Abeka 9th Grade Grammar Test 8

What degree of compairson is used when comparing two items?

comparative

Which of the following is NOT a relative pronoun?

Who

Which

When

That

When

This statement about adjectives is true

Articles are the most common type of adjectives

How does a participle function in a sentence?

adjective

Which of the following is NOT an adjective question?

What kind?

How often?

How many?

How much?

How often

In the first blank write complement/ in the second blank identify complement as PN, PA, or DO

Madision and the twins are camp counselors this summer

Counselors/ PN

They were late for the meeting

late/PA

The jealous advisers tricked the king

king/ DO

He is the coach of the soccer and basketball teams

coach/ PN

The strawberries, plump and juicy are tasty in pie

tasty/ PA

The hero of the story was the protagonist

protagonist/ PN

Martha was the first to arrive for the party

first/ PN

He gave the old baseball glove to his brother

glove/DO

Identify as N, Adj, or Pro

Some of the paper had already been used

Pro

Mother gave most of the dinner scraps to Benjamin's dog

Adj

Alexander wanted to go to the school carnival on Friday night

adj

Tom's notebook was accidentally left in his car

N

My mother gave me those books

Adj

This is the time we planned to meet

Pro

In the first blank identify italicized as phrase or clause/ in the second blank identify phrases as prep, part, or inf. and clauses as either noun or adj

Mae Ling made candy with orange and ginger

phrase/ prep

Vermont, known for its abundant maple trees, is home to the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association

phrase/ part

I know that he is innocent

clause/N

The pianist had a song to practice for chapel

phrase/inf

The composition that he wrote needed to be recopied or typed

clause/adj

The elderly man who was my father's friend has been a missionary for over fifty years

clause/ adj

To be a winner requires more than just practice

phrase/ inf

Reaching for the bird's nest, Billy fell out of the tree

phrase/ part

This is the (happiest or most happiest) day of my life

happiest

Sue's cookies are (more sweeter or sweeter) than Korean cookies

sweeter

Harold can bowl better than (anyone else or anyone) in his league

anyone else

Caroline is the (older or oldest) of my three daughters

oldest

Your report needs (fewer or less) editing than his report

less

The sales clerk told ud that (those or them) dresses are on sale

those

Maurice's painting was the (most beauitful or more beautiful)

most beautiful

If you must evacuate, this route is (safest ir safer) than the other route

safer

Eric did (gooder or better) than she did

better

Twenty-seven is the (more or most) pointd that once can recieve

most

The world's (smallest or most small) fish lives in the water of Sumatra

smallest

How many adjectives are in this sentence?

Which student brought his STEM project?

three

What is true about this sentence, "Which student brought his STEM project?"

This is an interrogative sentence with a direct object

What term best describes Carolina?

The Venus flytrap is carnivorous plant that grows wild along the Carolina coastlines.

proper adjective

This statement is true about this sentence, "The Venus flytrap is carnivorous plant that grows wild along the Carolina coastlines."

Carnivorous is an adjective modifying plant

This statement is true about this sentence, "Jacobs sister, who is a nurse, is likable and friendly"

This sentence has an adjective clause

Know which diagram would best fit this sentence, "Jacobs sister, who is a nurse, is likable and friendly"

Know how to diagram this sentence Mrs. Brown, who wantes her students to write paper, was encouraging.