Parts of Speech

Question 1

What is an antecedent?

Accepted Answer

The word a pronoun replaces

Question 2

What type of word does an adjective always modify?

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 3

In the sentence "My best subject is science," what part of speech is the word "best?"

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Question 4

What part of speech indicates emotion and is often followed by an exclamation point?

Accepted Answer

Interjection

Question 5

What is the simple predicate of the sentence "Jenna became leader of the class?"

Accepted Answer

Became

Question 6

Which word in the sentence "The dog was her best friend" is a verb?

Accepted Answer

Was

Question 7

What is the simple subject of the sentence "The crying baby was comforted?"

Accepted Answer

Baby

Question 8

Which of the following words is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

Cheerfully

Question 9

The predicate of a sentence must include at least one of what kind of word?

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 10

Which word in the sentence "I carried the oranges in a basket" is a verb?

Accepted Answer

carried

Question 11

Which word in the sentence "I carried the oranges in a basket" is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

in

Question 12

Which word in the sentence "Ella told Jack a secret, and he kept it" is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

it, he

Question 13

Which of the following words is a preposition?

Accepted Answer

Of

Question 14

Which word in "Philip rode his bicycle, but Carrie rode her horse" is a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

but

Question 15

The subject of a sentence must include at least one of what part of speech?

Accepted Answer

Noun

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