I need some help with the answers to these questions, (mainly to see if I'm correct, where I'm wrong and WHY I'm wrong)

1. What is the verb mood of the sentence below?
Wear your coat when you are in the school
indicative mood
imperative mood ***my answer
infinitive mood
subjunctive mood

2. What is the tense of the underlined verb in the following sentence?
I /will be studying/ his painting techniques this summer.
present emphatic
present perfect progressive
future progressive ***my answer
present progressive

3. In the following sentence, what kind of phrase is 'moving away?'"
Moving away made my little cousin sad.
prepositional
gerund ***my answer
infinitive
participal

4. What kind of phrase is 'to the library?'"
I will be going to the library soon.
prepositional
participial
infinitive***my answer
gerund

5. What kind of phrase is "to play basketball?'"
Porpoises have been trained to play basketball.
prepositional
participial
infinitive ***my answer
gerund

6. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
The grain of the western prairies is a major /source/ of income.
direct object
indirect object
predicate nominative
predicate adjective ***my answer

7. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
Western Canada also gives /us/ the art of the Kwakiutl Indians.
direct object
indirect object
predicate nominative ***my answer
predicate adjective

8. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
The ice fields of the north are still relatively /barren./
direct object
indirect object
predicate nominative
predicate adjective ***my answer

9. In the following sentence 'famous' is the complement. What kind of complement is it?
In 1975, Margaret Thatcher became famous as the first woman leader of the British Conservative Party.
predicate adjective***my answer
direct object
predicate nominative
indirect object

10. Which of the following sentences contains a helping verb?
Eduardo looked in the basement, but the puppy wasn't there
Sakkom hung wind chimes because she loves the sound. ***my answer
Roger has never performed a solo in his life.
The leader of the troop took the scouts to the lake.
(I'm fuzzy on a helping verb.)

11. Identify the underlined part of speech.
They dynamic wife of James Madison became the unofficial first lady /during/ Jefferson's eight years as president.
pronoun
verb
adverb
preposition ***my answer

12. Identify the underlined part of speech.
Dolly Madison, the wife of the fourth United States president, is one of history's many interesting women
pronoun
adjective ***my answer but the dictionary says it can also be a pronoun?
adverb
interjection

13. Which statement is spoken in a colloquial manner?
"And I'm going to show you that it ain't no trouble when you pack double."
"You ask for what you want, and you pay for what you get."
"God helps those who help themselves." ***my answer
"Life is going to give you just what you put in it."

14. Each of the following lines from "Sunjata" contains an element of epic poetry except
"Through sorcery they stretched the tendons of his two feet."
"Mother, I will walk today."
"He embraced a baobab tree...uprooted it..put it on his shoulder."
"The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow." ***my answer

15. Each of the following sentences is an example of indirect characterization except
"The fair woman looked at us and whispered something to her companion, and they both started laughing."
"You won't believe me...but I should just love to go into that cage and put my head in the lion's mouth too."
"I have a narrow, yellow face, eyes of an indefinite, dirty colour, and a nose that seems to have been made for a face twice as broad as mine." ***my answer
"I thought there was some mistake and even tried to free myself, but she whispered to me to stay still: what harm could there be in holding hands?"

16. Each of the following contains examples of alliteration except
"Then somthing caught: a helping grain of sand." ***my answer
"The car broke free and scuttled smartly right over the road."
"A post shot up and cracked--a sharp clang."
"I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming."

#4 is a prepositional phrase. Even though "to" is used for infinitives, "the library" is not a verb.

#6 "source" is a noun

#7 "us" cannot be any kind of nominative; it is in the objective case. So, what kind of object is it?

#10 better review helping verbs. They are used to form more complicated verb tenses, like progressive or perfect.

#12 which word is underlined? You may be right if it was "fourth"

#13 "ain't" is the dead giveaway

I think the others look ok.

#6 C then?

#7 direct object
#10 A
#12 many is the underlined word
#13 A

4 - no

5 - no
12- Which word is underlined?
13 - no (look up colloquial)
14- no One of these is very pedestrian, not epic.

