Transcript Grammar Review

Grammar Review
The chilly, sparkling lake water refreshed the hot, tired, dusty
travelers to the remote village on the mountain.
1. There are ____ adjectives in the sentence.
a)
b)
c)
d)
3
5
7
9
Answer: c) 7
Chilly, sparkling, lake, hot, tired, dusty, remote
The chilly, sparkling lake water refreshed the hot, tired, dusty
travelers to the remote village on the mountain.
2. The verb in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Travelers
Refreshed
Dusty
on
Answer: b) refreshed
The chilly, sparkling lake water refreshed the hot, tired, dusty
travelers to the remote village on the mountain.
3. The simple subject in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
water
tired
remote
refreshed
Answer: a) water
The chilly, sparkling lake water refreshed the hot, tired, dusty
travelers to the remote village on the mountain.
4. There are _____ prepositions in this
sentence:
a)
b)
c)
d)
1
2
3
4
Answer: b) 2
to, on
Sally excitedly told Jeremy about the flavourful meal from
the Thai restaurant down the nearby sketchy street.
5. The group of words “from the restaurant”
is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
a clause
a sentence
a phrase
a cliché
Answer: c) a phrase (prepositional phrase)
Sally excitedly told Jeremy about the flavourful meal from
the Thai restaurant down the nearby sketchy street.
6. There are _____ prepositions in this sentence:
a)
b)
c)
d)
1
2
3
4
Answer: c) 3
1.
about the flavourful meal,
2.
from the Thai restaurant,
3.
down the nearby sketchy street
Sally excitedly told Jeremy about the flavourful meal from
the Thai restaurant down the nearby sketchy street.
7. The adverb in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
excitedly
flavourful
Thai
busy
Answer: a) excitedly
When we finally went to the restaurant we found that most
dishes were too spicy for the taste buds of wimpy Canadians.
8. There are _____ verbs in this sentence:
a)
b)
c)
d)
1
2
3
4
Answer: c) 3
went, found, were
When we finally went to the restaurant we found that most
dishes were too spicy for the taste buds of wimpy Canadians.
9. The word “too” is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
a noun
a verb
an adjective
an adverb
Answer: c) an adjective
When we finally went to the restaurant we found that most
dishes were too spicy for the taste buds of wimpy Canadians.
10. The word “finally” is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
a noun
a verb
an adjective
an adverb
Answer: d) an adverb