Quiz for Lessons 186 - 190
Parts of the Sentence - Review
Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (V), subjects (S), predicate nominatives (PN), direct objects (DO), appositives (App), nouns of address (NoA), adjectives (Adj), predicate adjectives (PAdj), adverbs (Adv), prepositions (Prep), and objects of the preposition (OoP) in the following sentences. If there are any adjectives, adverbs, or prepositional phrases then tell what word they modify.
1. The woman in the green suit is Martha, our favorite neighbor.
MarthaPN, ourAdj favoriteAdj
neighborApp.
- The modifies woman
- in the green suit modifies woman
- the and green modify suit
- our and favorite modify neighbor
2. Oh, Grant, there is no electricity in our house now.
ourAdj houseOoP nowAdv.
- no modifies electricity
- in our house modifies electricity
- our modifies house
- now modifies is
(Oh = interjection; there = introductory there)
3. The racer ran past in a big hurry.
- The modifies racer
- past modifies ran
- in a big hurry modifies ran
- a and big modify hurry
4. The river past our house winds down into a steep valley.
downAdv intoPrep aAdj steepAdj valleyOoP.
- The modifies river
- past our house modifies river
- our modifies house
- down modifies winds
- into a steep valley modifies winds
- a and steep modify valley
5. Come in and don't stand outside in the cold.
theAdj coldOoP. (understood youS)
- in modifies Come
- n't modifies do stand
- outside modifies do stand
- in the cold modifies do stand
- the modifies cold
6. The rookie basketball player was caught off his guard.
was caughtV offPrep hisAdj guardOoP.
- The, rookie, and basketball modify player
- off his guard modifies was caught
- his modifies guard
7. The mythology stories are well-known and exciting.
well-knownPAdj and excitingPAdj.
- The and mythology modify stories
- well-known and exciting modify stories
8. That old shoe is well-worn and completely worthless.
completelyAdv worthlessPAdj.
- The and old modify shoe
- well-worn and worthless modify shoe
- completely modifies worthless
9. Will you climb up the ladder and through the window and open the door for me?
throughPrep theAdj windowOoP and
openV theAdj
doorDO forPrep meOoP?
- up the ladder modifies Will climb
- the modifies ladder
- through the window modifies Will climb
- the modifies door
- for me modifies Will open
10. These sentences with more concepts are becoming longer and harder.
are becomingV longerPAdj
and harderPAdj.
- These modifies sentences
- with more concepts modifies sentences
- more modifies concepts
- longer and harder modify sentences