Here are 20 grammatical questions based on "All About a Dog" by A.G. Gardiner, along with their answers:

 Here are 20 grammatical questions based on "All About a Dog" by A.G. Gardiner, along with their answers:

Questions and Answers

1. Question: Identify the subject in the sentence: "It was a raw evening, and the rain had been falling steadily all day."
   Answer: The subject is "It" and "the rain".

2. Question: What tense is used in "The conductor came round for the fares"?
   Answer: The tense is past simple.

3. Question: Find the main verb in the sentence: "She sat there with the dog on her lap."
   Answer: The main verb is "sat."

4. Question: What type of clause is "where passengers had only a single idea: to keep dry"?
   Answer: It is an adverbial clause of place.

5. Question: Identify the type of sentence: "The man who sat next to me had a big umbrella."
   Answer: It is a complex sentence.

6. Question: What is the function of the word "steadily" in "The rain had been falling steadily all day."?
   Answer: It functions as an adverb, modifying the verb "falling."

7. Question: Identify the object in the sentence: "He pulled the bell, and the bus stopped."
   Answer: The object is "the bell."

8. Question: What is the mood of the sentence: "Take that dog out!"
   Answer: The mood is imperative.

9. Question: Is "shivering" in "a little shivering dog" a participle or gerund?
   Answer: It is a participle, used as an adjective.

10. Question: What is the role of the phrase "in the cold night" in the sentence: "She stood in the cold night"?
    Answer: It is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb of place.

11. Question: What type of verb is "has been falling" in "The rain has been falling steadily"?
    Answer: It is a present perfect continuous verb.

12. Question: What is the antecedent of "who" in "The woman who had the dog refused to comply."?
    Answer: The antecedent is "The woman."

13. Question: Identify the conjunction in the sentence: "The conductor came, but he did not argue."
    Answer: The conjunction is "but."

14. Question: Is "to keep dry" in "Passengers had only one idea: to keep dry" a noun phrase or verb phrase?
    Answer: It is an infinitive phrase functioning as a noun phrase.

15. Question: Parse the word "politely" in "She replied politely."
    Answer: "Politely" is an adverb modifying the verb "replied."

16. Question: What kind of sentence is "What a night it was!"?
    Answer: It is an exclamatory sentence.

17. Question: Identify the voice of the sentence: "The dog was taken out by the conductor."
    Answer: It is in the passive voice.

18. Question: What is the function of "if the lady refused to remove the dog" in "He asked if the lady refused to remove the dog."?
    Answer: It is a noun clause, functioning as the object of "asked."

19. Question: What part of speech is "raw" in "It was a raw evening"?
    Answer: "Raw" is an adjective describing the evening.

20. Question: Transform the sentence "She would not remove the dog." into a question.
    Answer: "Would she not remove the dog?"

These questions cover a variety of grammatical aspects, including sentence structure, parts of speech, clauses, and verb tenses, offering a comprehensive review of the text.

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