ABeka Grade 8 English Test 8 Grammar
In 1252, King Haakon IV of Norway gave King Henry III a polar bear {which Henry kept in the Tower of London}
(polar) bear
Circle the adjective clause/ write the word(s) modified by the clause: The last monarch from the house of Tudor was Queen Elizabeth I, {who reigned from 1558-1602}.
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II {who is considered a thoroughly modern monarch} has appeared on TV, emailed and tweeted.
Queen Elizabeth II
Mr. Banks wants (to borrow our wheelbarrow).
infinitive and noun
To (make peace with the neighboring countries) was the ambassador's mission.
infinitive, noun
The rose bush is the larger of all the bushes in the garden.
largest
Mrs. Winston remained (calm) even when she saw the mouse in her cupboard.
p.a.
Will is exceptionally (tall)
p.a.
Serena is the (captain) of the cheer squad.
p.n.
Mr. Swift, (quickly carrying in the groceries,) hoped the rain would not start before he was through.
participial, adj
Did you see the polar bear (with her cub)?
preposition and adj
(Either) will be fine with me.
pronoun
(one) should always do his best.
pronoun
(those) were not the books I needed.
pronoun
The pigs were very scared.
scared is adj/ modified is pigs
Judson is the shortest of the twins
shorter
The computer is the slower in the whole lab.
slowest
Henry IV {who was the first king after the Norman Conquest to be a native English speaker} was the first king of the House of Lancaster.
Henry IV
James, {who united the kindgoms of England and Scotland} came to the throne after Elizabeth I.
James
(Singing happily to herself), the little girl played contentedly with her toy.
Participial and adj
Write the one word adjective in the first blank, and in the second blank write the word that the adjective modifies The three pigs went into the world.
adjective is three; word modified pigs
Hank is the oldest of the three brother.
correct
I want some of them shells to take home.
those
Mike handled the tools {to be sorted} very carefully.
tools
Mom and Dad gave (we or us) children an opportunity to help several older folks from our church
us
The change in rules affected him mor than (we or us)
us
Each of the books (was or were) acceptable for a book report.
was
Either (was or were) correct
was
They were as hungry as (we or us)
we
The window {in the bedroom} was broken.
window
(I or me) plan to finish my homework early so that I can work for awhile on my STEM project
I
The statement about this sentence is true, "The cook with the tall hat stirred the bubbling broth and checked the baking bread"
The sentence has a compoung verb
We won the game by (one) point.
adjective
Will (several) students be attending the rally?
adjective
Each built his house.
adjective is his/ word modified house
The wolf wanted to eat a little pig for lunch
adjective is little/ word modified is pig
The durable bricks helped save the pigs.
adjective/ durable modified is bricks
Dalen swims faster than any person on his swim team.
any other
Fifty dollars to be counted (is or are) spread out on the counter.
are
Which word in the sentence is a participle? "The cook with the tall hat stirred the bubbling broth and checked the baking bread"
bubbling
Julia made a triple chocolate cake {with royal icing}.
cake
Adjective usage: If italicized adjective is used correcly write correct, if it is not used correctly write the correct adjective in the blank. This house has (fewer) trees in the front yard than that one.
correct
Mike is the tallest player on the basketball team.
correct
New York City was the coldest of all the places we visited last Christmas.
correct
Mrs. Chou prepared a special (cake) for her guests.
d.o.
The new bride made her husband a (batch) of cookies.
d.o.
The teacher graded teh essays {written by the students}.
essays
The facts{to know for Friday} are highlighted in yellow.
facts
Next time you should use less cups of sugar in the recipe
fewer
(Painting with watercolors) requires skill and patience.
gerund, noun
Neither the soilders nor the lieutenant (has or have) the authority to maek a decision in this matter
has
The class representative - Jake, Alyssa, and (he or him) attended the student council meeting
he
Hunter and Josh sent (Mr. Pike) a card when he was ill.
i.o
