Please check my answer: using the parts of speech?

1. Choose the sentence that has a subject complement.

A. I felt much better. ANSWER

B. The nurse felt my pulse.

C. We can't leave without seeing her.

D. The day ended with many surprises.

2. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence. The tallest contestant won the prize.

A. tallest

B. contestant ANSWER

C. won

D. prize

3. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence. The men finished the game in a short time.

A. finished ANSWER

B. in

C. game

D. men

4. Which of the following sentences contains three prepositions?

A. Ben has done without a car for six months.

B. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

C. Jamila crept down the stairs, through the hall, and into the kitchen.ANSWER

D. The boys might have cooperated if they had not been chosen last.

5. Which sentence below contains a correctly used modifier in italics?

A. Joe looked sad at his broken bike.

B. The sauce tasted bitterly, and I couldn't swallow it.

C. He spoke sharply to his sister. ANSWER

D. I feel badly because I lost the race.

6. Choose the sentence that contains an indirect object.

A. I worked hard each day.

B. They gave me a bonus. ANSWER

C. I spent it immediately.

D. It is difficult to save money.

7. Which of these is a run-on sentence?

A. Before lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch, I played again.

B. You and I and the whole team will go. ANSWER

C. I went home and ate and ate.

D. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.

8. Choose the sentence that's written in the passive voice.

A. Watch for the turn at the corner of the block.

B. The president was trying to develop his country's economy.

C. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. ANSWER

D. Alan and James know how to tell a story.

9. Which of the following sentences uses a preposition properly?

A. I might of lent him the book, if he had asked.

B. Connor waited in line while Ava parked the car. ANSWER

C. Where is David at?

D. There was a big argument between Megan, Abira, and Lena.

10. Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment?

A. We stopped; she didn't.

B. Take the flowers to your mother.

C. When did you go?

D. When we stopped by the garden. ANSWER

11. The part of speech that answers the question "which one" is a/an

A. preposition.

B. adjective. ANSWER

C. conjunction.

D. adverb.

12. Which of the following sentences contains an italicized word that's used as a predicate adjective?

A. Jerry looks ill today.

B. Jerry looks disdainfully at the pile of laundry.

C. Jerry looks at the map.

D. Jerry looks into the microscope. ANSWER

13. Which of the following sentences contains two adverbs?

A. Alana quickly ran across the bridge.

B. Bridget owns a huge black dog.

C. Jim finished the paint job very efficiently. ANSWER

D. Enrique is an extremely talented baseball player.

14. Choose the sentence in which the verb has a direct object.

A. George was furious.

B. She is insecure.

C. They won the game. ANSWER

D. I walked away.

15. Select the sentence in which the verb correctly agrees with the subject.

A. Les and Miranda is late for work today.

B. Peggy or Phyllis drive me to Florida every winter.

C. Not only the muffler but also the spark plugs need to be replaced. ANSWER

D. A copy of Moby Dick and a magazine has disappeared from my room.

16. Which one of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

A. Elena thinks five dollars are a lot of money. MAYBE

B. Robert's friend Steve, as well as his wife, are going to the fair.

C. A number of my friends have bought new cars recently. ANSWER

D. Each of his sisters go to a different school.

17. Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents.

A. Mary and Jill won't eat her vegetables.

B. The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.

C. The boys want their dessert now. ANSWER

D. Maureen called the children for her meal.

18. Which of the following sentences has a compound predicate?

A. Yesterday I cleaned and painted my kitchen. ANSWER

B. With the right investments, Steve thinks he can get rich.

C. My whole family enjoys skiing and snowboarding.

D. Heather and Casey played basketball and tennis all day.