Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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B.7
“Johnny is an amazing quarterback.”
What is the predicate noun? a. | Johnny | c. | amazing | b. | is | d. | quarterback | | | | |
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B.7
“Johnny is an amazing quarterback.”
What is the predicate adjective? a. | Johnny | d. | amazing
| b. | is | e. | quarterback | c. | an | | | | |
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B.7
“The cake seems to be burnt.”
What is the predicate adjective? a. | cake | d. | burnt | b. | seems | e. | There is not a predicate adjective. | c. | to be
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B.7
“The cake seems to be burnt.”
What is the predicate noun? a. | cake | d. | burnt | b. | seems | e. | There is not a predicate noun. | c. | to
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C.7
“Johnny is an amazing quarterback.”
We know what the linking verb is a. | because it
connects the subject with a predicate noun. | c. | because it does not connect the subject with a predicate
noun. | b. | because it connects the subject with a predicate
adjective. | d. | Both A and
B | | | | |
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C.7
“Johnny is an amazing quarterback.”
We know what the predicate noun is because it a. | describes what
the subject is like. | c. | None of the
above | b. | states what the subject is. | | | | |
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C.7
“I have been tired lately.”
“Have been tired” is a _________. a. | noun
| c. | verb
phrase | b. | verb | d. | adjective | | | | |
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C.7
“I _____ running in the track meet tomorrow.”
You know what verb phrase to use because a. | the verb
“running” is in the present tense. | d. | the sentence states that the track meet will take place in the
future. | b. | the verb “running” is in the future
tense. | e. | Both B and
D | c. | the sentence
states that the track meet is currently taking place. | | | | |
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C.7 A
good indicator of what helping verb to use is a. | whether the subject is singular or
plural. | c. | whether the
sentence ends with a period or exclamatory mark. | b. | the tense of the
main verb. | d. | Both A and
B | | | | |
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B.7
We ______ walking to the game. a. | were | c. | went | b. | has been | d. | go | | | | |
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