Grammar quiz To test how well you know your grammar! softballbabe001 published on November 12, 2010 Stacked 1/33 What are the three main categories of verbs? simple, perfect, progressive action, linking, auxiliary present, past. future 2/33 Which symbol is usually used after an interjection? ! . ? , 3/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact. simple compound complex 4/33 Auxiliary verbs are also called _________ verb phrases progressive verbs helping verbs perfect verbs 5/33 Is this a compound sentence?The balloon flew into the air and popped. yes no 6/33 Which word is a preposition? before from are all of the above both a and b 7/33 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 8/33 What are conjunctions? no such thing connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences verbs 9/33 The word 'amazing' is a(n) adjective noun verb pronoun both b and c 10/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: If we pay too much, they will give us money back. compound simple complex 11/33 True of false:Prepositions explain the relationship between an object and another word true false 12/33 The following sentence is an example of which type of question:I am SUPER tired from basketball practice. how often? where? when? how much? 13/33 Which word in this sentence is an interjection:"Yikes, that haunted house scared me!" haunted yikes house scared 14/33 Debbie went to the store to buy herself some ice cream. What is the pronoun in the sentence above? Debbie buy herself store 15/33 'And' is an example of a conjunction. True or false? true false 16/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: You can give me the check now. simple complex compound 17/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: TV families often own dogs, but rarely see cats in their homes. simple complex compound 18/33 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 19/33 The bee buzzed through the hive. Which word is a preposition? buzzed bee hive through 20/33 What is a noun? person place thing idea all of the above 21/33 Which list of nouns are examples of common nouns? coffee shop, computer, Sue Minnesota, Oreo, Starbucks McDonalds, cookies, George firefighter, sandwich, city 22/33 True or false: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. true false 23/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: Perhaps this decline has just begun. compound complex simple 24/33 Which word is an adverb: John went recently to the store. john went store recently 25/33 Which word is an action verb:Yogitha thought the math homework was very difficult. Yogitha thought homework difficult 26/33 Is "then" an example of a conjunction? YES or NO? Yes No 27/33 Choose the correct type of sentence this is below: Marlon read the paper, but didn't agree with the thesis. compound complex simple 28/33 True or false: An interjection is a word used to describe another word. true false 29/33 True or false: A proper noun names a specific item and is always in lower case letters. True False 30/33 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 31/33 An example of a pronoun is: she mouse those all of the above only A and C only B and C 32/33 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 33/33 True or false:A compound sentence contains two or more clauses. true false