The rest are correct.

What part of speech is "to"?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to

http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/helping_verb.htm

Is 4 prepositional and 5 gerund or prepositional?

I got that 13. was A
12 the underlined word was /many/
13. B

1. What is the verb mood of the sentence below?

Wear your coat when you are in the school
Indicative mood
Imperative mood
Infinitive mood
Subjunctive mood

Answer: Imperative mood
Explanation: The sentence is giving a command or instruction, which is characteristic of the imperative mood.

2. What is the tense of the underlined verb in the following sentence?
I will be studying his painting techniques this summer.
Present emphatic
Present perfect progressive
Future progressive
Present progressive

Answer: Future progressive
Explanation: The verb "will be studying" indicates an action that will happen in the future and will be ongoing or in progress.

3. In the following sentence, what kind of phrase is 'moving away?'
Moving away made my little cousin sad.
Prepositional
Gerund
Infinitive
Participial

Answer: Gerund
Explanation: "Moving away" functions as a noun in the sentence, which is characteristic of a gerund phrase.

4. What kind of phrase is 'to the library?'
I will be going to the library soon.
Prepositional
Participial
Infinitive
Gerund

Answer: Infinitive
Explanation: "To the library" functions as a noun in the sentence, indicating the purpose or destination of the action "going." This is characteristic of an infinitive phrase.

5. What kind of phrase is "to play basketball?"
Porpoises have been trained to play basketball.
Prepositional
Participial
Infinitive
Gerund

Answer: Infinitive
Explanation: "To play basketball" functions as a noun in the sentence, indicating the purpose or intention of the action "trained." This is characteristic of an infinitive phrase.

6. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
The grain of the western prairies is a major source of income.
Direct object
Indirect object
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective

Answer: Predicate nominative
Explanation: The underlined word "source" renames or identifies the subject "grain," functioning as a predicate nominative.

7. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
Western Canada also gives us the art of the Kwakiutl Indians.
Direct object
Indirect object
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective

Answer: Direct object
Explanation: The underlined word "us" receives the action of the verb "gives," functioning as a direct object.

8. Choose the answer that correctly identifies the underlined word.
The ice fields of the north are still relatively barren.
Direct object
Indirect object
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective

Answer: Predicate adjective
Explanation: The underlined word "barren" describes the subject "ice fields," functioning as a predicate adjective.

9. In the following sentence 'famous' is the complement. What kind of complement is it?
In 1975, Margaret Thatcher became famous as the first woman leader of the British Conservative Party.
Predicate adjective
Direct object
Predicate nominative
Indirect object

Answer: Predicate adjective
Explanation: The word "famous" describes the subject "Margaret Thatcher" and is therefore a predicate adjective.

10. Which of the following sentences contains a helping verb?
Eduardo looked in the basement, but the puppy wasn't there.
Sakkom hung wind chimes because she loves the sound.
Roger has never performed a solo in his life.
The leader of the troop took the scouts to the lake.

Answer: Sakkom hung wind chimes because she loves the sound.
Explanation: The sentence "Sakkom hung wind chimes because she loves the sound" contains the helping verb "loves" in the present tense to support the main verb "hung."

11. Identify the underlined part of speech.
The dynamic wife of James Madison became the unofficial first lady during Jefferson's eight years as president.
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Preposition

Answer: Preposition
Explanation: The underlined word "during" is a preposition that shows the relationship between "unofficial first lady" and "Jefferson's eight years as president."

12. Identify the underlined part of speech.
Dolly Madison, the wife of the fourth United States president, is one of history's many interesting women.
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Interjection

Answer: Adjective
Explanation: The underlined word "interesting" describes the plural noun "women," functioning as an adjective.

13. Which statement is spoken in a colloquial manner?
"And I'm going to show you that it ain't no trouble when you pack double."
"You ask for what you want, and you pay for what you get."
"God helps those who help themselves."
"Life is going to give you just what you put in it."

