U1 Grammar Review

In which sentences does an adjective modify, (describe), a proper noun?

• The beautiful Ellis Island is in the harbor.

• New York City is a huge city.

• The long Amazon River is filled with many animals.

• The state of Idaho is known for growing potatoes.

Which sentence contains a state- of- being verb?

• The bus stopped for the people to walk.

• The ambulance drove by.

• The girl jogged across the street.

• The girls were waiting on the bus at the stop.

Which words are abstract nouns?

• peace

• tree

• bravery

• jogging

In which sentence is the verb phrase underlined?

• The girl is sad.

• John is waiting on his train ticket.

• Lucy will walk to school.

• Jeff will train for the marathon.

Which pronoun can replace the underlined part of this sentence?

Kate handed Susan a large French fry.

• she

• they

• us

• her

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The cruise ship was missing for years.

• The test was very difficult.

• People wondered what had happened.

• The islands had no human inhabitants.

In which 2 sentences is the adverb underlined?

• The softball game had already started by 6 o clock.

• The basketball game was at the park.

• We will meet at the museum.

• Please walk slowly to the gym.

In which sentences is the direct object a noun?

• The girl carried the apples in a basket.

• Jimmy will race today.

• The students will run.

• He packed a lucnhbox for school.

In which sentence is the direct object a pronoun?

• Dave jogged early this morning.

• Lucy saw him at the track.

• Carol was sad about the race.

• Tim did not want to jog.

In which sentences is the object of the preposition a proper noun?

• In the cave, there were many bats.

• Phil's rocket crashed into the side of the store.

• The top of Mt. St. Helen's erupted many years ago.

• Rose dropped her necklace to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.