Parts of Speech Review (ELADIEP)

Question 1

Columbus traded with the natives. (What PoS is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 2

Identify the conjunction in the following: Leo Tolsoy wrote War and Peace.

Accepted Answer

and

Question 3

Identify the adverb in the following: Tolstoy said, "Nietzsche was abnormally stupid."

Accepted Answer

abnormally

Question 4

These words interrupt a sentence and are usually onomatopoeia.

Accepted Answer

Interjections

Question 5

I only trust me. (What PoS is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Pronoun

Question 6

Neither rain nor shine shall stop me! (What PoS are the emphasized words?)

Accepted Answer

Conjunction

Question 7

Reflexive pronouns are always directly beside the noun they point to. True or false?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Wake up and smell the hepaticae. (What type of verb is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Action Verb

Question 9

Identify the helping verbs: He will have been aging for 60 years by Oct. 12, 1678.

Accepted Answer

will, have, been

Question 10

You meet a Greek with the name Sophotheocles. (Kleos means glory in Ancient Greek.) This means?

Accepted Answer

Glory of a Wise God

Question 11

Repetition is when words are used again and again, but parallelism is different. How so?

Accepted Answer

Parallelism is the repetition of grammatical structure.

Question 12

Colorless green ideas sleep soundly. (What PoS is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 13

Huzzah! Victory is ours! (What PoS are the emphasized words?)

Accepted Answer

Interjection and Noun

Question 14

Quick! A child is drowning. Do you save him? But wait! You'll ruin your $200 shoes and outfit!

Accepted Answer

Don't save him, but stay and watch.

Question 15

Identify the pronoun in the following: It was the best of times.

Accepted Answer

It

Question 16

What are nouns?

Accepted Answer

People, places, things and ideas.

Question 17

He smells like gasoline. (What type of verb is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Linking Verb

Question 18

Identify the preposition in the following: Jesse Owens went across the finish line first.

Accepted Answer

across

Question 19

The shrine was in ruins. (What PoS is the emphasized word?)

Accepted Answer

Preposition

Question 20

This part of speech reveals location in time and space and is always part of a phrase...

Accepted Answer

Preposition

Question 21

Pronouns are not all personal. There are also question-related (interrogative) ones such as...

Accepted Answer

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Question 22

There are three articles in the English language. They are...

Accepted Answer

A, an, the

Question 23

You meet a Roman Greek named Megadictus. This person is likely...

Accepted Answer

A loud talker

Question 24

You meet a Roman named Aquividius. What might his name mean?

Accepted Answer

One who sees water.

Parts of Speech Review (ELADIEP)

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Parts of Speech Review (ELADIEP)

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