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Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz

1. For each question, identify the correct subjects and verbs. The subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined.

 A) I was pleased to learn of her good fortune.
 B) I was pleased to learn of her good fortune.
 C) I was pleased to learn of her good fortune.

2. 

 A) Bill is competing against twenty others to win the chess tournament.
 B) Bill is competing against twenty others to win the chess tournament.
 C) Bill is competing against twenty others to win the chess tournament.
 D) Bill is competing against twenty others to win the chess tournament.

3. 

 A) The doctor told Jim to step on the scale.
 B) The doctor told Jim to step on the scale.
 C) The doctor told Jim to step on the scale.

4. 

 A) The rows of flower beds are watered daily.
 B) The rows of flower beds are watered daily.

5. 

 A) The actor has forgotten his lines.
 B) The actor has forgotten his lines.
 C) The actor has forgotten his lines.

6. 

 A) His argument was refuted.
 B) His argument was refuted.
 C) His argument was refuted.

7. 

 A) (You) Make that sewing machine stop.
 B) (You) Make that sewing machine stop.
 C) (You) Make that sewing machine stop.
 D) (You) Make that sewing machine stop.

8. 

 A) She and I prefer morning classes.
 B) She and I prefer morning classes.
 C) She and I prefer morning classes.

9. 

 A) She breeds Pomeranian show dogs and sells them too.
 B) She breeds Pomeranian show dogs and sells them too.
 C) She breeds Pomeranian show dogs and sells them too.
 D) She breeds Pomeranian show dogs and sells them too.

10. 

 A) The ink dribbled from the pen in his shirt and stained the cloth.
 B) The ink dribbled from the pen in his shirt and stained the cloth.
 C) The ink dribbled from the pen in his shirt and stained the cloth.


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