DGP Week 10 Quiz
DGP Week 10 Quiz
- 1.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the simple subject in the first clause?
- A.
There
- B.
Students
- C.
Classrooms
- D.
Mrs. Smith
Correct Answer
B. StudentsExplanation
The simple subject in the first clause is "students". This is because "students" is the noun that the sentence is mainly about. The sentence is stating that there were no students in any of the classrooms.Rate this question:
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- 2.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the function of "any"?
- A.
Direct object
- B.
Simple subject
- C.
Predicate nominative
- D.
Object of the preposition
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D. Object of the prepositionExplanation
The function of "any" in this sentence is to modify the preposition "of." It indicates that there were no students in any of the classrooms, emphasizing the lack of students in all the classrooms.Rate this question:
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- 3.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What type of sentence is this?
- A.
Complex, because it has one independent and one dependent clause
- B.
Simple, because it has one independent clause
- C.
Compound, because it has two independent clauses
- D.
Compound-Complex, because it has two independent clauses and one dependent clause
Correct Answer
C. Compound, because it has two independent clausesExplanation
This sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses. Each independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.Rate this question:
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- 4.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What part of speech is "outside"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Preposition
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Conjunction
Correct Answer
A. AdverbExplanation
"Outside" is classified as an adverb in this context because it modifies the verb "heard" and provides information about where Mrs. Smith heard the students. It describes the location or position of the action, indicating that the students were not inside the classrooms but rather in a location outside of them.Rate this question:
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- 5.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the function of "of the classrooms"?
- A.
Adverb prepositional phrase
- B.
Adverb clause
- C.
Adjective prepositional phrase
- D.
Adjective clause
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C. Adjective prepositional pHraseExplanation
The function of "of the classrooms" is to modify the noun "students" by indicating which students were not present. It acts as an adjective because it provides additional information about the noun. The prepositional phrase "of the classrooms" tells us that the students who were not present were specifically the ones in the classrooms.Rate this question:
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- 6.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the verb tense for the verb in the second clause?
- A.
Past perfect
- B.
Past infinitive
- C.
Past
- D.
Present
Correct Answer
A. Past perfectExplanation
The verb tense for the verb in the second clause is past perfect. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. In this case, the action of hearing all the students outside (past perfect) happened before the action of there being no students in the classrooms (past).Rate this question:
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There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside The verb in the first clause is a/an ___.
- A.
Action verb that's intransitive
- B.
Action verb that's transitive.
- C.
Linking verb that's intransitive
- D.
Linking verb that's transitive
Correct Answer
C. Linking verb that's intransitiveExplanation
The correct answer is "linking verb that's intransitive" because the verb "were" is a linking verb that connects the subject "there" with the noun phrase "no students in any of the classrooms." It does not show any action being performed on an object.Rate this question:
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- 8.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the function of "all"?
- A.
Direct object
- B.
Object of the preposition
- C.
Predicate adjective
- D.
Subject
Correct Answer
A. Direct objectExplanation
The word "all" is functioning as a direct object in this sentence. It is referring to the students and is the receiver of the action "heard." Mrs. Smith heard all of the students outside the classrooms.Rate this question:
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- 9.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the function of "of them"?
- A.
Adjective clause
- B.
Adjective prepositional phrase
- C.
Adverb clause
- D.
Adverb prepositional phrase
Correct Answer
B. Adjective prepositional pHraseExplanation
"Of them" is functioning as an adjective prepositional phrase in this sentence. It provides additional information about the noun "all" by indicating which specific group of students Mrs. Smith had heard outside. The preposition "of" shows the relationship between "them" (the students) and "all" (the group of students).Rate this question:
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- 10.
There were no students in any of the classrooms and mrs smith had heard all of them outside What is the part of speech of "no"?
- A.
Preposition
- B.
Interjection
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Adjective
Correct Answer
D. AdjectiveExplanation
The word "no" is an adjective in this context because it is used to modify the noun "students." It indicates the absence or lack of students in the classrooms.Rate this question:
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