Parts of Speech Review

Clever replies never occur to me until it is too late.

It might seem strange, but I've never tried sushi.

Frogs may look quite harmless, but some are poisonous.

Christopher Columbus had keen powers of observation.

I have discovered some interesting facts about Christopher Columbus.

The runner Carl Lewis won several Olympic medals.

He studied both Portuguese and Spanish.

The beans with rice tasted good.

Which word is an example of an abstract noun?

What is the antecedent? Elena read the book and returned it to the library.

We received word that they aren't in any danger.

The hummingbird flew around the nest.

This is the greatest year the team has ever had.

Today, we studied the contributions that ancient North Africans made to mathematics.

A sentence must have at least one... (Mark all that apply.)

Slowly, the man crawled down.

Everybody says that high school will be more fun.

That drummer is the best performer.

These served him well on his expeditions.

That German shepherd puppy is a lively rascal.

What is the pronoun in this sentence? It knocked over their bicycles.

Columbus was a determined, optimistic leader.

This is their fault because they ignored all the danger signals.

What is the antecedent for the bolded word? The cat and bird are fighting; it is flying around.

The little boy ran inside before the storm.

What is the pronoun? The Bactrian camel, which has two humps, is native to central Asia.

The coach said we were too careless.

The collection of coins proved to be quite valuable.

Sandy does not have enough fiber in her diet.