Bausch 1st Semester Grammar Test (BauschELA1)
Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
1. Which word BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below?
Most people communicate with a computer by typing, but other people communicate with a computer by speaking
to _______________.
A. them
B. those
C. it
D. you
2. In the sentences below, which word is a helping verb?
My aunt has been anxious all weekend. She should have been practicing the piano for the concert that she was
supposed to perform in, but instead she went to a picnic.
A. anxious
B. should
C. practicing
D. went
3. Everybody is what part of speech in the sentence below?
Everybody is going to try out for the school play.
A. an adverb
B. a preposition
C. a conjunction
D. a pronoun
4. Which words are the simple subject and the simple predicate in the sentence below?
The approving audience clapped loudly for the daring somersaults of the gymnast.
A. audience, approving
B. audience, clapped
C. gymnast, somersaults
D. gymnast, daring
5. Which word is a possessive pronoun?
A. their
B. these
C. which
D. every
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6. Which sentence has a compound subject?
A. Rob worked and saved for a new bike.
B. Rob and Kyle saved to buy a new bike.
C. Rob saved for several months to buy a new bike.
D. Kyle saved for a new bike, which he bought last summer.
7. What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence?
Alfonso achieved a high score on his math test, but he did not score as high on his language arts test.
A. direct object
B. indirect object
C. subject
D. predicate
8. Which word is the adjective in the sentence?
Sam works in the museum at the wildlife refuge every summer.
A. Sam
B. works
C. museum
D. wildlife
9. Which word in the sentence is a plural possessive noun?
There were several birds' nests in the tree's branches.
A. birds'
B. nests
C. tree's
D. branches
10. Which word in the sentence is a pronoun?
Whoever enters the stage first will be a minor character.
A. Whoever
B. enters
C. first
D. minor
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11. What is the complete subject of the sentence?
While sitting on a park bench, Darren and I talked about the football game.
A. While sitting on a park bench
B. a park bench
C. Darren and I
D. the football game
12. Which phrase correctly identifies the bicycle that belongs to Bobby?
A. Bobbys' bicycle
B. Bobbys bicycle
C. Bobbies bicycle
D. Bobby's bicycle
13. Which sentence shows correct usage?
A. That there jacket is on sale.
B. We can hardly see the board.
C. Marty speaks good in front of people.
D. The suit costed more money than I had with me.
14. Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A. I think the new student would like to go to the game with us.
B. The children wanted to bake cookies they were out of sugar.
C. After the game is over, we can go to the restaurant and eat our dinner.
D. Muriel wanted to do her homework in a quiet room, so she went to the library.
15. Which word in the sentence is a demonstrative pronoun?
These are being saved for our apple pie.
A. These
B. are
C. being
D. for
16. Which sentence contains an indefinite pronoun?
A. The student ran the mile in seven minutes.
B. That is the way to the local grocery store.
C. Someone ran the mile in seven minutes.
D. Which way to the local grocery store?
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17. What is the simple subject of the sentence below?
There were thirteen original states.
A. There
B. thirteen
C. original
D. states
18. Which sentence contains two proper nouns?
A. She is studying French and Spanish.
B. She likes foreign languages and math.
C. Her favorite subjects are math and Spanish.
D. She wants to visit France and another country.
19. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
A. Mike's book bag has three key chains hanging from it.
B. David did not want to stay after school; for extra credit.
C. The pool had signs that said "No Lifeguard On Duty Swim At Your Own Risk.
D. We bought baseball cards, bubble gum, and candy bars, for the trip, to the zoo.
20. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. "James" is the captain of the football team.
B. Chase said "that he wanted to join the swim team."
C. Nick answered, "Yes, I turned in my homework today."
D. Keisha told "the class the answer to the problem of the day."
21.
School policy requires that the students obey the dress code or they will be punished.
Which word in the sentence above does they refer to?
A. policy
B. students
C. obey
D. code
22.
Which sentence has a compound predicate?
A. Mrs. Jones took us on a fun field trip.
B. The snow covered the street and all of the cars.
C. Billy and Jonathan got in trouble during the assembly.
D. The teacher showed movies, played music, and let us talk.
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Since Beverly knew she would be late to the Larsons' party, she called to let them know.
Which word in the sentence above does them refer to?
