Question

11.
What role does the bolded pronoun serve in the following sentence?

After you have served yourself some mashed potatoes, could you please pass THEM to me?


It is the subject.
It is a direct object.
It is a possessive pronoun.
It is the object of a preposition.




12. Which statement about possessive pronouns is false?

Possessive pronouns may come before the nouns in sentences.
Possessive pronouns are spelled with apostrophes.
Possessive pronouns act as adjectives when accompanied by a noun.
Possessive pronouns sometimes take the place of a noun.




13.
Complete the following sentence.

_____ is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.


An adverb
A pronoun
An article
A preposition




14.
In the following sentence, which word is the possessive pronoun being used as an adjective?

She believed that her answer was correct.


believed
that
her
She




15. Which of the following sentences contains a visible action verb?

I know Samantha’s e-mail address.
The students remember important dates in American history.
Nicole helped Tamara with her French homework.
Salim often wonders about the future.




16.
Identify the proper noun in the following sentence.

Penguins often visit the southern coast of Australia.


southern
Australia
coast
Penguins




17.
In the following sentence, which word is the possessive pronoun being used as an adjective?

He wore his jeans even though they have a large hole in the knee.


his
jeans
He
large




18.
What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence?

Wilmer bought himself a new pair of shoes.


shoes
pair
himself
Wilmer




19.
Identify the compound noun in the following sentence.

Helena helped her little brother at the crosswalk.


Helena
crosswalk
brother
helped




20.
What is the subject in the following sentence?

After breakfast, she needs to run a few errands.


errands
she
After
breakfast




21.
Which definite article would work best in the following sentence?

_____ top of the mountain was in sight.


A
An
The




22.
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

The sailor sang songs on the shore.


songs on the
The sailor
sang songs
on the shore




23. Which of the following sentences contains a helping verb?

I spoke with my friend yesterday evening.
The plane departed for Dallas an hour late.
We should stop and ask for directions.
Tanya forgot to bring her lunch today.




24. What is the definition of a noun?

a word that expresses emotion
a word that replaces another word or phrase
a word that names a person, place, or thing
a word that describes action, existence, or occurrence




25.
Which of the words in the following sentence is a coordinating conjunction?

Plan ahead, for you never know what problems will arise.


ahead
arise
for
never

Answer 1

11. It is a direct object.  

A direct object is the recipient of the verb. It was answers the question Verb + what? In this case, pass what? Them.  

12. Possessive pronouns are spelled with apostrophes.  

This is never true. Possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes. They do come before nouns: her shoes. The do act as adjectives when accompanied by a noun because they describe who the noun belongs to. The can take the place of a noun: Those shoes are hers (replaces Sarah's).

13. A pronoun

A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns. Sarah's shoes - Her shoes. Dan and Scott's game - Their game.  

14. her

Her is always a possessive pronoun. There is no other possessive pronoun in the sentence. It describes whose answer it is.

15. Nicole helped Tamara with her French homework.  

Helped is the action verb that we can actually see taking place.

16. Australia

Australia is a proper noun because it is a specific place. It is also capitalized. Penguins is capitalized because it is the first word of the sentence. The sentence is not talking about a specific penguin, just penguins in general so it is not a proper noun.

17. his

His describes whose jeans they are.

18. shoes  

Of is the preposition. The object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition.

19. crosswalk

A compound noun is when two words that can be independent are put together to form one word. In this case, the words cross and walk are put together to form the word crosswalk which is where people are supposed to walk across the street.

20. she

The entire sentence is about She and what she needs to do.

21. The

The is the best article because a specific mountain top is being referred to.  

22. on the shore

On is a preposition. The prepositional phrase ends with the noun that follows the preposition, shore.

23. We should stop and ask for directions.

Should is the helping verb. Stop and ask are the main verbs in the sentence.

24. a word that names a person, place, or thing

Examples of nouns in each of these categories are girl, house, and freedom.

25. for

For is a coordinating conjunction. Other coordinating conjunctions are and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is a direct object

Explanation: