ENG 9 Grammar Quiz 1 Review

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1. 1In 'The crew searched the abandoned ship,' what part of speech is ABANDONED?
   Aadjective

   Bverb

   Cnoun

   Dadverb
2. 2Which word in 'She quietly closed the door' is the adverb?
   Aclosed

   Bquietly

   Cdoor

   Dthe
3. 3In 'The investigators believed the missing logbook was theirs,' what part of speech is THEIRS?
   Anoun

   Bverb

   Cpronoun

   Dadjective
4. 4Which word is the linking verb in 'The captain grew uneasy'?
   Acaptain

   Buneasy

   Cthe

   Dgrew
5. 5In 'They gripped the wheel with both hands,' what part of speech is WHEEL?
   Anoun

   Bverb

   Cadjective

   Dpronoun
6. 6Which word is the preposition in 'The stranger wore a coat beneath his jacket'?
   Awore

   Bbeneath

   Ccoat

   Dstranger
7. 7Which is correct: 'The captain sailed ___ the island'?
   Atoo

   Btwo

   Cto

   Dthere
8. 8Which is correct: 'It had been ___ quiet in the house all week'?
   Aquiet

   Bquit

   Cquickly

   Dquite
9. 9Which is correct: 'By the time they arrived, the crew had already ___ missing'?
   Agone

   Bwent

   Cgo

   Dgoing
10. 10Which is correct: 'She could barely ___ awake after the long shift'?
    Alay

    Blie

    Clied

    Dlaid
11. 11Which is correct: 'New evidence ___ investigators to the abandoned warehouse'?
    Alead

    Bleads

    Cled

    Dleading
12. 12Which is correct: 'He walked ___ the old theater without noticing the sign'?
    Apassed

    Bpass

    Cpassing

    Dpast
13. 13Which is correct: 'No ___ evidence has ever been found'?
    Afurther

    Bfarther

    Cfather

    Dfurthest
14. 14Which is correct: 'He was happy to ___ the invitation'?
    Aexcept

    Baccept

    Cexpect

    Daccepted
15. 15Which is correct: 'He tends to ___ off during long lectures'?
    Awonder

    Bwonders

    Cwander

    Dwandering
16. 16Which is correct: 'A surprising ___ of students signed up early'?
    Aamount

    Bnumbers

    Camounts

    Dnumber
17. 17Which is correct: 'There was much ___ traffic than usual'?
    Aless

    Bfewer

    Cleast

    Dfew
18. 18Which is correct?
    Ashould of called

    Bshould have called

    Cshould have call

    Dshould of call
19. 19Which word should be avoided in formal writing?
    Aregardless

    Btherefore

    Cirregardless

    Dhowever
20. 20In 'The pale, silent boy answered slowly,' which word describes HOW he answered?
    Apale

    Bsilent

    Cboy

    Dslowly
21. 21Which word is the adjective in 'His worn boots suggested a long journey'?
    Aworn

    Bboots

    Csuggested

    Djourney
22. 22In 'The hijacker calmly demanded money,' what part of speech is CALMLY?
    Aadjective

    Badverb

    Cverb

    Dnoun
23. 23Which word is the conjunction in 'They waited for supplies, but the ships never returned'?
    Awaited

    Bsupplies

    Cbut

    Dnever
24. 24Which of these is an interjection?
    AWhisper

    BWonder

    CWalk

    DWhoa!
25. 25Which word is the preposition in 'Behind a pair of sunglasses, no one recognized him'?
    Abehind

    Brecognized

    Csunglasses

    Dpair
26. 26In 'The students in the library celebrated quietly,' what is the SIMPLE subject?
    Alibrary

    Bstudents

    Ccelebrated

    Dquietly
27. 27In 'Ponyboy ran and hid in the church,' is the predicate simple or compound?
    Asimple

    Bcomplex

    Ccompound

    Dcomplete
28. 28In 'Torn jackets and long tempers characterized the group,' is the subject simple or compound?
    Asimple

    Bcomplex

    Ccomplete

    Dcompound
29. 29In 'The frightened first-years will cross the lake eventually,' what is the simple predicate?
    Awill cross

    Bfrightened

    Cfirst-years

    Deventually
30. 30Which is correct: 'The number of latecomers ___ growing every week'?
    Aare

    Bis

    Cwere

    Dhave been
31. 31Which is correct: 'A number of players ___ absent today'?
    Awas

    Bis

    Cwere

    Dhas been
32. 32Which is correct: 'Most of the evidence pointed toward ___ original suspect'?
    Atheir

    Bit's

    Chis

    Dits
33. 33Which is correct: 'It was Dally ___ threw the first punch'?
    Awho

    Bwhom

    Cwhich

    Dthat
34. 34Which is correct: 'The author ___ I met yesterday signed my book'?
    Awho

    Bwhom

    Cwhich

    Dthat
35. 35Which relative pronoun fits: 'Harry wanted a wand ___ would choose him back' (essential, no commas)?
    Awhich

    Bwho

    Cthat

    Dwhom
36. 36Which relative pronoun fits: 'The boggart, ___ survived off fear, shattered' (nonessential, with commas)?
    Athat

    Bwho

    Cwhom

    Dwhich
37. 37In 'Even starving, his spirit remained unbroken,' what part of speech is UNBROKEN?
    Aadjective

    Bverb

    Cadverb

    Dnoun
38. 38Which word is the simple subject in 'The rusted, half-buried anchor still marked the wreck'?
    Arusted

    Banchor

    Cwreck

    Dmarked
39. 39In 'The dog barked loudly and ran quickly,' is the predicate simple or compound?
    Asimple

    Bcomplex

    Ccompound

    Dcomplete
40. 40Which word is the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) in 'She studied hard, yet she still felt unprepared'?
    Ahard

    Bstill

    Cfelt

    Dyet
41. 41Which is correct: 'The committee ___ its decision tomorrow'?
    Aannounces

    Bannounce

    Care announcing

    Dhave announced