GRAMMAR TEST FORMAT

ENGLISH 9

50 QUESTIONS

100 POINTS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

PART 1: SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES

Section A: Complete Subjects (questions 1-5) When given a sentence, identify the complete subject

For example:

“Only brave swimmers use surfboards in giant waves.”

A. use surfboards in giant waves B. Only brave swimmers C. swimmers use surfboards

D. In giant waves

Answer: B

PART 1 CONTINUED

Section B: Simple Subject(questions 6-10)When given a sentence, identify the simple subjectFor example:

“She is looking for the newest dictionary.”

A. Dictionary B. looking C. newest D. she

Answer: D

PART 1 CONTINUED

Section C: Complete Predicate (questions 11-15)When given a sentence, identify the complete predicateFor example:

“The drummer played the beat successfully.”

A. Played the beat successfully B. drummer played the beat C. the drummer D. drummer played

Answer: A

PART 1 CONTINUED

Section D: Simple Predicate (questions 16-20)When given a sentence, identify the simple predicateFor example:

“Greg jumped over the fence after school yesterday.”

A. Fence B. school C. yesterday D. jumped

Answer: D

PART 2: COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND COMPOUND VERBS

Section A: Compound Subjects (questions 21-23)When given a sentence, identify the compound subjectsFor example:

“Canaries and parakeets are popular pets”

A. Canaries and pets B. parakeets and pets C. canaries and parakeets D. popular and pets

Answer: C

PART 2 CONTINUED

Section B: Compound Verbs (questions 23-25)Given a sentence, identify the compound verbsFor example:

“Parakeets say and repeat words.”

A. Parakeets and say B. say and repeat C. repeat and words D. parakeets and words

Answer: B

PART 3: FINDING THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE

Section A: Find the subject (questions 26-30)When given a sentence, find the subject For example:

“Choose your path carefully.”

A. Your B. path C. choose D. You

Answer: D

PART 4: DIRECT OBJECTS AND INDIRECT OBJECTS

Section A: Direct Objects (questions 31-35)When given a sentence, find the direct objectFor example:

“On the way to the store, Alan tied up his bike.”

A. Store B. bike C. store D. Alan

Answer: B

PART 4 CONTINUED

Section B: Indirect Objects (question 36-40)When given a sentence, identify the indirect objectFor example:

“Sally sent Tina seashells from Florida.”

A. Tina B. seashells C. Florida D. Sally

Answer: A

PART 5: OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS

Section A: Objective Complements (questions 41-45)When given a sentence, identify the objective

complementFor example:

“Jess cooked the burger well-done.”

A. Burger B. well-done C. cooked D. Jess

Answer: B

PART 6: SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS

Section A: Identify subject complements (questions 46-48)When given a sentence, identify the subjective

complementFor example:

“The variety of foods seems incredible!”

A. Variety B. foods C. incredible D. seems

Answer: C

PART 6 CONTINUED

Section B: Predicate nominative or predicate adjective (questions 49-50)When given a sentence with a subject complement,

identify whether it is a predicate nominative or predicate adjective

For example:

“Food is a basic need.”

A. Predicate nominative B. predicate adjective

Answer: A

IN CONCLUSION…

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