Language Drills – SAT, SHSAT & BCA Test Prep

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Indicate if the underlined word is adjective, adverb, or neither:

He was happy.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 1 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined word is a direct object, indirect object, or a subject complement:

Omar and Arun ate hamburgers for lunch.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 2 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

I am really excited, considering all the people that will be there.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 3 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

I believe a lot of things. For example, that everyone should follow the golden rule.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 4 of 15

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or has a misplaced modifier:

My parents gave a dog to my sister named Max.

A.Correct

B.Misplaced

Question 5 of 15

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

The _____ of all Maria's studying was that she aced the SHSAT exam.

A.effect

B.affect

Question 6 of 15

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Thiefs

B.Dwarfs

C.Rooves

D.Gratefully

Question 7 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

Painted a brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 8 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined noun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

Family come first.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 9 of 15

10.

Indicate the connotation of the following word:

Hollywood

A.Glitz

B.City in Southern California

Question 10 of 15

11.

Before which of the following words would you place a colon to make the sentence grammatically correct?

The game was going very well everyone was having fun.

A.going

B.well

C.everyone

D.was

Question 11 of 15

12.

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin root word that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

automobile

A.motorized

B.car

C.self

D.human

Question 12 of 15

13.

Match the correct suffixes on the right - click one -to their type on the left:

Note suffixes do change the root word unlike prefixes and sometimes letters get doubled.

Consonant Suffix	-ly,-less,-y,-ship,-ment,-ness,-ful,-s Unselect -ance,-er,-ing,-able/-ible,-est,-ed,-ation Unselect
Vowel Suffix	-ly,-less,-y,-ship,-ment,-ness,-ful,-s Unselect -ance,-er,-ing,-able/-ible,-est,-ed,-ation Unselect

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate whether the underlined noun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

The wolves howled at the full moon.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 14 of 15

15.

Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

We camped by the lake.

A.Noun phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Infinitive phrase

Question 15 of 15