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1
What part of speech shows action or a state of being?
verb
adjective
prepostion
noun
2
Which of these words are always adverbs?
Where
Never
How
Not
3
What usually separates an interjection from the rest of sentence?
comma
exclamation mark
question mark
colon
4
Which of these is a demonstrative pronoun?
these
I
anybody
who
5
What is a word that takes the place of a noun?
adjective
pronoun
verb
prepostion
6
What part of speech modifies adjectives, verbs, and other words like itself?
adverb
helping verb
noun
adjective
7
Which of these words is an article adjective?
an
of
a
the
8
Which one of these sentences contains an interjection?
Wow! Spot can run!
Spot is asleep.
Spot is a dog.
How old is Spot?
9
what type of verbal acts like an adjective and ends in 'ing' or 'ed'?
gerund
participle
infinitive
verbal
10
What tells us How? When? Where? To what extent?
adverbs
nouns
prepositions
helping verbs
11
What type of verbal always has 'to' in front of it and acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb?
gerund
verbal
participle
infinitive
12
Which of these words is a pronoun?
bag
because
now
it
13
Which one of these sentences contains an infinitive?
Spot loves to walk.
How old are you?
My mother hates mowing.
My dad ate a sandwich.
14
Which of these phrases contains a proper adjective?
little dog
American flag
Big house
blue overalls
15
What term shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence?
noun
verb
preposition
adverb
16
Which one of these is a proper noun?
over
mouse
Dallas
cat
17
What is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun?
pronoun
noun
verb
adjective
18
Which one of these words is a possessive noun?
Jack
it
cats
Matthew's
19
What term do we use for a person, place, thing, or idea?
verb
noun
article adjective
preposition
20
Which of the following is a common noun?
the
New York
Boat
Matthew
21
Which one of these sentences contains a participle?
Puppies like to eat.
My friend has running shoes.
My grandmother would like to go to sleep.
I like helping.
22
Which one of these nouns is possessive?
Bat
Cat's
Spot
Dogs
23
Which of these words is an indefinite pronoun?
whom
this
he
each
24
Which of these words is an interrogative pronoun?
everyone
these
what
you
25
Which of these pairs is a correlative conjunction?
water/earth
how/now
both/and
cat/dog
26
Which word is a personal pronoun?
she
each
this
hat
27
What part of speech expresses emotion but has no real connection with the rest of the sentence?
conjunction
noun
gerund
interjection
28
Which word is a reflexive pronoun?
she
myself
whose
those
29
If a verb phrase has four verbs which ones are helping?
the second verb
the first verb
the first three verbs
the last verb
30
What kind of conjunction starts adverb dependent clauses?
subordinating
correlative
coordinating
linking verb
31
Which of these is NOT what an adjective tells us?
Which one?
What kind?
Where is it?
How many?
32
What kind of verb shows activity?
helping verb
linking verb
action verb
clause
33
Which of these words is a preposition?
no
Jeremy
over
how
34
What part of speech joins words, phrases, and clauses?
preposition
noun
conjunction
verb
35
What kind of verb adds meaning to other verbs?
action verb
helping verb
adverb
linking verb
36
What type of verbal ends in 'ing' and acts like a noun?
gerund
verbal
participle
infinitive
37
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?
I own walking shoes.
I like reading.
I like to eat.
I love books.
38
What type of verb links two words together?
action verb
preposition
linking verb
helping verb
39
What kind of conjunction uses the acronym FANBOYS?
coordinating
clause
subordinating
correlative
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Which of these words is a relative pronoun?
that
neither
I
myself
