Basic Pretest
Write your answers to the following questions on the lines at the right.
Sentence 1 The old truck chugged slowly along the highway.
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1. Name the adjective. 2. Name the adverb. 3. Name the preposition. 4. Name the subject. 5. Name the object of the preposition 6. What word does slowly modify? |
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Sentence 2 She gave Dan a nice gift yesterday.
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7. Name the direct object. 9. Name the verb. 10. Name the pronoun. 11. Name the article. 12. Name the indirect object. 13. What word does nice modify? |
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Sentence 3 Do not take a nap before dinner, Teddy.
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are there in Sentence 3?
15. Name the direct object. 16. Name the noun of direct address. 17. Name the subject. 18. Name the verb phrase. 19. Name the adverb. |
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Sentence 4 They are ready for the game, and I hope they will win.
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20. Name the coordinating conjunction. 21. Name the helping verb. 22. Name the "being" or "linking" verb. 23. How many subjects are there in Sentence 4? 24. Name the adjective. |
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Sentence 5 Ouch, the stove is very hot!
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25. Name the verb. 26. Name the adverb. 27. Name the interjection. 28. Name the article. |
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Sentence 6 Donna and I are the new captains of the golf team.
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29. How many adjectives are there in Sentence 6? 30. Name the object of the preposition. 31. Name the subject(s). 32. Name the predicate nominative. 33. What part of speech is golf? |
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