(Review) English Quiz 1: Structure

A gerund is an adjective that functions as a noun. True or False?

False

Chaucer wrote in Old English. True or False?

False

Love is a concrete noun. True or False?

False

The change that occurred when the pronunciation of vowels changed in Middle English =

Great Vowel Shift

Is the verb of this sentence transitive or intransitive? My mother types well.

intransitive

Type the plural form of the following word. life =

lives

Type the plural form of the following word. mess =

messes

Indicative, imperative, subjunctive =

mood

The study of word forms and how they are affected by their origins =

morphology

Identify the italicized clause. Whoever is finished may leave early.

noun clause

Identify the italicized phrase. Working hard all summer, Ann hoped to save money for school.

participle

Type the possessive form for the following word. policemen =

policemen's

Type the plural form of the following word. potato =

potatoes

Type the plural form of the following word. radio =

radios

The way words are put together to form sentences =

syntax

Type the possessive form for the following word. the players =

the players'

Is the verb of this sentence transitive or intransitive? She read the book in an hour.

transitive

Whether the subject acts or is acted upon is shown by =

voice

Identify the italicized phrase. To sing in the choir would be an honor.

infinitive

Is the verb of this sentence transitive or intransitive? I arrived early.

intransitive

Identify the italicized phrase. Swimming laps is good exercise.

gerund

Type the possessive form for the following word. girlfriend =

girlfriend's

Adverbs modify verbs. True or False?

True

Aryan is the ancestor of the Indo-European languages. True or False?

True

English is a Germanic language. True or False?

True

A common noun referring to a quality or idea that cannot be seen or touched =

abstract

Identify the italicized clause. The car that is parked under the tree is my father's.

adjective clause

Attributive, appositive, predicate =

adjective placement

Identify the italicized clause. We will wait until you have finished.

adverb clause

Type the plural form of the following word. bunch =

bunches

A noun standing for more than one person, place or thing =

collective

Identify the italicized conjunction. The test was not only difficult, but also long.

correlative