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Grammar Ch. 3 Test

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1.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

Little is known about the exact origin of most major sports.
2.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

Athletes became less competitive in the off-season between football and baseball.
3.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

James Naismith, a YMCA instructor from Canada, invented and developed basketball in Massachusetts in 1891.
4.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

This game keeps athletes in shape during the off-season.
5.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

Dr. Naismith creatively hung peach baskets on the end walls of the gymnasium.
6.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

One of the two teams skillfully tossed a soccer ball toward the hanging basket.
7.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

The other team aggressively blocked the toss.
8.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

A few minor adjustments have been made in the game of basketball.
9.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

United States soldiers brought basketball to Europe during World War I.
10.
2 points
Identify the simple predicate.

The game of basketball soon became a worldwide sport.
11.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

Samuel Longhorn Clemens BEGAN life in Florida, Missouri.
12.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

His family later MOVED to Hannibal, Missouri, on the river.
13.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

Clemens BECAME an apprentice to the town printer at the age of twelve.
14.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

He also WORKED as a typesetter, a prospector, a Mississippi River pilot, and a journalist.
15.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

For a short time during the Civil War, Clemens SERVED as a Confederate soldier.
16.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

His real love MAY HAVE BEEN the life on the Mississippi River.
17.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

The leadsman on the riverboats CALLED loudly the "mark" or depth of the river.
18.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

The river WAS two, or "twain," fathoms deep on the Clemens's section of the river.
19.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

He often HEARD, "On the mark, twain."
20.
2 points
Identify the verb as action or linking.

Samuel Clemens CHOSE the pen name "Mark Twain."
21.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

His mom promised Reagan chocolate brownies.
22.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Brownies disappear quickly in this house.
23.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Chocolate frosting decorates the hot brownies.
24.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Reagan shared the brownies with Joey.
25.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Chocolate crumbs landed on the new, blue carpet.
26.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Mom gave Reagan and Joey a glance.
27.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Spot remover fixed the problem.
28.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Later his mom baked Reagan and his friend blondies.
29.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Reagan and Joey ate the new pale version of brownies.
30.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Reagan now eats in the kitchen at the table.
31.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Sir Walter Scott was the author of "Rob Roy," "Ivanhoe," and the Waverly novels.
32.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

The characters in Scott's novels appear real to the reader.
33.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

He grew popular from his writings.
34.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Abbotsford was his home in Scotland.
35.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

His home on the River Tweed remains original.
36.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Abbotsford became a popular tourist attraction for the residents of Scotland and worldwide travelers.
37.
2 points
Scott's estate seems majestic.
38.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

The library in his home remains undisturbed.
39.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

The walls of the entry hall are full of weapons.
40.
2 points
Identify the sentence pattern.

Scott's home is a classic example of aristocratic life in early 1800s in Scotland.
41.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Thousands of people stood and _____ the national anthem while a horseman galloped across the stadium holding the American flag.
42.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Cody _____ the wild horse in last week's rodeo.
43.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

The horse, appropriately named Thunder, had _____ with Cody hanging on.
44.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

The crowd was hushed as they waited breathlessly to see whether horse and rider would _____ up.
45.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

A loud noise _____ in Cody's ears.
46.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Even though Thunder had _____ Cody, Cody's thoughts were not on himself but on the flag he was carrying.
47.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

As he _____ on the soft dirt, he realized the flag was still waving, held by his strong but quivering hand.
48.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Cody _____ to a pensive, waiting crowd.
49.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Thunder had been _____ off to a side gate while Cody walked slowly toward him.
50.
2 points
Identify the correct verb form.

Cody climbed back on the feisty beast and _____ firmly in the saddle as he rode triumphantly around the stadium to a thankful, cheering crowd.
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