of the above
Carrie extended a trembling hand to her grandmother.
The injured raccoon limped slowly into the woods
48
What is the root of the word 'astronomy'
astro
ast
onomy
astronomy
49
My
painted
skin. What type of verb is
painted
?
Gerund
Infinitive
Participle
All of the above
50
What is this symbol called?
Semicolon
Hyphen
Colon
Ellipses
51
Select all the Present Progressive Verb Tense examples.
I went /You drove /He worked /She cleaned /It ran /We watched /They biked
She eats /He worked /It lives /I cook /You drove /We study /They write
She eats /He sleeps /It lives /I cook /You dance /We study /They write
I went /You drove /He sleeps /She cleaned /It ran /We study /They biked
52
Select a NE Appositive sentence
Beijing, China’s capital city, is also known as Peking.
My friend Bill owes me fifty dollars
China’s neighbor Mongolia shares the Gobi Desert with China
The successful singer Michael Jackson died in 2009
53
Select a collective noun sentence
The herd of bison ran across the prairie.
You broke my favorite mug.
We have to get at the truth of the matter.
I'd like you to meet my friend Jeremy.
54
(What is the correct pronoun?) Her parents were far more liberal than (my, mine)
My
Mine
Other
55
Which of the following is the correct sentence structure?
VSO
All of the above
SVO
VOS
56
(Pick the correct Subject-Verb Agreement) The
scanner,
as well as the printers, __ broken.
none of the above
are
is
57
If the subject is singular, you have to use a plural verb
Maybe
Not sure
Yes
No
58
What type of verb is used as a noun
Gerunds
None of the above
Infinitves
Participles
59
Find the preposition and prepositional phrase in the sentence? Three dogs ran through an empty field.
through; an empty field
through; through an empty field
ran; through an empty field
ran; ran through an empty field
60
Helping verb or Linking verb?
Helping verb
None of the above
All of the above
Linking verb
61
What type of noun expresses ideas, concepts, or qualities that cannot be seen or experienced?
Proper
Collective
Common
Abstract
62
Intensive pronouns usually appear right after the subject of the sentence.
False
True
63
Select a proper noun
Sister
Jeddah
German
Kids
64
The sentence below is in Passive
True
False
65
Dashes are used for an omission of words
True
False
66
What is an indicative mood?
Verbs make commands or requests
All of the above
Verbs describe things that are hypothetical
Verbs state or ask about facts or opinions
67
A compound sentence consists of
two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction
True
False
68
Be, have, do (what type of verbs are they?)
Linking verbs
Helping verbs
Just verbs
All of the above
69
Crowd is a type of a collective Noun?
False
True
70
What type of voice makes reading more interesting?
Passive Voice
All of the above
Active Voice
None of the above
71
"Mine" is a standalone possessive pronoun
False
True
72
Choose a possessive pronouns that can stand alone
Your
Theirs
Ours
Our
73
What type of verb is used as an adjective
Infinitves
Gerunds
None of the above
Participles
74
Another way to say
Verbal Irony
is
Sarcasm
False
True
75
(What is the possessive pronoun?) Your teeth should be brushed at least twice a day
Your
Should
Twice
Brushed
76
The sentence below is in imperative mood
True
Maybe
I don't know
False
77
Linking verbs connect a subject to a noun or adjective
False
True
78
Choose an example of a pun?
You were as brave as a lion.
If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin.
When you fail a test, you say, "This is GREAT day"
a bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired
79
What is an Analogy?
Gives extra information about the verb
An acronym that stands for something
None of the above
A comparison between one thing and another
80
This is a Past Progressive Verb Tense (I was preparing dinner)
True
False
81
I will lock the door to
prevent
theft. What type of verb is prevent?
Participle
All of the above
Gerund
Infinitive
82
Can a linking verb express action?
I don't know
No
Maybe
Yes
83
(True or false) A helping verb helps form the main verb in a sentence
Maybe
False
True
I don't know
84
All of these are true for a colon except...
When a series is preceded by a verb or preposition
Between a title and a subtitle
be used to connect two independent sentences
To introduce a list
85
This is a Present Progressive Verb Tense (I run everyday)
True
False
86
Another way to say
Pun
is
Sarcasm
True
False
87
A possessive pronoun shows possession
True
Maybe
I don't know
False
88
An
adjective
is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
False
True
89
When should we use Italics/Underlines?
Songs, books, poems, movies, TV series
Titles of books, plays, movies, television series, magazines, newspapers.
Titles of songs, short stories, poems, articles in newspapers and magazines
Used for magazine & newspapers only
90
What type of Connotation is the RED word?
All of the above
Positive
Negative
Neutral
91
The
present perfect
is formed with the present tense of the verb
have
Not sure
True
False
Maybe
92
Comparative adjectives
; compare three or more nouns.
Superlative adjectives
; compares two nouns
False
True
93
(This is reflexive) Mr. Henkins explained that the garden
itself
would sit on a hill above the pond.
Don't Know
False
True
Maybe
94
Choose an example of hyperbole.
When you fail a test, you say, "This is GREAT day"
Lightning danced across the sky.
You were as brave as a lion.
The car went faster than the speed of light.
95
Why is this sentence reflexive? For safety reasons, a roofer should always attach
himself
by rope to a well
Because the sentence is very long
Because "should" and "always" are next to each other
None of the above
Because "The roofer" and "himself" has "attach" between them
96
Find the type of Appositive in the sentence below & if NE add commas where necessary
My brother, often likens himself to Zeus, the god of thunder.
It is a Essential Appositive
My brother often likens himself to Zeus, the god of thunder.
My brother often likens himself to, Zeus the god of thunder.
97
(Pick the correct Subject-Verb Agreement) Either the athletes or the coach ____ the potluck.
plan
none of the above
plans
98
How can you change a Perfect Present Tense to Perfect Future Tense
Add had and a past participle.
Add will have and a past participle.
Add have (have or has) and a past participle.
99
Fill in the blank
might
is
are
can
100
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "as" or "like" but a metaphor doesn't.
They are the same
A metaphor uses "as" or "like" but a simile doesn't.
