Parts of speech

Question 1

which part of speech is "really" in : The really badly damaged house will be sold

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adverb

Question 2

What part of speech is "those" in : I like these diamonds more than those pearls

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determiner

Question 3

What part of speech is "over" in : He crossed the bridge over the river.

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preposition

Question 4

What part of speech is "because" in : I missed my exam because I was on holiday

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conjunction

Question 5

What part of speech is "or" in : Do you want to play Scrabble or Monopoly?

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conjunction

Question 6

What part of speech is "himself" in : He will be taking himself on a very long walk.

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pronoun

Question 7

Identify the first person subjective pronoun

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I

Question 8

What part of speech is "John" in : John is going to the library

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noun

Question 9

Select the coordinating conjunction(s)

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yet, so, and

Question 10

What part of speech is "was walking" in : I was walking down the street

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verb

Question 11

What part of speech is "really" in : Do you really need that computer?

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adverb

Question 12

Identify the non count noun(s) below

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rice, joy, furniture

Question 13

These are words which have purely grammatical meaning (eg. the, to, by)

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function words

Question 14

These are joining words which link units of equal grammatical value (eg. and)

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coordinating conjunction

Question 15

These are words like it, they, him that are used in place of a noun phrase

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pronouns

Question 16

identify the present participle of the verb "to dance"

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dancing

Question 17

Nouns that can be counted and a distinction can be made between singular and plural are called:

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count nouns

Question 18

What part of speech is "disgusting" in : Never call me any of those disgusting names.

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adjective

Question 19

identify the noun(s)

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Alan, flour, happiness, apple

Question 20

Identify the modal verb(s)

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can, must

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