Grammar Test: 8 Parts of Speech

Directions: For each sentence, identify the part of speech called for in each question. Cindy's friendly cat played in the backyard yesterday.
a. Cindy's a. Cindy's 1. Identify a noun. b. friendly c. cat 2. Identify an adjective. b. played c. backward d. yesterday d. yesterday

3. Identify a prepositional phrase. a. Cindy's friendly cat b. played in the backyard c. in the backyard d. the backyard yesterday 4. Identify an adverb. a. friendly b. played c. backyard d. yesterday

Hey, you can't go to an R-rated movie, and you definitely can't order wine with dinner!
a. Hey 5. Identify a conjunction. b. and c. with d. no conjunction c. R-rated movie d. you d. no verb

6. Identify a verb. a. you can't go b. can't go a. Hey 7. Identify a pronoun. b. movie c. with

8. Identify a prepositional phrase. a. go to an R-rated movie b. order wine c. with dinner d. no prepositional phrase

Directions: Identify either noun (A) or adjective (B) for each underlined word.
9. a beach towel 10. the quiet baby rattle 11. a waterfall in Mexico 12. the lost boys 13. He kept the fast for a week. 14. the American tourist 15. a carriage ride

Directions: Identify either adverb (A) or preposition (B) for each underlined word.
16. She left her book behind on the bus. 17. He forgot his cares on the beach. 18. During the night, Tommy stayed under his covers. 19. Is the storm over now? 20. You must finish your homework before Monday.

Directions: Mark (A) for correct or (B) for incorrect for each underlined word.
21. You can jump on all of the furniture accept the bed. 22. Nothing you do on this activity will effect your grade. 23. The team's loss had no effect on Bill. 24. I have alot to do tonight. 25. The amount of people in this room is overwhelming. 26. Is everything all right at home? 27. Be sure to include your Works Sited page at the end of your paper. 28. Did you take the political science coarse last year? 29. Your homework is do at the beginning of the period. 30. I am visiting all of the national landmarks (i.e. Mount Rushmore, Niagra Falls, the Grand Canyon). 31. A god of water (i.e. Poseidon) is more powerful than a god of fire. 32. He is a tennis god! 33. And so he goes, I completely forgot my homework! 34. I should have went to the meeting. 35. Jim and I are going to the mall. 36. The paper had to be signed by both Susan and I. 37. The chair has a scratch on it's leg. 38. The team performed well in the past. 39. The police car drove passed the house. 40. When John passed the gravy, he spilled it on his lap. 41. I seen the dog chase the cat into the alley. 42. I would of gone to the game, but it was getting late. 43. Alexis is smarter then I. 44. The car is parked over their. 45. They're car is completely trashed. 46. There's too many people in here. 47. The radio is playing to loudly. 48. Whose dirty socks are lying by my glass of orange juice? 49. You're writing will improve if you are careful when choosing your words. 50. Do you know where your library book is?