Practice act

What is the verb in the sentence below?

"I sit at a desk during most of my classes."

• desk

• sit

• most

___ favorite color is light blue.

• There

• Their

• They’re

The milk is past __ expiration date.

• It’s

• Its

What is the subject in the sentence below?

Jason ran all the way to school.

• Ran

• School

• Jason

“She is an early bird” is an example of...

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

“Their cheeks were like roses” is an example of

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

What does “mind him” mean as used in the sentence below

“Don’t mind him, he is very hard to read”

• Take him seriously

• Forget him

• Encourage him

• Ignore him

A colon is used to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and coordinated conjunction (and, but

• True

• False

Which is a compound sentence?

• I like walking the beach with my dog.

• I like walking but my dog likes running.

Which is the dependent clause in the following sentence? “I like him because he is funny.”

• I like him

• because he is funny