Grade Composition/Pre­AP Composition

First Semester Grammar Review 8th Grade Composition/PreAP Composition

1. The dog ate the bowl of delicious food. What part of speech is "ate"? a. verb b. noun c. adjective d. adverb

2. The football player was tackled. What part of speech is "football"? a. subject b. verb c. preposition d. adjective

3. Bill is happily playing in the sandbox. What part of speech is "happily"? a. verb b. adjective c. adverb d. preposition

4. The bird is singing. What is the function of the underlined word? a. subject b. direct object c. object of the preposition d. indirect object

5. As we walked up the hill What type of sentence is above? a. Fragment b. Runon c. Complete Sentence

6. She ran through the woods then she stopped she got a drink from her water bottle. Choose the correct answer for the above sentence: a. Fragment b. Runon c. Complete Sentence

7. Choose the fragment: a. The dog ran b. Because she ate the pie c. The cat sneezed d. The elephant escaped the zoo and cause mass panic

8. Which is a fragment? a. Quickly ran b. The dog walked slowly c. The cat was white d. The chicken was brown

9. What is the direct object in this sentence? Katy walked her dog down the street. a. Street b. Dog c. Walked d. Down

10. What is the function of an appositive? a. Usually set off by commas b. Gives extra information c. Not needed to make sense in a sentence d. All of the above

11. An independent clause... a. Can't stand alone b. Has to stand alone c. Can stand alone d. Has to stand with another clause

12. Which of the following is not a part of speech? a. Article b. Noun c. Pronoun d. Semicolon

13. What is the subject in this sentence? Jim sat down in the chair. a. in b. chair c. Jim d. down

14. What is the function of the underlined word? Mary gave Jane a Christmas gift. a. Indirect object b. Noun of direct address c. Appositive d. Direct object

15. What is the function of the underlined word? Bill gave Suzy a necklace for Christmas. a. Direct object b. Subject c. Indirect Object d. Noun of direct address

16. What is the function of the underlined word? Bob gave Mary a ring. a. Subject b. Indirect object c. Object of the preposition d. Direct object

17. What is the function of the underlined word? Mary ran after Lou and stole her shoes. a. Object of the preposition b. Subject c. Direct object d. Indirect object

18. What is the function of the underlined word? Mrs. VanDorn is the principal. a. Object of the preposition b. Predicate nominative c. Direct Object d. Indirect Object

Each sentence contains either a noun of direct address or an appositive (underlined). Identify which kind.

19. Fido, Diane's 8yearold beagle, chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy. a. NDA b. APP

20. Tell me, class, have you studied for your finals? a. NDA b. APP

21. They couldn't believe it when the little boy stood up to John, the biggest bully in the whole school. a. NDA b. APP

22. Are you sure that is the right answer, Samantha? a. NDA b. APP

Identify the correct pronoun and whether it is a subject, object or possessive pronoun.

23. Has (your, you're) pet ever saved your life? a. Your/subject b. Your/possessive c. You're/possessive d. You're/object

24. The best player on the team is (she, her). a. She/subject b. She/object c. Her/subject d. Her/object

25. She realized that (they're, their) electricity had gone out. a. They're/subject b. They're/possessive c. Their/object d. Their/possessive

26. Snoopy wasn't in the story it doesn't mention (he, him) at all. a. He/subject b. He/possessive c. Him/object d. Him/possessive

27. When he sees big storms, he runs from (they, them). a. They/subject b. They/object c. Them/subject d. Them/object

Identify the following clauses as either independent or dependent.

28. While my sisters slept a. Independent b. Dependent

29. Jennifer sings every day a. Independent b. Dependent

30. That were in a race a. Independent b. Dependent

31. Many cards arrived in the mail today a. Independent b. Dependent

Identify the following sentences as simple, compound, or complex.

32. The boy ran to school. a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex

33. Hannah Mae ate the pizza, and she drank the lemonade. a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex

34. Laura wants a new iPad, but Charlie wants a basketball. a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex

35. After the children got home from school, they ate some cookies. a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex

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