There will be a
grammar test on Thursday, November 5th. This test will include all of the grammar we have discussed this year to date. This includes:
• Nouns
• Pronouns (take the place of a noun)
- Singular and plural
- First, second and third person
- Subject, object, possessive
• Verbs
- Linking
- Helping
- Action
• Interjections
• Conjunctions
• Prepositions
• Adjectives (including the articles “the,” “a,” and “an”)
• Adverbs
- That describe verbs (ran
quickly)
- That describe adjectives (
very nice)
- That describe adverbs (
really well)
Additional descriptions of the eight major parts of speech listed above is in the packet given to you earlier this year.
• Direct objects (nouns or pronouns that come after action verbs, answering question “who” or “what”)
Example: I ate
pizza.
• Predicate nominatives (nouns or pronouns that come after linking verbs, renaming the subject)
Example: She is an
astronaut.
• Predicate adjectives (adjectives in the predicate that come after linking verbs that describe the subject)
Example: The weather is
rainy.
• Indirect objects (nouns or pronouns that usually come right before direct objects and don’t have a preposition in front of them)
Example: Give
me the book.
• Objects of prepositions (nouns or pronouns that come after prepositions)
Example: We went to the
store.
You should also be able to diagram sentences involving all of the above.
Ten Sentences
Below are ten sentences. They contain all of the parts of speech and sentence parts listed on the previous page. You should be able to identify every part of speech in the sentence. You should also be able to recognize any direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and objects of prepositions. In addition, you should be able to diagram all of these sentences.
1. The extremely grouchy man will be happy someday.
2. Chris, show me your homework now.
3. Eat your vegetables now or suffer the consequences.
4. A boy from Brazil and a girl from Argentina visited our school today.
5. Mr. Magoo is a nice teacher.
6. Do you know the answer?
7. After dinner we will play a game with our parents.
8. Wow! You really did an amazing job!
9. He should have been reading The Westing Game or Holes during English class.
10. Isn’t it a beautiful day today?
