What type of phrase begins with a verbal and functions as a noun?
A.participial
B.gerund
C.infinitive
D.appositive

2.

WhatÂ’s wrong with the following sentence?

“I hope you’re coming with us”, she said.
A.The subject and verb donÂ’t agree.
B.The pronoun and antecedent donÂ’t agree.
C.The comma should be inside the quotation marks.
D.A period should be used after us instead of a comma.

3.

Which of the following is not a preposition?
A.before
B.near
C.toward
D.quickly

4.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?

Pets who sleep too much are often overweight.
A.who sleep too much
B.Pets who sleep
C.too much
D.are often overweight

5.

Each player on the girlsÂ’ basketball team stood by ____ locker.
A.its
B.her
C.their
D.they’re

6.

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
A.The teacher wrote the word on the chalkboard.
B.The baby took its first step.
C.The snow was responsible for school being cancelled.
D.The voters went to the polls.

7.

My favorite book is Hamlet, but my favorite poet is Robert Frost.

What type of sentence is this?
A.simple
B.compound
C.complex
D.compound-complex

8.

Which word in this sentence is the direct object?

My father bought me a car.
A.father
B.bought
C.me
D.car

9.

Because you finished first you won the race.

In this sentence, a comma should be added after the word
A.because.
B.first.
C.you.
D.won.

10.

WhatÂ’s wrong with this sentence?

Birds sang happily in the trees, rabbits grazed on the grass below.
A.A coordinating conjunction should be added.
B.Quotation marks should be added.
C.An exclamation point should be added.
D.The comma should be removed.

11.

____ knows the answer to the question?
A.Who
B.Whom
C.They
D.Them

12.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A.showing your true feelings
B.the squirrel was running through the trees
C.movies are sometimes longer than two hours
D.shout your name

13.

What part of speech is the word soon in this sentence?

I hope to travel to Rome soon.
A.verb
B.adjective
C.adverb
D.noun

14.

What do adverbs modify?
A.nouns
B.pronouns
C.infinitives
D.verbs

15.

What part of speech is distance in this sentence?

I heard the sound in the distance.
A.subject
B.verb
C.object of preposition
D.subject complement

16.

Which of the following is a proper noun?
A.football game
B.high-school student
C.Statue of Liberty
D.the weekend

17.

What is another word for the greeting in a business letter?
A.closing
B.enclosure
C.salutation
D.memorandum

18.

What is the topic sentence of this paragraph?

If you write often, writing will become easier for you. Writing even a sentence or two a day can help you get started. Keeping a journal is a great way to get your ideas on paper. When you canÂ’t think of anything to write about, write about whatever is on your mind. Write about what happened during your day. The point is to keep writing; a writer must write often.

A.If you write often, writing will become easier for you.
B.Writing even a sentence or two a day can help you get started.
C.The point is to keep writing; a writer must write often.
D.Write about what happened during your day.

19.

Which of the following is a subjective pronoun?
A.them
B.us
C.whom
D.they

20.

A subordinate clause begins with a
A.noun.
B.subordinate adjective.
C.subordinate conjunction.
D.preposition.