Year End Exam
2005
Locate the simple subject.
1. Ashleigh’s friends always bother her while she is trying to learn.
A. Ashleigh’s B. her C. friends D. she
2. All of Shelbi’s thoughts are constantly consumed with Chuck.
A. Shelbi’s B. thoughts C. All D. Chuck
3. Jessica worked her way into almost every boy’s heart.
A. her B. Jessica C. heart D. no subject
4. Stop giving Alana all of the answers to the test.
A. Alana B. (you) C. answers D. test
Locate the simple predicate
5. Will Cody miss all of his friends next year?
A. miss B. will C. will miss D. friends
6. Eric is still begging Mary to go out with him.
A. is begging B. is still begging C. still D. crazy crew
7. Heather kept her science safety goggles and will wear them at the beach this summer.
A. kept B.safety C. will wear D. kept / will wear
8. Is Drew really planning to become an anchorman one day?
A. to become B. planning C. is planning D. is really planning
Choose the correct word form.
9. At (who/whom) was Taylor throwing all of his food this year?
A. who B. whom
10. Arguments never arise (between, among) Jordan, Kendall, and Katelyn.
A. between B. among
11. Did Dustin request to be spend the summer learning DGP with Mrs. Stanford and (I, me)?
A. I B. me
12. Josh and (I / me) bought Dora the Explorer lunch boxes at Target.
A. I B. me
13. Sam bought a pink poodle, and (it’s / its) name is Aria.
A. it’s B. its
14. Everyone needs to remember (his/her, their) end-of-the-year present for Mrs. Broome.
A. his/her B. their
15. Lindsey said that the guilty person was (he/ him).
A. he B. him
Choose the correct usage.
16. (May / Can) I borrow one of Chris’s Pokemon pencils?
A. May B. Can
17. Katie always (sits / sets) her books down so loudly.
A. sits B. sets
18. My favorite students this year were (they / them).
A. they B. them
19. Everything in all of the refrigerators (was / were) eaten by Kristina and Hannah
A. love B. loves
20. None of the candles (was / were) blown out the end of the party.
A. was B. were
21. Everyone of the girls at Kali’s party forgot (her / their) present.
A. her B. their
22. Amelia Ann tries hard, but she does not write (good / well).
A. good B. well
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
18. Peep will never bring her Polly Pockets to class again.
A. preposition B. possessive pronoun C. action verb D. adverb
19. Refusing to answer any questions, Jeremy sat quietly in my room all year.
A. action verb B. gerund C. participle D. preposition
20. Griffin keeps begging me to move to ninth grade and teach him again.
A. infinitive B. action verb C. subordinating conjunction D. adverb
21. Stephanie arrived late in the year, but she all ready had plenty of friends.
A. subordinating conjunction B. adjective C. preposition D. coordinating conjunction
22. Briana is watching an MTV video and drooling over Usher.
A. linking verb B. gerund C. participle D. action verb
23. While Ebony walked in the woods, she used her pink purse to fight off the mosquitoes.
A. subordinating conjunction B. adjective C. preposition D. coordinating conjunction
24. Walking on the coast, Alyse fought off all of the boys who were stalking her.
A. relative pronoun B. interrogative pronoun C. demonstrative pronoun
25. I cannot believe that Alec’s hobby is planting corn in very straight rows.
A. action verb B. participle C. gerund D. infinitive
26. Marissa believes she was a shooting star in a previous life.
A. action verb B. participle C. gerund D. adjective
27. Joseph is a very dedicated student who studies constantly.
A. action verb B. helping verb C. noun D. linking verb
28. David loves his pocket protector and suspenders; he plans to wear them to high school.
A. action verb B. infinitive C. helping verb D. possessive pronoun
29. Jason is terrific gymnast and is working to perfect his full layout.
A. linking verb B. action verb C. helping verb D. common verb
30. D’Monte rides ponies on the weekend but has trouble with staying on the small creature.
A. participle B. gerund C. infinitive D. action verb
47. Ian is now riding his scooter without fear.
A. Linking veb B. helping verb C. action verb D. article
48. Ashley is Maria’s best friend in the whole word.
A. linking verb B. helping verb C. action verb
Name the comma rule.
31. Before my English class, Max had difficulty just spelling his name.
A. NDA B. adverb phrase C. adjective phrase D. adverb clause E. participle phrase
32. Kit and Justin will never forget their funny, entertaining English class.
A. participle phrase B. ABN C. IIS D. NDA E. gerund clause
33. Matthew and Mary, everyone’s favorite couple, will miss each other over the summer.
A. adjective clause B. appositive C. participle phrase D. NDA E. IIS
34. Refusing to talk in class, Brennan will need to learn to speak up in class next year.
A. participle phrase B. NDA C. Adverb clause D. adverb phrase E. ABN
35. Drew, be sure you turn off your cell phone before you enter the building.
A. NDA B. PE C. IIS D. ABN E. green grass rule
36. After Raymond moved here, many girls found their new love.
A. adverb phrase B. adverb clause C. NDA D. ABN E. participle phrase
37. Travis loves to diagram, and he requested practice books for the summer.
A. appositive B. Adverb clause C. compound sentence D. IIS E. ABN
38. Danny believes skateboarding, fun and entertaining, will be his future career.
A. IIS B. compound sentence C. TAAN D. adverb clause
39. Since English was his easiest class, Kyle is going to be an English tutor next year.
A. adverb clause B. adverb phrase C. compound sentence D. TAAN
Identify the type of clause underlined.