A. Beverly
B. Larsons
C. party
D. phone
24. Which sentence contains a possessive pronoun?
A. John's father never knew how to swim.
B. He has almost all of the books in the series.
C. All of those cards that he gave you were mine.
D. The following week we were supposed to be in New York.
25.
The tree cast eerie shadows across the lawn as the storm whipped its branches back and
forth.
Which word in the sentence above does its refer to?
A. tree
B. lawn
C. storm
D. branches
26. Which sentence contains a possessive noun?
A. You are the only one talking at the moment.
B. We did not like the show even though everyone else did.
C. Rick got four As last semester and that helped him pass.
D. Fred's car began to overheat, and steam was everywhere.
27. Which sentence contains a plural noun?
A. The car's front seat was torn at the seam.
B. Mrs. Chambers is my fifth grade teacher.
C. Dad's cup is in the sink; would you wash it?
D. Why are all of these people hanging around here?
28.
She knew to not count her chickens before they hatch.
In the sentence above, what specific part of speech is the underlined word?
A. object pronoun
B. subject pronoun
C. possessive noun
D. possessive pronoun
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29. Which sentence contains a subject pronoun?
A. I ran to the station to see if the train had arrived.
B. Shannon borrowed my bookbag yesterday afternoon.
C. Austin lost two library books, so the librarian replaced them.
D. After the storm blew the tree down, Mick sawed it into pieces for firewood.
30.
The shiniest car in the show belonged to his
father.
Which word in the sentence is an adjective?
A. shiniest
B. car
C. belonged
D. in
31. Which word is the possessive form of I?
A. me
B. my
C. I's
D. I'd
32.
She could not complete the math problem without them.
Which word in the sentence is the subject pronoun?
A. she
B. the
C. problem
D. them
33.
My mom and dad thought that Josh and Neil looked like brothers, but they were cousins.
Which words are the subjects of this sentence?
A. Josh, Neil, cousins
B. mom, dad, they
C. thought, looked, were
D. brothers, cousins
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34.
He voiced his opinions loudly and often.
Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?
A. verb
B. noun
C. adverb
D. adjective
35.
Those books are _____ to keep as long as I want them.
Which word completes the sentence correctly?
A. my
B. their
C. mine
D. them
36.
The mailman saw the dog snarling at him.
Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?
A. verb
B. noun
C. adverb
D. adjective
37.
Joan ran past the girls and kicked the soccer ball across the field.
Which is the subject of this sentence?
A. Joan
B. girls
C. soccer ball
D. field
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38.
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Sarah and Dianne went to the movies. 2First, they bought tickets at the window. 3Then, they went inside and
bought popcorn. 4They bought soda to wash down the popcorn. 5They loved the movie and had a really good time.
Which word is the subject in sentence 3?
A. Then
B. they
C. inside
D. popcorn
39.
Creativity is a quality people in the arts have in common.
Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above?
A. noun
B. adverb
C. pronoun
D. adjective
40. Which sentence contains a possessive pronoun?
A. Please give me that book.
B. It's up to you to get the job done.
C. Those Halloween masks are mine.
D. She always thinks she has to be the boss.
41.
This sunset is breathtaking!
In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word?
A. adverb
B. pronoun
C. adjective
D. interjection
42.
The chef diced the onions and browned them lightly.
What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above?
A. gerund
B. infinitive
C. preposition
D. conjunction
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43. Which sentence contains a compound subject?
A. Sandy handed in her science project.
B. Janice and Betty walked to school together.
C. Thomas purchased a new bookbag for school.
D. The new student was anxious and excited about school.
44.
How do you know he was driving his new car to Florida?
Which of the following is the possessive pronoun in the sentence above?
A. he
B. his
C. you
D. how
45. In the sentences below, which of the following words is a helping verb?
My older brother has been waiting for me all week. I know that when he picks me up after school, I should wait
for him outside.
A. waiting
B. know
C. picks
D. should
46.
She said us could go to their house on Saturday and play games with them.
Which pronoun is used incorrectly in the sentence above?
A. she
B. us
C. their
D. them
47.
These need to go back to the video store today.
In the sentence above, what type of pronoun is the underlined word?
A. personal
B. indefinite
C. interrogative
D. demonstrative
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48. Which word is the interjection in the sentence below?
Oops, I had no idea you were standing behind me!
