Deck 41: The Basics

Question 1

Read the following sentence: The program went off the air.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word program is a noun.
B) The word off is a verb.
C) The word air is a preposition.
D) This sentence has no verb.

Answer 1

The word program is a noun.

Question 2

Read the following sentence: I am ready to work.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word I is a pronoun.
B) The word ready is a pronoun.
C) The word work is a pronoun.
D) This sentence has no pronouns.

Answer 2

The word I is a pronoun.

Question 3

Read the following sentence: The students painted their school mascot on the wall.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word students is a verb.
B) The word painted is a verb.
C) The word mascot is a verb.
D) The word wall is a verb.

Answer 3

The word painted is a verb.

Question 4

Read the following sentence: Traffic stops for pretty girls.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word Traffic is a pronoun.
B) The word stops is an adjective.
C) The word pretty is an adverb.
D) The word girls is a noun.

Question 5

Read the following sentence: Matt designed the cover for the new album.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word designed is a noun.
B) The word new is a noun.
C) The word Matt is a noun.
D) This sentence has no noun.

Question 6

Read the following sentence: Peanut butter will help remove gum from hair.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The words Peanut butter are a verb phrase.
B) The word gum is a verb.
C) The word hair is a verb.
D) The words will help remove are a verb phrase.

Question 7

Read the following sentence: We have too many students to fit in this classroom.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word students is the subject of the sentence.
B) The word fit is the verb of the sentence.
C) The word classroom is the subject of the sentence.
D) The words in this classroom form a prepositional phrase.

Question 8

Read the following sentence: Informed voters make the best decisions on election day.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word voters is the subject of the sentence.
B) The word best is the verb of the sentence.
C) This sentence has no subject.
D) This sentence has no verb.

Question 9

Read the following sentence: Wow, I didn't think you remembered!
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The word Wow is a noun.
B) The word Wow is an interjection.
C) The word Wow is an adjective.
D) The word Wow is an adverb.

Question 10

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A) A noun and a pronoun are the same thing.
B) A pronoun can rename a noun.
C) Pronouns are always plural.
D) Pronouns are always singular.

Question 11

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A) Prepositions show direction.
B) Prepositions are always early in a sentence.
C) Prepositions can be used only once.
D) Prepositions are used only sparingly.

Question 12

Interjections are always terms of excitement.

Question 13

Read the following sentence: After listening to him on the radio.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) This sentence contains no pronouns.
B) This sentence contains no prepositions.
C) This is not a complete sentence
D) This is a complete sentence.

Question 14

Read the following sentence: Carrie Underwood has become very successful since American Idol.
Which one of the following sentences is correct?

A) The word Underwood is an adjective.
B) The word since is an adjective.
C) The word Idol is an adjective.
D) The word successful is an adjective.

Question 15

Read the following sentence: I am eating quickly because I am running late.
Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) The word eating is an adverb.
B) The word quickly is an adverb.
C) The word running is an adverb.
D) There are no adverbs in this sentence.

Question 16

Read the following sentence: Organic Chemistry 101 is being offered in the spring, of course.
Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) The word Organic is an interjection.
B) The words is being offered are an interjection.
C) The words of course are an interjection.
D) There are no interjections in this sentence.

Question 17

Read the following sentence: We made a list and then accidentally left it on the kitchen counter.
Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) The word list is a conjunction.
B) The word accidentally is a conjunction.
C) The word kitchen is a conjunction.
D) The word and is a conjunction.

Question 18

How many types of clauses are there?

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 19

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A) A sentence is not complete without an interjection.
B) We should not use prepositions in every sentence.
C) Conjunctions tend to distract the reader.
D) An independent clause is the same thing as a complete sentence.

Question 20

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A) Phrases are the exciting parts of the sentence.
B) Phrases can be distracting to the reader.
C) We should use only one phrase per paragraph.
D) A phrase is not a complete sentence.

Question 21

Underline the subject once and the verb twice in the following sentence. Cross out the prepositional phrases first.
Go to the store around the corner and buy some milk.

Question 22

What is the function of the subject in a sentence?

Question 23

What is the function of the verb in a sentence?

Question 24

How many types of clauses are there?