Syntax Practical Application Questions

Identify the nouns in the sentence:
Dogs love to run.

Dogs

Identify the nouns in the sentence:
Casey loves dogs.

Casey, dogs

Identify the nouns in the sentence:
Jack ran with the dogs.

Jack, dogs

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
I love coffee.

I

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
They were weaving a tapestry.

They were weaving a tapestry.

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
The researchers studied them.

them

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
Children are always messing around with this.

this

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
I gave a present to her.

her

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
That computer is mine.

mine

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
Ours is blue, not green.

ours

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
That phone isn’t yours, it’s hers.

yours, hers

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
It belongs to her.

It, her

Pronoun or determiner?
I’m going to HER house.

determiner

Pronoun or determiner?
Who is going to make MY coffee today?

determiner

Pronoun or determiner?
Give HER a break.

pronoun

Pronoun or determiner?
MY schedule is really full

determiner

Pronoun or determiner?
I don’t care if it’s YOURS.

pronoun

Pronoun or determiner?
They would go if THEY could.

pronoun

Pronoun or determiner?
THEIR dog is kind of mean.

determiner

Pronoun or determiner?
I’m going to HER house.

determiner

Identify the pronoun(s) and the person(s) in the sentence:
I want to introduce you to them.

I (first person), you (second person), them (third person)

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
Ben got a snack for himself.

himself

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
We gave ourselves plenty of time.

We, ourselves

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
That song that I love is on the radio.

2nd that (the first one is a determiner)

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
The woman who lives next door to me is crazy.

who

Identify the pronouns in the sentence:
I love those.

I, those.

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHAT is your name?

pronoun

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHICH is your laptop?

pronoun

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHOSE is this bike?

pronoun

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHAT name have you written there?

adjective

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHICH laptop is yours?

adjective

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHOSE bike is this?

adjective

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHO likes oranges?

pronoun

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHAT kind of flowers are these?

adjective

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHICH girl knows Spanish?

adjective

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHERE are you from?

pronoun

Interrogative Pronoun or Adjective?
WHICH city are you from?

adjective

Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
I hope everybody comes to my party

I, everybody

Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
Is he coming to my party?

he

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
The tree grows.

grows

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I love trains.

love

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I gave Mary the book.

gave

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
My mom is old.

is

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
My mom looks old.

looks

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
My mom appears old.

appears

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I am going.

am going

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I should have known that.

should have known

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I do not know.

do, know

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
She will eat

will, eat

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
She would eat

would eat

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I like it. Do you like it?

like, do, like

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
I wish that I could go.

wish, could, go

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
Go away.

go

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
The chocolate was eaten.

was eaten

Identify the verbs in this sentence:
The child ate the chocolate.

ate

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
I love it.

love, first singular

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
You love it.

love, second singular

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
She loves it.

loves, third singular

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
We love it.

love, first plural

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
You guys love it.

love, second plural

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the person, #):
They love it.

love, third plural

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
I eat chocolate.

eat, simple present

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
I ate chocolate.

ate, simple past

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
Eating

present participle

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
I am eating.

am eating, present progressive

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
I was eating.

was eating, past progressive

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
I will be eating.

will, be, eating, future progressive

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
She will have eaten.

will, have, eaten, future perfect

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
She has eaten.

has eaten, present perfect

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
She had eaten.

had eaten, past perfect

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the tense):
She had been eating.

had been eating, past perfect progressive

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the type):
I want to eat

want (main), to eat (infinitive)

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the type):
Eating is great.

eating (gerund), is (auxiliary)

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the type):
Captivating stories are his specialty.

captivating (not actually a verb, but a participle), are (auxiliary)

Identify the verbs in this sentence (and the type):
Broken bicycles are not wanted.

broken (not a verb, it’s a past participle), are (auxiliary).

Main or Auxiliary?
He WAS away a year ago.

main

Main or Auxiliary?
I actually DOn’t care.

auxiliary

Main or Auxiliary?
My mother HAS the basket.

main

Main or Auxiliary?
HAVE you seen my textbook recently?

auxiliary

Main or Auxiliary?
She DOESn’t eat meat.

auxiliary

Main or Auxiliary?
They DO that often.

main

Main or Auxiliary?
Your grandmother IS nice.

main

Main or Auxiliary?
She IS going there tomorrow.

auxiliary

Transitive or Intransitive?
I HIT a pillow.

Transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She GAVE money.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
I LOVE my dog.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
We DANCED all night.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
We DANCED.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She’S EATING in the kitchen.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She’S EATING.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
We LIKED the match

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
I CLOSED the door.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
He CAUGHT the ball.

Transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She VISITED me at school.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
I SAW an endangered animal

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She TOLD me the way to get there.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
I LIKE trees.

transitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
We ARRIVED in the afternoon.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
She COUGHED strangely.

intransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?
Your dog BARKS a lot.

intransitive