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) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 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) Travelers b) Refreshed c) Dusty d) 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) water b) tired c) remote d) 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) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 Answer: b) 2to, 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) a clause b) a sentence c) a phrase d) 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) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 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) excitedly b) flavourful c) Thai d) 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) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 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) a noun b) a verb c) an adjective d) 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) a noun b) a verb c) an adjective d) an adverb Answer: d) an adverb