General Grammar Review 11/10

What is the proper noun in the following sentence?

"We went to see Pink Floyd play at the arena downtown"

• We

• went

• arena

• Pink Floyd

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the subject of the following sentence?

"Despite a rough start, Cedric went on to dominate during the second half of the game.

• start

• Cedric

• dominate

• game

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

"The archaeological expedition endlessly excavated the site for signs of human habitation".

• archaeological

• endlessly

• excavated

• habitation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What pronoun is used in the following sentence?

"You were late to class for the third time this week; you will be issued a detention".

• were

• third

• you

• will be

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Finish the following sentence:

"My friends and _____ went to the fair together.

• me

• you

• we

• I

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

"He finished the recording most efficiently, and was able to go home.

• recording

• efficiently

• finished

• home

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the adjective in the following sentence:

"The situation became chaotic when people came running out the arena into the parking lot"

• situation

• chaotic

• running

• arena

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What part of speech is the word "building" in the following sentence?

The construction firm was currently building a new 6th grade wing for the old Middle School.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What part of speech is the word "building" in the following sentence?

The new 6th grade building had been finished, and students could not wait to see their new classrooms.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence?

The various green algae would bloom and conquer the aquarium without human intervention.

• as the subject

• describing the subject

• as the simple predicate

• describing a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I