Answer: "And I'm going to show you that it ain't no trouble when you pack double."
Explanation: The use of "ain't" and the colloquial tone make this statement spoken in a colloquial manner.

14. Each of the following lines from "Sunjata" contains an element of epic poetry except
"Through sorcery they stretched the tendons of his two feet."
"Mother, I will walk today."
"He embraced a baobab tree...uprooted it..put it on his shoulder."
"The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow."

Answer: "The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow."
Explanation: While the other lines contain elements such as supernatural intervention, heroic actions, or grand imagery, this line does not meet the characteristics of epic poetry.

15. Each of the following sentences is an example of indirect characterization except
"The fair woman looked at us and whispered something to her companion, and they both started laughing."
"You won't believe me...but I should just love to go into that cage and put my head in the lion's mouth too."
"I have a narrow, yellow face, eyes of an indefinite, dirty colour, and a nose that seems to have been made for a face twice as broad as mine."
"I thought there was some mistake and even tried to free myself, but she whispered to me to stay still: what harm could there be in holding hands?"

Answer: "I have a narrow, yellow face, eyes of an indefinite, dirty colour, and a nose that seems to have been made for a face twice as broad as mine."
Explanation: This sentence directly describes the physical appearance of the character, which is an example of direct characterization, not indirect characterization.

16. Each of the following contains examples of alliteration except
"Then somthing caught: a helping grain of sand."
"The car broke free and scuttled smartly right over the road."
"A post shot up and cracked--a sharp clang."
"I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming."

Answer: "Then something caught: a helping grain of sand."
Explanation: This line does not have repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words, which is a characteristic of alliteration.

Let's go through each question and assess the answer choices together:

1. The verb mood of the sentence "Wear your coat when you are in the school" is imperative mood. Your answer is correct.

2. The tense of the underlined verb "will be studying" in the sentence "I will be studying his painting techniques this summer" is future progressive. Your answer is correct.

3. The kind of phrase "moving away" is in the sentence "Moving away made my little cousin sad" is gerund. Your answer is correct.

4. The kind of phrase "to the library" in the sentence "I will be going to the library soon" is prepositional. Your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is prepositional.

5. The kind of phrase "to play basketball" in the sentence "Porpoises have been trained to play basketball" is infinitive. Your answer is correct.

6. The underlined word "source" in the sentence "The grain of the western prairies is a major source of income" is a predicate nominative. Your answer is correct.

7. The underlined word "us" in the sentence "Western Canada also gives us the art of the Kwakiutl Indians" is a direct object. Your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is direct object.

8. The underlined word "barren" in the sentence "The ice fields of the north are still relatively barren" is a predicate adjective. Your answer is correct.

9. In the sentence "In 1975, Margaret Thatcher became famous as the first woman leader of the British Conservative Party," the complement "famous" is a predicate adjective. Your answer is correct.

10. The sentence that contains a helping verb is "Sakkom hung wind chimes because she loves the sound." Your answer is correct.

11. The underlined word "during" in the sentence "The dynamic wife of James Madison became the unofficial first lady during Jefferson's eight years as president" is a preposition. Your answer is correct.

12. The underlined word "interesting" in the sentence "Dolly Madison, the wife of the fourth United States president, is one of history's many interesting women" is an adjective. Your answer is correct.

13. The statement spoken in a colloquial manner is "And I'm going to show you that it ain't no trouble when you pack double." Your answer is correct.

14. The line from "Sunjata" that does not contain an element of epic poetry is "The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow." Your answer is correct.

15. The sentence that is not an example of indirect characterization is "I have a narrow, yellow face, eyes of an indefinite, dirty color, and a nose that seems to have been made for a face twice as broad as mine." Your answer is correct.

16. The sentence that does not contain examples of alliteration is "Then something caught: a helping grain of sand." Your answer is correct.

Overall, you did a great job! You answered most of the questions correctly and demonstrated an understanding of the concepts. For the few questions where your answer was incorrect, I provided the correct answer for you. Keep up the good work!