A. I
B. Oops
C. you
D. no
49. Which sentence has a compound verb?
A. How are we getting home?
B. Where are Jesse and Troy going now?
C. Who spilled the milk and forgot to clean it up?
D. Did you call the baby-sitter and the pizza man?
50.
We played kickball with him yesterday at recess.
Which word in the sentence above is an object pronoun?
A. we
B. him
C. with
D. recess
51.
The lazy cat with gray whiskers stretched and left the
room.
What is the simple subject of the sentence above?
A. lazy cat
B. cat
C. lazy cat with gray whiskers
D. room
52.
The puffy, white clouds looked like smoke.
The subject of the sentence above is
A. The.
B. puffy.
C. smoke.
D. clouds.
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53.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Jon and I want to go camping.
B. Me and Jon want to go camping.
C. Jon and me want to go camping.
D. The camping site will be chosen by Jon and I.
54. What are the subject and predicate of the sentence below?
Despite their differences, the boys wrote an excellent report for their English
class.
A. Despite, differences
B. boys, wrote
C. report, class
D. wrote, report
55. What change should be made to the sentence below?
The eighth graders will supervise the kindergarten childrens' excursion to the wildlife preserve.
A. change eighth to eight
B. change childrens' to children's
C. add a comma after excursion
D. change preserve to perserve
56.
We tried very hard, but we never could solve the problem.
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence?
A. adverb
B. adjective
C. preposition
D. conjunction
57.
The two brothers had similar interests; both of them liked sports, such as hockey and tennis.
What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above?
A. adverb
B. pronoun
C. adjective
D. preposition
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58.
Oh, I see, you want me to stay home while you go to the party.
In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word?
A. pronoun
B. interjection
C. preposition
D. conjunction
59.
The picture is ancient.
Which of the following can be found in the sentence above?
A. a subject and an adverb
B. a subject and a predicate
C. a subject and a preposition
D. a subject, a pronoun, and a predicate
60.
When on Earth did you have time to wash the car?
What is the subject of the sentence?
A. when
B. Earth
C. you
D. time
61.
"If it was not for _____ kindness," Jill's mother said, "I do not know how we would have made it."
Which word correctly completes the sentence above?
A. they
B. their
C. there
D. theirs
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62.
When flowers begin to bloom, its a sign that spring has arrived.
Which underlined word is used incorrectly in the sentence above?
A. flowers
B. bloom
C. its
D. arrived
63.
I was going to work until 6:00 tonight, but I decided to go home early instead.
Which word in the sentence above is a conjunction?
A. to
B. until
C. but
D. early
64.
What is the highest building in New York City?
In the sentence above, which part of speech is the underlined word?
A. verb
B. pronoun
C. preposition
D. conjunction
65.
As John entered the kitchen, he smelled the delicious aroma of homemade tomato sauce simmering on the stove.
In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word?
A. verb
B. adverb
C. pronoun
D. adjective
66.
My adventure in white water in a kayak was the most exciting outdoor fun I have ever experienced!
The underlined word in the sentence above is
A. an interrogative.
B. a simple subject.
C. a simple predicate.
D. a compound subject.
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67.
The store is proud of it's new line of designer fashions.
Which underlined word is used incorrectly in the sentence above?
A. proud
B. it's
C. line
D. fashions
68.
The children have run and played in the park all afternoon.
Which word in the sentence is used as a helping verb?
A. have
B. run
C. played
D. afternoon
69.
Somebody ought to throw a stick for my dog, Arco, to pick up and carry.
The type of pronoun underlined in the sentence is
A. personal.
B. indefinite.
C. interrogative.
D. demonstrative.
70.
______ cat loves to get me up early in the morning so that I will feed her.
Which word correctly completes the sentence above?
A. Us
B. My
C. You
D. Mine
71.
When did Akihers and Robert finish their projects?
The underlined words in the sentence above are the
A. simple subject.
B. compound subject.
C. simple direct subject.
D. compound direct subject.
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72.
Her favorite spot was near an enormous maple tree.
What is the simple subject in the sentence?
A. her
B. tree
C. maple
D. spot
73. In which of the following sentences is flower used as a verb?
A. My favorite hobby is painting flower pots for my friends.
B. Did you see the rose bushes flower at the park last summer?
C. The bridegroom is the man wearing a white flower on his coat.
D. Roses in flower are a beautiful sight.
74. What change should be made to the sentence below?
The dogs noses were covered with
mud.
