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What kind of verb shows activity?
clause
action verb
linking verb
helping verb
2
Which of the following is a common noun?
Boat
the
Matthew
New York
3
Which of these phrases contains a proper adjective?
Big house
little dog
blue overalls
American flag
4
What part of speech modifies adjectives, verbs, and other words like itself?
adjective
adverb
noun
helping verb
5
What term shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence?
noun
verb
preposition
adverb
6
Which of these words is a preposition?
Jeremy
no
over
how
7
What tells us How? When? Where? To what extent?
nouns
adverbs
prepositions
helping verbs
8
Which of these words is an indefinite pronoun?
this
each
he
whom
9
What type of verbal ends in 'ing' and acts like a noun?
participle
verbal
infinitive
gerund
10
Which word is a reflexive pronoun?
myself
she
those
whose
11
Which one of these sentences contains a participle?
My grandmother would like to go to sleep.
My friend has running shoes.
I like helping.
Puppies like to eat.
12
what type of verbal acts like an adjective and ends in 'ing' or 'ed'?
infinitive
gerund
participle
verbal
13
Which of these words is an interrogative pronoun?
everyone
these
you
what
14
What part of speech joins words, phrases, and clauses?
conjunction
noun
preposition
verb
15
Which of these words is an article adjective?
of
the
a
an
16
What kind of verb adds meaning to other verbs?
adverb
helping verb
action verb
linking verb
17
What part of speech shows action or a state of being?
noun
adjective
prepostion
verb
18
What type of verb links two words together?
linking verb
helping verb
preposition
action verb
19
What is a word that takes the place of a noun?
pronoun
prepostion
adjective
verb
20
Which one of these sentences contains an infinitive?
My dad ate a sandwich.
Spot loves to walk.
How old are you?
My mother hates mowing.
21
What type of verbal always has 'to' in front of it and acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb?
infinitive
gerund
participle
verbal
22
Which word is a personal pronoun?
each
she
hat
this
23
Which of these words is a pronoun?
because
it
now
bag
24
What is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun?
noun
adjective
verb
pronoun
25
What part of speech expresses emotion but has no real connection with the rest of the sentence?
interjection
conjunction
noun
gerund
26
Which of these is NOT what an adjective tells us?
Which one?
What kind?
Where is it?
How many?
27
What kind of conjunction starts adverb dependent clauses?
correlative
coordinating
subordinating
linking verb
28
Which of these words are always adverbs?
Where
How
Not
Never
29
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?
I own walking shoes.
I love books.
I like reading.
I like to eat.
30
Which one of these nouns is possessive?
Bat
Spot
Dogs
Cat's
31
Which one of these words is a possessive noun?
cats
Jack
it
Matthew's
32
Which one of these sentences contains an interjection?
Spot is asleep.
How old is Spot?
Spot is a dog.
Wow! Spot can run!
33
Which of these is a demonstrative pronoun?
these
who
I
anybody
34
Which of these pairs is a correlative conjunction?
water/earth
both/and
how/now
cat/dog
35
Which one of these is a proper noun?
mouse
Dallas
cat
over
36
What usually separates an interjection from the rest of sentence?
colon
comma
question mark
exclamation mark
37
If a verb phrase has four verbs which ones are helping?
the second verb
the first three verbs
the last verb
the first verb
38
Which of these words is a relative pronoun?
neither
that
myself
I
39
What kind of conjunction uses the acronym FANBOYS?
correlative
subordinating
clause
coordinating
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What term do we use for a person, place, thing, or idea?
article adjective
verb
preposition
noun
