1. 7 th CRCT Language Arts Sentence Construction

2. Which sentence contains a compound subject? A. Sandy handed in her science project. B. Janice and Betty walked to school together. C. Thomas purchased a new bookbag for school. D. The new student was anxious and excited about school.

3. During the storm a huge tree fell and hit our house. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. adverb B. pronoun C. preposition D. conjunction

4. In the sentences below, which of the following words is a helping verb? My older brother has been waiting for me all week. I know that when he picks me up after school, I should wait for him outside. A. waiting B. know C. picks D. should

5. Which word is the interjection in the sentence below? Oops, I had no idea you were standing behind me! A. I B. Oops C. you D. no

6. Which sentence has a compound verb? A. How are we getting home? B. Where are Jesse and Troy going now? C. Who spilled the milk and forgot to clean it up? D. Did you call the baby-sitter and the pizza man?

7. Which sentence contains a compound predicate? A. Jack had never been so happy. B. We shouted and jumped for joy. C. His father brought him a new toy. D. The smallest puppy crawled under the table.

8. The clock chimed melodiously as the minute hand neared the quarter hour. Which underlined word in the sentence above is used as an adverb? A. chimed B. melodiously C. minute D. neared

9. The lazy cat with gray whiskers stretched and left the room. What is the simple subject of the sentence above? A. lazy cat B. cat C. lazy cat with gray whiskers D. room

10. The puffy, white clouds looked like smoke The subject of the sentence above is A. The. B. puffy. C. smoke. D. clouds.

11. Ben was quite upset with me. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. adverb B. adjective C. preposition D. conjunction

12. What are the subject and predicate of the sentence below? Despite their differences, the boys wrote an excellent report for their English class. A. Despite, differences B. boys, wrote C. report, class D. wrote, report

13. Louis ran the race faster than anyone else. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. verb B. noun C. adverb D. adjective

14. We tried very hard, but we never could solve the problem. What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence? A. adverb B. adjective C. preposition D. conjunction

15. The two brothers had similar interests; both of them liked sports, such as hockey and tennis. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. adverb B. pronoun C. adjective D. preposition

16. Oh, I see, you want me to stay home while you go to the party. In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word? A. pronoun B. interjection C. preposition D. conjunction

17. When on Earth did you have time to wash the car? What is the subject of the sentence? A. when B. Earth C. you D. time