Multiple choice
choose the meaning of the bold word in each passage.
1. the magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine. (1 point)
size
pain
debris
effect
2. the epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the indian ocean near the west coast of the indonesian island of sumatra . . (from “the deadliest tsunami in history? ”) (1 point)
size
original source
point of earth directly above
power
identify the complete sentence in each group.
3. (1 point)
chocolate milk, chocolate fudge, ice cream, and candy.
the average american nearly twelve pounds of chocolate each year.
the scientific name for chocolate is theobrina cacao.
loosely translated to "the food of the gods."
4. (1 point)
anne e. kelley, a professor at the university of wisconsin.
kelley studies the effects of the chemicals in chocolate.
including something called phenylethylamine.
may actually prevent several serious diseases.
identify the sentence in each group that contains a verb phrase for questions 5-6.
5. (1 point)
african violets are an excellent choice for an indoor garden.
these plants are relatively easy to grow.
they require very little natural light.
you can grow them with artificial lightning.
6. (1 point)
too much light will actually harm the plants.
it makes the leaves turn pale or yellowish.
the plant actually shrinks under the light.
therefore, keep them in a shaded place.
identify the portion that contains a compound subject.
7. during the 1940s and 1950s, budd abbott and lou costello were a popular comedy team on
radio, television, and stage. (1 point)
1940s and 1950s
bud abbott and lou costello
radio, television, and stage
none
identify the word that is part of a compound predicate.
8. "the boys," as they were called, amused and delighted audiences everywhere. (1 point)
were
called
delighted
none
identify the fragment.
9. (1 point)
my parents are very strict.
they gave me a 10: 00 p. m. curfew.
even on weekends, holidays, and vacations.
however, they make exceptions for special occasions.
10. (1 point)
fred gets his driving permit today.
his older brother will give him driving lessons.
next year, he can get his regular license.
if he passes the written test and the road test.
identify the direct object.
11. the object of the game in soccer is to get the ball into the goal. (1 point)
object
soccer
goal
none
12. players usually kick or "head" the ball to their teammates on the field. (1 point)
ball
teammates
field
none
read the following sentences. then answer questions 13–17 regarding the all the capped words.
1) how many u. s. presidents can you name?
(2) in the year 2000, u. s. citizens elected the 43rd president.
(3) some presidents were elected more than once.
(4) franklin roosevelt, for example, was elected to four terms in office.
(5) many citizens would have given him their vote again, because he was so
popular.
13. in sentence 1, the underlined word is (1 point)
a subject
a predicate
an indirect object
none of the above
14. in sentence 2, the underlined word is a/an (1 point)
subject
predicate
direct object
indirect object
15. in sentence 3, the underlined word is a/an (1 point)
subject
predicate
direct object
indirect object
16. in sentence 4, the underlined word is (1 point)
a predicate
a direct object
an indirect object
none of the above
17. in sentence 5, the underlined word is a/an (1 point)
subject
predicate
direct object
indirect object
(to see the questions better just click on the pdf, the first couple of questions are answered but i am pretty sure they are wrong)

1. Magnitude means size. It also means volume, intensity, vastness. In this case, another possible option would be "effect", but it is inaccurate because we don't really see the effect in this sentence. It is theoretically possible to have a huge tornado in a wasteland, with no effect at all.

2. Epicenter means point of earth directly above the earthquake's focus. The focus is also known as hypocenter - the exact underground point where the quake happens. Therefore, epicenter can't be the original source. It is just the point on earth that the earthquake affects the worst.

3. The correct option is The scientific name for chocolate is Theobrina cacao. It is the only option that has a subject and a predicate, two necessary preconditions for a sentence to exist. The first two examples lack predicates, while the last one lacks a subject.

4. You're right, the correct option is Kelley studies the effects of the chemicals in chocolate. The first option lacks a predicate, the third lacks both a subject and a predicate, and the last one lacks a subject.

5. You are right, the correct option is You can grow them with artificial lightning. A verb phrase has two definitions: 1) it is a whole unit in a sentence and it may include the object as well; 2) it is composed of verbs only (main, auxiliary, or modal). Your examples demonstrate the first view, and in that case, we have a phrase "can grow" with a modal, semantically incomplete verb "can" and the main verb "grow".

6. This is a tricky one. I believe the correct answer is Too much light will actually harm the plants. The verb phrase is "will harm" (will - auxiliary, harm - main verb). The option you chose looks like it might be the right one, but it isn't because those are actually two predicates - "makes" refers to "it", while "turn" refers to "leaves". Basically, it does something so that the leaves turn pale.

7. The answer is actually Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. A subject tells us WHO does or is something. The first option refers to the time when something happened (adverbial function), the third option refers to the place where something happened (also adverbial function).

8. Yes, the answer is delighted. It is part of the compound predicate "amused and delighted". A compound predicate is composed of two or more verbs that are independent of each other, but both (or all) are needed to describe the action of the subject.

9. You are right, the fragment is Even on weekends, holidays, and vacations. It is a fragment and not a sentence because it doesn't have a predicate and a subject. Of course, we can deduce from the previous sentence that the parents (subject) gave (predicate) me (indirect object) a curfew (direct object) even on weekends, holidays, and vacations (adverbial phrase). But the fragment can't stand on its own.

10. The answer is If he passes the written test and the road test. This fragment could work only as a dependent (subordinate) clause, within a complex sentence (imagine it attached to the previous option and you'll get the idea). Such as it is, it is the only option that can't stand on its own.

11. I believe the correct answer here is none. A direct object would be a noun phrase that tells us who or what is the recipient of the subject's action. Here, we have no recipients whatsoever.

12. The direct object here is ball. It is the recipient of the subject's action. The subject here is "players" (who does the action), the direct object is "ball" (who or what receives or suffers the subject's action), and "teammates" are an indirect object (affected by the subject's action, but not the direct recipient).

13. The correct answer is a subject. "You" is the WHO of the sentence in this case, even if the sentence is interrogative. It can't be a predicate (as predicates are basically verbs that depict an action), nor an indirect object (read the previous answer to see what an indirect object is).

14. The answer is direct object. It tells us who or what is the recipient of the subject's ("U.S. citizens") action. It provides an answer to the question WHOM (Whom did the U.S. citizens elect?)

15. "Were elected" is a predicate. It tells us about the subject's action. In this case, it is passive voice, so the subject and the object changed their places (presidents are those who usually receive the action of being elected, but in this case they are the sentence's grammatical subject).

16. "Office" is actually none of the above. "In office" would be a noun phrase with an adjective function (referring to "terms" and describing what kind of terms). It can't be a predicate (it is not a verb or a part of a verb phrase), direct object (it is not the recipient), or indirect object (it is not an indirect recipient).

17. "Him" is an indirect object. It tells us TO WHOM the citizens would have given their vote ("the citizens" being the subject, and "their vote" being the direct object, a person or a thing that receives the subject's action). It can't be the predicate because it is not a verb.