8 Parts of Speech

Question 1

A word or cry expressing sudden or strong feelings and usually lacking grammatical connection..

Accepted Answer

...is an interjection

Question 2

Prepositions always travel with what parts of speech?

Accepted Answer

nouns and pronouns

Question 3

Which word is not an adjective in this sentence? "The sweet red candy was delicious."

Accepted Answer

candy

Question 4

What is the preposition in the following sentence? "Mrs. Kapustin drank coffee from a mug."

Accepted Answer

FROM

Question 5

We sing a song to the tune of Yankee Doodle to practice which part of speech ?

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prepositions

Question 6

PERSONS, PLACES, THINGS, & IDEAS are ___.

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nouns

Question 7

How many parts of speech are there?

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8

Question 8

Which kinds of nouns must be capitalized?

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proper nouns

Question 9

ACTION, LINKING, and AUXILIARY refer to...

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verbs

Question 10

HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY, YOU, & I are examples of pronouns.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

Which part of speech describes adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and prepositions?

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ADVERBS

Question 12

"Take out the trash" is an example of _____.

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an imperative/ a command, the "implied you"

Question 13

An example of a linking verb is:

Accepted Answer

was

Question 14

Which is an example of a noun?

Accepted Answer

truth

Question 15

Replace THE SUBJECT with the correct pronoun: "Ms. Goff loves spending time with her family."

Accepted Answer

SHE loves spending time with her family.

Question 16

How can we remember the most common conjuctions?

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FANBOYS

Question 17

In English, adverbs ...

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usually end in -ly

Question 18

Which is a conjunction?

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for

Question 19

The part of speech that relates a noun or pronoun to other parts of a sentence is a ____.

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preposition

Question 20

A word used to connect clauses or sentences (ex: for, and, so, but, yet, nor, or) is:

Accepted Answer

a conjuction

Question 21

"Oh no!", "Yikes!", "Ouch!" and "Wow!" are examples of...

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interjections

Question 22

Can pronouns function as the subject of a sentence?

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YES

Question 23

Mexico, California, Ms. Baker, July, & Thanksgiving are examples of...

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proper nouns

Question 24

In sentences, the adjectives are always like a bus, heading in the direction of a...

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noun

Question 25

Adjectives ...

Accepted Answer

describe nouns

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