Grammar Quiz

What is a verb?

Which of the following is an adjective?

LoveRunBeautifulCar

What type of sentence is the following? I ran to school.

CompoundSimpleCompound-ComplexIncomplete/minor

Define the following: Proper noun, concrete noun, collective noun and abstract noun

Which of the following is an adverb?

An The Over And Badly Beautiful

Which of the following is an example of a collective noun

Manmade WallPack of WolvesBlue Clouds

Give an example of conjunction

Which of the following is a synonym for “friendly”

CruelUnusualKindCasual

Which of the following is the antonym of “hero”

MonkeyVillainBest FriendSidekick

Other than brackets, what else can these be called? ( )

CommaCaptialSemi-colonParenthesesExclamation mark

Pick the best definition for the term preposition.

Name of ordinary everyday objects. Describing words. Name of something we can’t touch,

measure Name of a person/place. Tells us the position or place of

something in relation to something else.

Tells you when, where or how something is happening.

HE held HER hand tightly. HE and Her are examples of

NounsAdjectivesPronouns

Write a sentence in the past tense.

Which of the following is a superlative?

BlueVanCanBestI don’t know

Insert a colon into the following sentences

Brian said “I should have remembered that it was my Mum’s birthday.”

The garden was a complete mess everything was dying or dead.

What is this punctuation mark … called?

BracketsCommaEllipsisItalics

Insert a semi colon into the following sentencea

To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness.

What is a minor/incomplete sentence?

A sentence with a subject and a verb?

A sentence without a verb2 main clauses joined by a conjunction

What kind of sentence is the following?

Brian went to the beach and he ate an ice cream.

What is a complex sentence?

What kind of sentence is the following?

Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.