40. When Ariel eats Twizzlers, she becomes very hyper.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
41. You, Josh, may need to get water before class starts.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
42. Jake often says that I am the best teacher in the entire school.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
43. Kali has requested classes with Blake because they are finally friends again.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
44. Justin, who likes to tear things apart, creates works of art during class.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
45. Whatever you want to do will be fine.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
46. The dog that is in the street is chasing Joe.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
47. Each day, Jordan always gives whoever is in need a pencil.
A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause
Identify the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound/complex.
49. Taylor tried to pick Erin some flowers; the thorns kept pricking him.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex
50. Lee and Lindsey could not put together a complete sentence until they had me for a teacher.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex
51. Matthew and Michael always argued and would often begin punching each other.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex
52. Drew copies Chaz’s paper all the time and has become very successful.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex
53. Because Ashley falls all the time, she has many bruises; she is awfully clumsy.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex
Write the letter of the mistake in capitalization.
54. James and Murphy are the secretaries of the using scissors safely club.
A. Secretaries B. Using Scissors Safely C.Using Scissors Safely Club D. No errors
55. Hannah went to northern China and bought some eastern food for Oriental Food day.
A. Northern B. Eastern / Day C. Day D. Eastern
56. While she drank her Mayfield milk, Amy shared her oreo cookies with Tyler.
A. Oreo Cookies / Milk B. Milk C. Oreo D. no errors
57. Over the summer, Katie and Deanna will explain the importance of DGP to the secretary of defense.
A. Secretary of Defense / Summer B. Summer C. Secretary of Defense D. no errors
58. Alexsa beat Andrew at the uno championship and traveled west to seek new opponents.
A. Uno B. Uno Championship C. Uno Championship / West D. no errors
59. Nick, Emily, and Cody traveled by Amtrack train to see the Washington Monument.
A. amtrack B. Train C. amtrack / monument D. no errors
60. In may, Tyler wrote a poem entitled “pretty flowers in the bucket” and gave it to Hailey.
A. “Pretty Flowers in the Bucket” / May B. May
C. “Pretty Flowers In The Bucket” D. No errors
61. Gia and Shane went to Stone Mountain park for the cow milking festival last saturday.
A. Park / Saturday B. Park / Cow Milking Festival / Saturday
C. Park / Cow Milking / Saturday D. No errors
62. For Favorite Teacher Day, Dan and Cody bought me a Panasonic television and a car.
A. Car B. favorite teacher day C. Television / Car D. no errors
63. Lauren and Tawney took interstate 85 to the save the wildlife conference in Savannah.
A. Interstate B. savannah C. Interstate / Save the Wildlife Conference D. no errors
Name the type of sentence.
67. Khadra threw her milk at Amber, and she was suspended for a week!
A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory
68. Lizzie, please stop talking so much during first period.
A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory
69. When eating her carrots, Chelsey feels much smarter.
A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory
70. Did Tiffany build her mom a birdhouse for Mother’s Day?
A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory
Name the type of phrase.
77. After the diagramming party , Jonathon and Jake looked tired.
A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participl.e
78. Riding the bull can be a dangerous sport for Nadlysha.
A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participl.e
79. Lynn can’t wait to do the Jitter Bug at the dance.
A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participl.e
80. Justin and Joseph enjoyed constantly learning grammar in my class.
A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participl.e
81. Haley wanted to feed the ducks every morning.
A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participl.e
82. A hobby for Ryan is driving his go-cart on the interstate.
A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. verb phrase E. adverb phrase
83. Ashely won the hula-hoop contest and went forward to claim her prize.
A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adverb phrase
84. Traveling to Europe, Cami and Kimberly set out on a mission to teach others to diagram.
A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adjective phrase
85. During every class , Teressa refuses to read if given extra time.
A. participle B. infinitive C. adjective phrase D. gerund E. adverb phrase
86. Jessie Raye, a very quiet student, was too shy to speak to those around her.
A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adverb phrase
87. The girls in my first period love my class most of all.
A. participle B. infinitive C. adjective phrase D. gerund E. adverb phrase
Name the job function of the underlined word.
71. Chewing freshly cut grass is a daily snack for Brittany and Andrea .
A. IO B. DO C. PA D. PN E. DOG
72. While waiting to get a manicure, Victoria and Danielle watched the Wiggles on television.
A. IO B. DO C. PA D. PN E. DOI
73. Shelbi is often silly, and she will laugh uncontrollably.
A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO
74. Taking gifted English next year, Russ has many reading projects to do this summer.
A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO
75. Stephen and Jacob are two smart students who added a lot to our team.
A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO
76. Lance gave McKenzie a picture of himself, and she hung it in her locker .
A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO
88. Michael worked diligently at reading all the books in the school library.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN
89. Kaitlyne’s bad habit is drooling while she sleeps.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN
90. Finding grammatical errors is Ryan’s favorite activity.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. DOG
91. Brooke and Danielle loved singing all of the grammar songs and hope to make a CD.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN
92. Brandon gave ice fishing a chance, but he fell in and decided not to try again.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN
92. Molly has decided to become a Navy Seal, and Dylan will join the Marines.
A. OP B. DO C. Subject D.DOI E. PN
True or False. Are the sentences below written correctly. True (A) False (B)
98. Jessica can’t understand nothing that Eric says.
99. Everyone was relieved when he or she had swum a mile.
100. Can I use the restroom?