A. change dogs to dog's
B. change dogs to dogs'
C. change noses to noses'
D. change noses to nose's
75. What does the word them mean in the sentence below?
Angela and Nikki asked Daniel to play a video game with them.
A. Nikki and Daniel
B. Angela and Daniel
C. Angela and Nikki
D. Daniel, Nikki, and Angela
76.
Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1
Carver went to elementary school in Missouri and high school in Kansas. 2Because he was not accepted to a
college in Kansas, he applied to another college in Iowa. 3It was at this college in Iowa where Carver's artistic
abilities were recognized by his art teacher. 4Carver liked painting a great deal he wanted to become an artist.
Which sentence in the paragraph above is a run-on?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
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77.
Which word is the helping verb in the sentence below?
When the phone rang, Joanne was typing her report for school.
A. When
B. rang
C. was
D. typing
78.
In the sentence below, what kind of pronoun is the underlined word?
Who knows the answer to the question?
A. relative
B. demonstrative
C. interrogative
D. personal
79. What is the structure of the sentence below?
The girl and the boy are both athletes, but they compete in different sports.
A. a simple sentence
B. a compound sentence
C. a complex sentence
D. a compound/complex sentence
80. What is the antecedent of it in the sentence below?
Susan saw the school bus approaching long before it arrived.
A. Susan
B. school
C. bus
D. long
81. Which letter from the sentence below needs to be capitalized?
Jaime asked, "who was elected student president last fall?"
A. the w in who
B. the s in student
C. the p in president
D. the f in fall
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82.
What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence below?
Wow! I don't have practice today!
A. a preposition
B. an adjective
C. an interjection
D. an article
83.
His bravery was rewarded when he received the Medal of Honor.
What part of speech is the word bravery as used in this sentence?
A. concrete noun
B. abstract noun
C. plural noun
D. proper noun
84.
Malorie packed her bookbag for the long ride to school.
Choose the list that correctly names all the nouns in the sentence.
A. Malorie, ride, school
B. Malorie, book bag, school
C. Malorie, book bag, ride, school
D. Malorie, packed, book bag, school
85.
When the ship sank, most of the crew survived by clinging to pieces of the
wreck.
Which word in the sentence is a collective noun?
A. ship
B. crew
C. wreck
D. pieces
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86.
A proper noun is
A. a person, place, thing, or idea.
B. a normal person, place, thing, or idea.
C. a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
D. a person, place, thing, or idea that is important.
87.
Which noun is an abstract noun?
A. mice
B. Tom's
C. beauty
D. committee
88.
The members of the football team were proud of themselves for winning the final game of the
season.
Which word from the sentence is a collective noun?
A. team
B. game
C. season
D. members
89.
The tall boy with the dark hair came to the football game with his
father.
Identify the simple subject of the sentence.
A. boy
B. hair
C. game
D. father
90.
Choose the sentence that has a compound subject.
A. All of the pie is gone.
B. The team won the championship.
C. Everyone saw the movie last night.
D. Malorie and Ethan talked about their project.
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91.
The ground was wet from the rain yesterday.
What part of speech is the word wet in the sentence?
A. verb
B. adverb
C. adjective
D. preposition
92.
Which answer choice contains a run-on sentence?
A. The dog bit him and ran away. We had to chase it.
B. The dog bit him, then it ran away, we had to chase it.
C. The dog bit him and then ran away; we had to chase it.
D. The dog bit him. Then it ran away, and we had to chase it.
93.
Identify the compound sentence.
A. Tyla and Jamar have studied hard for the test.
B. Jamar failed the test and got mad at Tyla for passing.
C. Tyla and Jamar have studied hard and will do well on the test.
D. Tyla and Jamar took the test, but they didn't do as well as expected.
94.
Choose the answer that is a complex sentence.
A. Don't do it again, or I will punish you.
B. Your math book is on the table in the front hall.
C. When I saw your math book on the table, I picked it up.
D. It makes me angry for you to leave your books around like that!
95.
Identify the sentence with a simple subject and compound verb.
A. I called yesterday.
B. I had to go to the doctor.
C. Hopefully everything will be all right.
D. I made my appointment and scheduled some tests.
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96.
Choose the simple sentence.
