8th Grade Abeka Grammar Test 10

interjection

an exclamatory word that is not grammatically related to the other words in a sentence

subordinating conjunction

introduces an adverb clause

coordinating conjunction

join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank

compound preposition

Preposition that consists of more than one word, but should be considered as one part of speech.

preposition

shows how a noun or pronoun is related to other words in the sentence

adverb

modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

existence

A verb is word that shows action, links another word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates ?

on

Find the prepositions in the sentence:

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea

about, by, during

Find the prepositions in the sentence:

About 1,500 dogs were used by the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

on, in, over

Find the prepositions in the sentence:

On September 8, 1950, the first all-jet dogfight occurred in the skies over Korea.

because of, of,

Find the prepositions in the sentence:

Because of the lack of media coverage, the Korean War is often called The Forgotten War.

after, along

Find the prepositions in the sentence:

After World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided along the thirty-eighth parallel and became two separate nations

because

Find the conjunctions in the sentence:

Because the head of a dead snake still contains huge amounts of venom, one should never touch a dead poisonous snake,

and

Find the conjunctions in the sentence:

An anaconda can weigh nearly six hundred pounds and grow to over thirty feet long.

since

Find the conjunctions in the sentence:

A snake must swallow its food whole (since it cannot chew.

but

Find the conjunctions in the sentence:

Generally, snakes in warmer climates lay eggs, but snakes in colder climates give birth to live young

neither, nor

Find the conjunctions in the sentence:

Neither the hedgehog (nor the mongoose is affected by snake venom.

about

Write the correct word

I am not sure of the exact time, but we will be leaving (a. at about, b. about) eight o'clock in the morning.

into

Write the correct word

Bryce wants to come (a. in, b. into) the house.

between

Write the correct word

For my next vacation, I could not decide (a. between, b. among) visiting Jordan or Venice.

have

Write the correct word

Alicia should (a. of, b. have) gone to the beach with us.

as if

Write the correct word

It looks (a. like, b. as if) the front door were left open this morning.

since

Write the correct word

(a. Since, b. Being that) it snowed heavily during the night, school was cancelled for the day.

that

Write the correct word

I saw on the television (a. that, b. where) warmer temperatures are expected at the end of the week.

amounted to

Write the correct word

The money we collected (a. amounted up to, b. amounted to) $450. 26.

to

Write the correct word

Be sure (a. and, b. to) turn off the light when you leave.

besides

Write the correct word

Will anyone that we know be at the banquet (a. besides, b. beside) Mr. and Mrs. Johnson?

preposition

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

I saw Jim walking across the bridge.

adverb

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

Has he ever spoken in chapel before?

adverb

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

The little girl fell down on the playground.

preposition

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

After meeting with his college adviser, Jared decided to take the chemistry class.

preposition

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

Frank moved cautiously toward the edge of the cliff.

adverb

Identify the underlined word as adv. (adverb) or prep. (preposition).

The teacher came in early to answer any questions that we might have.

noun

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

A good night's sleep is an essential element of good health.

pronoun

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Anyone may try out for the swim team.

verb

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Missy and Jim ordered pizza for dinner.

conjunction

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Both the cello and the violin are string instruments.

adverb

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Jordan quickly did the algebra problem.

preposition

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Alexander Pope was a poet of the 1700s.

interjection

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Yuck! Don't touch that.

pronoun

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

In geometry, a point is just a position, it does not have dimensions.

adverb

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Lisa's algebra homework was in her notebook.

preposition

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Marcy wrote on her blog every day during her mission trip to Uganda.

interjection

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Brr! It has gotten cold!

noun

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Determined to finish typing her paper before bed, Julie tapped away on the keyboard

adverb

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

The students found the thesaurus to be an especially helpful tool when they were writing their compositions.

adjective

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

The firemen bravely faced the flames of the burning building to save the trapped victims.

adjective

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

The photographer took pictures during the wedding ceremony on Saturday.

verb

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Will you be ready to go in time to make our flight?

pronoun

Identify each underlined word as n. (noun), v. (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), or interj. (interjection).

Jason cleaned his bedroom, and his sister cleaned hers.

Henry's house is on Thirty-first Avenue in Greenville, and Hank's house is on Winter Lake Road in Essex.

Which of the following sentences uses correct manuscript form?

a. Henry's house is on Thirty-first Avenue in Greenville, and Hank's house is on Winter Lake Road in Essex.

b. Doctor Roxanne Lassiter graduated with her Ph.D. in philosophy from Grace College at 12 m. on May 28.

c. Mister and Missus Woodmark told their children how they had watched the NASA flights when they were just little children.

d. Jayla & Shauntelle hope to see the governor and the president-elect at the rally in Rocky Creek Park at noon.

Of all the families in the church, the MacCaine family drives the farthest distance to church.

Which of the following sentences uses correct adjective and adverb usage?

a. We scarcely heard none of the announcements this morning,

b. Jack said that he feels really good this morning,

c. Kenneth is shorter than anyone in his class.

d. Of all the families in the church, the MacCaine family drives the farthest distance to church.

Such remarks do not affect him.

Which of the following sentences uses correct verb usage?

a. I ain't waiting for George.

b. Such remarks do not affect him.

c. Can I be excused?

d. Mom learned Jessica how to sew a dress

c. direct object

What would be diagrammed in line D?

a. predicate nominative

b. predicate adjective

c. direct object

d. none of the above

d. none of the above

What word would correctly go in Line J?

a. signal word

b. a relative pronoun

c. a subordinating conjunction

d. none of the above

Oops! I accidentally dropped the vase with the flower that I had picked earlier.

This sentence will fit in this diagram?