9th Grade Abeka Grammar Test 8

b. oldest

Caroline is the (a. older, b. oldest) of my three daughters.

Group of words: phrase Identify Phrase: inf.

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). The pianist had a song to practice for chapel.

Group of words: phrase Identify Phrase: inf

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). To be a winner requires more than just practice.

Group of words: phrase Identify Phrase: part.

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). Vermont, known for its abundant maple trees, is home to the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association.

b. better

Eric did (a. gooder, b. better) than she did.

Compliment: glove Identify Complement: d.o.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). He gave the old baseball glove to his brother.

Compliment: coach Identify Complement: p.n.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). He is the coach of the soccer and basketball teams.

Compliment: counselors Identify Complement: p.n.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). Madison and the twins are camp counselors this summer.

Compliment: first Identify Complement: p.n.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). Martha was the first to arrive for the party.

Compliment: protagonist Identify Complement: p.n.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). The hero of the story was the protagonist.

Compliment: king Identify Complement: d.o.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). The jealous advisers tricked the king.

Compliment: tasty Identify Complement: p.a.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). The strawberries, plump and juicy, are tasty in pie.

Compliment: late Identify Complement: p.a.

Find the complement. identify each complement as p.n. (predicate nominative), p.a. (predicate adjective), or d.o. (direct object). They were late for the meeting.

Group of words: clause Identify Phrase: n

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). I know that he is innocent.

Group of words: phrase Identify Phrase: prep.

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). Mae Ling made candy with orange and ginger.

Group of words: phrase Identify Phrase: part

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). Reaching for the bird's nest, Billy fell out of the tree.

Group of words: clause Identify Phrase: adj.

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). The composition that he wrote needed to be recopied or typed.

Group of words: clause Identify Phrase: adj

First identify the italicized group of words as phrase or clause. second identify each phrase as prep. (prepositional), part. (participial), or inf. (infinitive). Identify each clause as n. (noun) or adj. (adjective). The elderly man who was my father's friend had been a missionary for over fifty years.

a. anyone else

Harold can bowl better than (a. anyone else, b. anyone) in his league.

adj.

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). Mother gave most of the dinner scraps to Benjamin's dog.

adj

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). My mother gave me those books.

pro.

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). Some of the paper had already been used.

pro.

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). This is the time that we planned to meet.

n.

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). Tom's notebook was accidentally left in his car.

adj.

Identify each italicized word as n. (noun), adj. (adjective), or pro. (pronoun). adj. Alexander wanted to go to the school carnival on Friday night.

b. safer

If you must evacuate, this route is (a. safest, b. safer) than the other route.

a. most beautiful

Maurice's painting was the (a. most beautiful, b. more beautiful) of all.

Diagram:

Mrs. Brown, who wanted her students to write better papers, was encouraging.

c. This is an interrogative sentence with a direct object.

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice Which student brought his STEM project? Which statement about the sentence is true? a. This is a declarative sentence with a predicate adjective. b. This sentence has a demonstrative adjective. c. This is an interrogative sentence with a direct object. d. All of the statements are false.

d.

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice Jacob's sister, who is a nurse, is likable and friendly. Which diagram structure would best fit this sentence?

a. This sentence has an adjective clause.

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice Jacob's sister, who is a nurse, is likable and friendly. Which statement about this sentence is true? a. This sentence has an adjective clause. b. This sentence has a noun clause. c. This sentence has an adjective prepositional phrase. d. All of the statements are false.

d. proper adjective

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that grows wild along the Carolina coastlines. What term best describes Carolina? a. comparative degree b. participle c. antecedent d. proper adjective

a. Carnivorous is an adjective modifying plant.

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that grows wild along the Carolina coastlines. Which statement about the sentence is true? a. Carnivorous is an adjective modifying plant. b. Along the Carolina coastline is an adjective prepositional phrase. c. Plant is a predicate adjective. d. All of the statements are false.

b. three

Read the sentence below. Write the letter of the correct choice Which student brought his STEM project? How many adjectives are in this sentence? a. two b. three c. four d. five

b. sweeter

Sue's cookies are (a. more sweeter, b. sweeter) than Karen's cookies.

a. smallest

The world's (a. smallest, b. most small) fish lives in the waters of Sumatra.

a. those

The sales clerk told us that (a. those, b. them) dresses are on sale.

a. happiest

This is the (a. happiest, b. most happiest) day of my life.

b. most

Twenty-seven is the (a. more, b. most) points that one can receive.

b. adjective

Write the letter of the correct choice in the blank. How does a participle function in a sentence? a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. all of these

a. comparative

Write the letter of the correct choice in the blank. What degree of comparison is used when comparing two items? a. comparative b. superlative c . positive

c. when

Write the letter of the correct choice in the blank. Which of the following is not a relative pronoun? a. who b. which c. when d . that

c. How many?

Write the letter of the correct choice in the blank. Which of the following is not an adjective question? a. What kind? b. How often? c. How many? d. How much?

a. Articles are the most common type of adjectives.

Write the letter of the correct choice in the blank. Which statement about adjectives is true? a. Articles are the most common type of adjectives. b. Proper adjectives are the same as proper nouns. c. Demonstrative pronouns can never be adjectives. d. Predicate adjectives follow action verbs.

b. less

Your report needs (a. fewer, b. less) editing than his report.