A. Whenever I sit down to work, she asks to play on her daddy's laptop.
B. My daughter likes to play games on the computer while I am cooking dinner.
C. She logs on to learning games, and she has fun drawing on the art program.
D. We printed some of her drawings on our new color printer and hung them on the wall.
97.
He did not want to go to school because he was not feeling
well.
What kind of sentence is this?
A. simple
B. run-on
C. complex
D. compound
98.
Coach Soles is the head coach. Coach Terry is his
assistant.
Which is a correct way to join these two sentences?
A. Coach Soles is the head coach and Coach Terry is his assistant.
B. Coach Soles is the head coach; Coach Terry is his assistant.
C. Coach Soles is the head coach, Coach Terry is his assistant.
D. Coach Soles is the head coach Coach Terry is his assistant.
99.
Identify the sentence which contains a compound subject and a compound predicate.
A. Do you and Mary want to come?
B. Brooks and Malorie planned the party and invited the guests.
C. The party starts at ten, and I have to be there to help set up.
D. They are having the party at the park so everyone can play on the playground and in the sandbox.
100.
Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A. Andrew said last night we went to the mall.
B. "Andrew said, Last night we went to the mall."
C. Andrew said "last night we went to the mall".
D. Andrew said, "Last night we went to the mall."
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Answer Key
1. C) it
2. B) should
3. D) a pronoun
4. B) audience, clapped
5. A) their
6. B) Rob and Kyle saved to buy a new bike.
7. C) subject
8. D) wildlife
9. A) birds'
10. A) Whoever
11. C) Darren and I
12. D) Bobby's bicycle
13. B) We can hardly see the board.
14. B) The children wanted to bake cookies they were out of sugar.
15. A) These
16. C) Someone ran the mile in seven minutes.
17. D) states
18. A) She is studying French and Spanish.
19. A) Mike's book bag has three key chains hanging from it.
20. C) Nick answered, "Yes, I turned in my homework today."
21. B) students
22. D) The teacher showed movies, played music, and let us talk.
23. B) Larsons
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24. C) All of those cards that he gave you were mine.
25. A) tree
26. D) Fred's car began to overheat, and steam was everywhere.
27. D) Why are all of these people hanging around here?
28. D) possessive pronoun
29. A) I ran to the station to see if the train had arrived.
30. A) shiniest
31. B) my
32. A) she
33. B) mom, dad, they
34. B) noun
35. C) mine
36. A) verb
37. A) Joan
38. B) they
39. A) noun
40. C) Those Halloween masks are mine.
41. C) adjective
42. D) conjunction
43. B) Janice and Betty walked to school together.
44. B) his
45. D) should
46. B) us
47. D) demonstrative
48. B) Oops
49. C) Who spilled the milk and forgot to clean it up?
50. B) him
51. B) cat
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52. D) clouds.
53. A) Jon and I want to go camping.
54. B) boys, wrote
55. B) change childrens' to children's
56. D) conjunction
57. C) adjective
58. B) interjection
59. B) a subject and a predicate
60. C) you
61. B) their
62. C) its
63. C) but
64. B) pronoun
65. D) adjective
66. B) a simple subject.
67. B) it's
68. A) have
69. B) indefinite.
70. B) My
71. B) compound subject.
72. D) spot
73. B) Did you see the rose bushes flower at the park last summer?
74. B) change dogs to dogs'
75. C) Angela and Nikki
76. D) sentence 4
77. C) was
78. C) interrogative
79. B) a compound sentence
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80. C) bus
81. A) the w in who
82. C) an interjection
83. B) abstract noun
84. C) Malorie, book bag, ride, school
85. B) crew
86. C) a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
87. C) beauty
88. A) team
89. A) boy
90. D) Malorie and Ethan talked about their project.
91. C) adjective
92. B) The dog bit him, then it ran away, we had to chase it.
93. D) Tyla and Jamar took the test, but they didn't do as well as expected.
94. C) When I saw your math book on the table, I picked it up.
95. D) I made my appointment and scheduled some tests.
96. D) We printed some of her drawings on our new color printer and hung them on the wall.
97. C) complex
98. B) Coach Soles is the head coach; Coach Terry is his assistant.
99. B) Brooks and Malorie planned the party and invited the guests.
100. D) Andrew said, "Last night we went to the mall."
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