Grammar quiz

To test how well you know your grammar!

published on November 12, 2010
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What are the three main categories of verbs?

simple, perfect, progressive
action, linking, auxiliary
present, past. future
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Which symbol is usually used after an interjection?

!
.
?
,
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact.

simple
compound
complex
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Auxiliary verbs are also called _________

verb phrases
progressive verbs
helping verbs
perfect verbs
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Is this a compound sentence?
The balloon flew into the air and popped.

yes
no
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Which word is a preposition?

before
from
are
all of the above
both a and b
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Click all of the adjectives:
The new student went to the main office to get her schedule for the second trimester.

Hint: 3 choices
new
went
main
second
office
trimester
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What are conjunctions?

no such thing
connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
verbs
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The word 'amazing' is a(n)

adjective
noun
verb
pronoun
both b and c
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
If we pay too much, they will give us money back.

compound
simple
complex
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True of false:
Prepositions explain the relationship between an object and another word

true
false
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The following sentence is an example of which type of question:
I am SUPER tired from basketball practice.

how often?
where?
when?
how much?
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Which word in this sentence is an interjection:
"Yikes, that haunted house scared me!"

haunted
yikes
house
scared
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Debbie went to the store to buy herself some ice cream.
What is the pronoun in the sentence above?

Debbie
buy
herself
store
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'And' is an example of a conjunction.
True or false?

true
false
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
You can give me the check now.

simple
complex
compound
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
TV families often own dogs, but rarely see cats in their homes.

simple
complex
compound
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What are the 5 question adverb answers?

how, when, where, what color, what day
how, when, where, how much, how often
in what way, where, how nuch
in what way, how often, how much
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The bee buzzed through the hive.
Which word is a preposition?

buzzed
bee
hive
through
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What is a noun?

person
place
thing
idea
all of the above
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Which list of nouns are examples of common nouns?

coffee shop, computer, Sue
Minnesota, Oreo, Starbucks
McDonalds, cookies, George
firefighter, sandwich, city
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True or false:
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

true
false
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
Perhaps this decline has just begun.

compound
complex
simple
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Which word is an adverb:
John went recently to the store.

john
went
store
recently
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Which word is an action verb:
Yogitha thought the math homework was very difficult.

Yogitha
thought
homework
difficult
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Is "then" an example of a conjunction? YES or NO?

Yes
No
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
Marlon read the paper, but didn't agree with the thesis.

compound
complex
simple
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True or false:
An interjection is a word used to describe another word.

true
false
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True or false:
A proper noun names a specific item and is always in lower case letters.

True
False
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
We have lost millions of manufacturing jobs to Mexico, South America, and Asia.

compound
complex
simple
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An example of a pronoun is:

she
mouse
those
all of the above
only A and C
only B and C
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Choose the correct type of sentence this is below:
After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered the lemonade stand was 32 cents short.

compound
complex
simple
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True or false:
A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.

true
false