Test Your Grammar Knowledge!
Testing knowledge of pronouns, direct/indirect objects, predicate nouns, gerunds, participles, infinitives, verb phrases
- 1.What is the DIRECT OBJECT in this sentence?John played basketball in his backyard with Joyce and Timothy.
- A.
Backyard
- B.
Basketball
- C.
John
- D.
Played
- 2.What is the INDIRECT OBJECT in this sentence?William will make us a study table.
- A.
William
- B.
Table
- C.
Us
- D.
Will make us a study table
- 3.What part of speech is "July" in this sentence?Next month will be JULY.
- A.
Predicate Noun
- B.
Subject
- C.
Direct Object
- D.
Indirect Object
- 4.Complete the following sentence with the correct pronoun.Even though Tayla is taller than Stephen, she is much younger than _________ .
- A.
They
- B.
Him
- C.
His
- D.
He
- 5.Complete the following sentence with the correct pronoun.Mom gave Tina and _______ 30 dollars.
- A.
He
- B.
His
- C.
Himself
- D.
Him
- 6.Identify the gerund in the following sentence.The only way to get better at something is by practicing.
- A.
Way
- B.
Better
- C.
Something
- D.
Practicing
- 7.Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence.Cooking for our family is my grandmother's favorite activity.
- A.
Cooking for our family
- B.
Cooking
- C.
My grandmother's favorite activity
- D.
Our family
- 8.Identify the participle the following sentence.The shining stars twinkled brilliantly in the sky.
- A.
Shining
- B.
Stars
- C.
Twinkled
- D.
Brilliantly
- 9.Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Easing into his chair, my grandfather began telling us one of his old stories.
- A.
Began telling
- B.
One of his old stories
- C.
Easing into his chair
- D.
My grandfather
- 10.Identify the infinitive in the following sentence.My sister is scared of haunted houses, but I really wanted to go.
- A.
Is scared
- B.
Haunted houses
- C.
Wanted
- D.
To go
- 11.Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.My greatest goal in life is to be a rock star!
- A.
My greatest goal in life
- B.
In life
- C.
To be
- D.
To be a rock star
- 12.Which is an example of a demonstrative pronoun?
- A.
His
- B.
Whose
- C.
That
- D.
Ourselves
- 13.Identify the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence.He should help himself to some of your cookies.
- A.
He
- B.
Himself
- C.
Some
- D.
Your
- 14.Which answer gives examples of POSSESSIVE pronouns?
- A.
I, you, she, he, it, we
- B.
Me, you, her, him, it, us
- C.
Which, whose, who, whom, what
- D.
My, your, her, his, our, its
- 15.Identify the interrogative pronoun in the following sentence.Who owns that beautiful house on the corner?
- A.
Who
- B.
That
- C.
House
- D.
On
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