Grammar Final

Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence. 

 

The people in our management group discovered several possible solutions to that problem.

-people discovered

Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence.

A small picnic table sits at the edge of the forrest.

table sits

Match the word in parentheses with its part of speech.

Our profits increased (significantly) in the last quarter of the year.

adverb

The (wait) for our increase in pay will be about two weeks long.

noun

We (will wait) patiently for our raise.

Verb

The president's (introductory) remarks were brief.

adjective

They were impressed (by) his speech.

preposition

The players applauded (him) with great enthusiasm.

Pronoun

The following sentence is passive.

You must file a change of address form when you move to the city.

-True

-False

True

The following sentence is active.

The company president has called Brian a genuine public servant.

-True

-False

True

Which books shall we give (Margaret)?

Indirect Object

Which of those two books shall we give to (Margaret)?

Object of the Preposition

Did you find those old documents still (readable)?

Objective Complement

How much (time) do we have for the submission of this report?

Direct Object

The cost of that new computer on your desk was (what)?

Subjective Complement

We waited at the airport until the last plane from Gulfport had arrived.

Time

I will wait for you where the trail forks above the waterfall.

Place

Her time in the race was better than anyone else's time in that meet.

Comparison

Because we encountered two major traffic jams, we arrived late for the matinee.

Cause

Although I had studied hard, I did not pass the test.

Concession

We left part of the job unfinished so that we could go to dinner at a decent hour.

Purpose

If we had been given more time, we could have done a better job.

Condition

The player is limping as though her knee is giving her problems.

Manner

The concert sold out so early that none of us could buy tickets.

Result

We are delighted that you will be able to visit us next week.

Modification of an Adjective or Adverb

Identify the antecedent to the bold italicized adjective clause. Use lower case.

Bob is working on a deck that was designed by his uncle.

-Bob

-deck

-uncle

deck

Identify the antecedent to the bold italicized adjective clause. Use lower case.

The deck is designed to take advantage of the view from the house that sits on a hill.

house

What I told you about the schedule for the test is very important.

Subject

A call to the airline verified the fact that your plane would be an hour late.

Appositive

I actually doubted that anyone would be willing to take on that job.

Direct Object

The boss should probably give a raise to whoever is willing to take on that job.

Object of the Preposition

One requirement for that position is that the candidate hold a degree in accounting.

Subjective Complement

My uncle has decided (to paint his office a bright color).

Infinitive

He is thinking of (changing the color of his office).

Gerund

(With its walls painted a dark gray), my uncle thinks the office is gloomy.

Absolute

(Examining the office closely), my uncle is thinking of a bright new color.

Participial

My aunt thinks (painting one wall) is a silly idea.

Gerund

Her advice is (to paint all four walls in the office).

Infinitive

(The walls being so bright), my aunt suggested very dim lights for the office.

Absolute

If the lights are dim, no one will be blinded by the lights (bouncing off the walls).

Participial

How many morphemes (smallest units of meaning) are in the word "helpful?"

 

-one

-two, and one of the morphemes is ful, which is an inflectional morpheme

-helpful is a compound word

-two, and one of the morphemes is ful, which is a derivational morpheme

two, and one of the morphemes is ful, which is a derivational morpheme

In the word "banker" the morphemes are "bank," which is the base or root word, and "er" which is a derivational morpheme meaning "one who." 

 

-True

-False

True

Identify the inflectional morpheme in the word "untied." 

 

-tie

-ed

-un

ed

Identify the word with four morphemes. 

 

-loveliness

-unloveliness

-lovely

-none of these

unloveliness

Identify the qualifier(s) in the following sentence.

I am fairly concerned about your lack of work.

-concerned

-work

-fairly

-lack

fairly

Yesterday the weather turned cold after sundown.

2

Our manager called Melanie the best technician in our office.

5

Everyone supported the manager's observation.

3

Julie walked calmly through the dark forest.

1

Please give me a progress report by noon.

4

Belen planted beautiful flowers in the backyard. 

My siblings built a fort out of blankets and pillows. 

Active voice

Beautiful flowers were planted in the backyard by Belen. 

A fort was built out of blankets and pillows by my siblings. 

Passive