MS #4 QZ Review Questions

“On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones.” Which of the words in the sentence are nouns?

• on, of, over

• day, Myra’s, birthday, Elya’s, pig, stones

• weighed

• fifteenth, fifty

“On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones.” Which of the words in the sentence are verbs?

• A) on, of, over

• B) day, Myra’s, birthday, Elya’s, pig, stones

• C) weighed

• D) fifteenth, fifty

Which of the words in the sentence are prepositions?

• on, of, over

• day, Myra’s, birthday, Elya’s, pig, stones

• weighed

• fifteenth, fifty

“On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones.” Which of the words in the sentence are adjectives?

• A) on, of, over

• B) day, Myra’s, birthday, Elya’s, pig, stones

• C) weighed

• D) fifteenth, fifty

On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones. Which of the words from the sentence is an article?

• the

• pig

• Myra’s

• birthday

• Elya’s

On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones. Why are the words inside the sentence “Myra’s” and “Elya’s” capitalized?

• because they are the main characters

• because they are proper names of people

• because they are from the Yelnats family

• because they are possessive

On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones. What type of sentence is this?

• simple

• compound

What kind of clause is the first half of this sentence, before the comma? "On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones."

• dependent clause

• independent clause

• not a clause - an introductory phrase

What kind of clause is the second half of this sentence, after the comma? "On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones."

• dependent clause

• independent clause

• not a clause - an introductory phrase

What kind of phrases make up the first half of the sentence, before the comma? "On the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, Elya’s pig weighed over fifty stones."

• infinitive phrases

• prepositional phrases

• dependent phrases

• proper phrases