114 English #2 Revised June, 2014 Gateway to Grammar 11th Grade Unit 2: Nouns Self Test Part 1. Write the use of the underlined
word or phrase in the blank before the sentence. Write s for subject , d.o. for direct object, L.o. for indirect object, o.p. for object of preposition, p.n. for predicate nominative, or ap. for appositive Example: DO The horse shared his grain (with his buddy). Example: PN. The building the beautiful one, is a museum 1. The lizard is an iguana. 2. I cut my hair with scissors, 3. Randy handed Stanley the tickets for the play. 4. The oxen strained under the load. PN_ 5. Christopher, my nephew, plays the violin. 6. Charley read the menu to Graham. 7. The bird was a golden eagle, the national bird of Mexico. 8. The flowers died during the winter. 9. I lent fifty dollars to Elizabeth. 10. Lydia swam the length of the pool. 11. Eli hit Taylor, his little brother, 12. The fire burned the house to the ground. 13. Sam jumped the fence. 14. That spider is a black widow, 15. He gave Evan the map. 16. The Mississippi river runs through ten states, 17. The video was two hours long. 18. We followed Wayne to the Hunt-Phelan House, a historic mansion. Part 2. Underline the form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The water and the food was, were) gone. Either the coach or the players (are, is) making bad decisions. My favorite exercise (are, is) push-ups. There (are, is) six people in this office. Mathematics (are, is) the most difficult subject for me. These pants (are, is) stained. Above the bookshelves (are, is) the antique clock. The team (are, is) losing. 6. 7. 8. 25
