Nouns Test 8th Grade

A noun acting as a subject

• can be the one doing the action

• is one the sentence is all about

• can be found in the beginning of the sentence

• is always a person

• is always a thing

Answer explanation

Identify the noun as a subject.

Many spiritual people pray daily.

• Many

• spiritual

• people

• daily

Identify the subject.

The NBA came up with the idea of a Disney Bubble to protect its players from the COVID-19 pandemic during the final eight games of the 2019–20 regular season and throughout the 2020 NBA playoffs.

• NBA

• Disney Bubble

• COVID-19

• players

A noun acting as a subject complement (choose all that apply)

• can give more information about the subject

• can be found after the linking verb

• says something nice about the subject

Answer explanation

Identify the subject complement in the sentence:

The condescending Wonka is one of the most searched memes.

• Wonka

• condescending

• is

• memes

Answer explanation

Identify the subject complement in the sentence:

Barack Obama was voted the most admired man for four consecutive years.

• Obama

• man

• admired

• years

Answer explanation

What is the direct object?

Ms. Novales created a test for the 8th graders.

• Ms. Novales

• created

• test

• 8th graders

Answer explanation

What is the direct object?

The monkeys at the zoo threw an unidentified object at the glass window.

• zoo

• monkeys

• unidentified

• object

Answer explanation

Identify the indirect object:

The generous man gave students the opportunity to attend college for free.

• man

• students

• opportunity

• college

Identify the indirect object in the sentence:

Jim sold Sally some knockoff Jordans he found on Ebay.

• Sally

• Jim

• Jordans

• Ebay