Grammar Quiz Name:____________________

Date:_________________

Part 1 – Parts of Speech

Write in the blank line beside the sentence what part of speech the underlined word is.
A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb

1) Freedom is something we treasure. _____________

2) She carefully picked up the cat. ___________
3) They brought him to that excellent shelter. ______________
4) Finally, he picked four ripe tomatoes. ______________

Match the correct part of speech with its definition.

A. Conjunction B. Preposition C. Interjection
5) A word that shows a relationship between words and clauses. _____
6) A word that shows emotion. _____
7) A word that joins words and phrases together. ___

Part 2 – Types of Sentences

Match each sentence with the correct type of sentence. You may use a letter more than
once.

A) Declarative
B) Interrogative
C) Exclamatory
D) Imperative

1. I have two dogs and one cat. _____

2. Please take care of your shoes. _____
3. How far away is the park from the school? ____
4. The students wondered why they were going to Adventureville. ____
5. You’re going the wrong way! _____
6. Are there enough books for everyone? ____

Part 3 – Sentence Structure

Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences.

1. I need to clean the kitchen before bedtime because my friends are coming over.
2. John and his uncle built the school and the shed.
3. Ariana laughed and jumped for joy when she saw the cat.

4. Explain, in your own words, what the subject of a sentence is.

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5. Explain, in your own words, what the predicate of a sentence is.

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Match the sentence structure with its correct characteristics. Not every letter will be
used.

6. Simple Sentence _____

7. Compound Sentence _____
8. Complex Sentence ______
9. Compound-Complex Sentence ____

A) Has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause

B) Has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought
C) Is made up of two or more simple sentences
D) Has only a dependent clause
E) Is made up of at least one independent clause and one dependent clause

Match each sentence with the letter that goes along with each sentence structure. Each
letter can be used more than once.

A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

________ 10. Sara and David went to the party.

________ 11. Harvey’s mom took him to the movies, and then she got him an ice cream
cone.
________ 12. Both my cat and my dog love peanut butter.
________ 13. Erin loves her brother, and he loves her too because she pays his bills.
________ 14. Peanut butter is good because it is so sweet.

Use a conjunction or a preposition to make the following sentences into one sentence.
Rewrite the new sentence.

15. My little brother throws a tantrum. He doesn’t get his way.

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16. Ellie wanted a candy bar. Her dad said she couldn’t have one.
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17. She fed the cat. She went to bed.

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Part 5 – Common Grammar Mistakes

Circle the word that should go in the blank space.

1. The boys were going ____ their grandparents’ house. To/Too/Two
2. The arrows are _____ dull. To/Too/Two
3. We have ______ dogs. To/Too/Two
4. There are ______ many dogs in this house. To/Too/Two
5. Where are _________ books? You’re/Your
6. Are _____ feet sore? You’re/Your
7. ________ doing amazing! You’re/Your
8. He held the dog and rubbed ______ head. It’s/Its
9. The weather is so hot; _____ boiling out there! It’s/Its