Parts of Speech Review

Question 1

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Because the city is in a valley, pollution is not blown away ___.

Accepted Answer

Easily

Question 2

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Over twenty million people live in the ___ populated area of LA

Accepted Answer

Heavily

Question 3

Identify the correct possessive form of each phrase: The color of the hair

Accepted Answer

hair's color

Question 4

A girl's hairstyle indicated whether she was married. Identify the italicized the noun.

Accepted Answer

singular possessive

Question 5

Identify the correct possessive from of each phrase: the fullness of the wig

Accepted Answer

the wig's fullness

Question 6

Repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other, which creates a memorable effect is what?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 7

Egyptians wore wigs to protect their heads from their hot sun. Identify the from of the italicized noun

Accepted Answer

plural

Question 8

Giving human like characteristics to non-human things

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 9

a comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as'

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 10

Women's hair in the medieval times was very long. Identify what type of noun it is.

Accepted Answer

plural possessive

Question 11

Identify the correct possessive from of each phrase: the brightness of the ribbons

Accepted Answer

the ribbons' brightness

Question 12

Identify the conjunction: Sophie is clearly exhausted, yet she insists on dancing till dawn.

Accepted Answer

yet

Question 13

Identify the conjunction: I like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward.

Accepted Answer

but

Question 14

In the eighteenth century, women wrote their hair over wire cages. Identify the from of the italicized noun

Accepted Answer

plural

Question 15

Deliberate exaggeration that adds emphasis, urgency, or excitement to a statement is what?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 16

Identify the conjunction: I’d like pizza or a salad for lunch.

Accepted Answer

or

Question 17

Identify the correct possessive from of each phrase: the length of the mustache

Accepted Answer

the mustache's length

Question 18

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The government has enforced ___ strict laws regarding pollution.

Accepted Answer

Really

Question 19

Identify the conjunction: I work quickly and carefully.

Accepted Answer

and

Question 20

comparison of two things

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 21

Identify the correct possessive from of each phrase: the arrangements of the hairdressers

Accepted Answer

hairdressers' arrangements

Question 22

An Inca chief wore a headband wrapped around his head five times. Identify the form of the noun.

Accepted Answer

singular

Question 23

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Because of the increased population, finding ___ housing is hard.

Accepted Answer

Sufficient

Parts of Speech Review

Questions 23

Parts of Speech Review

Questions 23