1. The Parts of Speech – Flashcards
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What type of word indicates a noun will soon follow?
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Article.
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In the following sentence, which word is an adverb used to modify a verb? The young girl sadly spoke of her grandfather.
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Sadly.
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Which word in this sentence is an example of a common noun? /Wuthering Heights/ and /The Call of the Wild/ are two of my favorite books.
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Books.
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In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word. /Large/ fish swim swiftly in the sea.
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Adjective.
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Which sentence contains a verb in the simple past tense?
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She obeyed her father.
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Which word in this sentence is an example of an abstract noun? Henry decided he would dedicate the rest of his life to the pursuit of justice.
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Justice.
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Which word in this sentence is an example of a collective noun? A flock of Canada geese flew over the barn, honking loudly.
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Flock.
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Which of the following sentences has a helping verb?
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She had rested on the dock.
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What type of punctuation is most commonly used with interjections?
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Exclamation mark.
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Which word in this sentence is an example of a comparative degree adjective? My new alarm clock was much louder than my old one.
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Louder.
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In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word. Thousands of years ago, fish were caught /in/ nets and traps.
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Preposition.
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Which type of pronouns indicates ownership?
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Possessive.
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Which sentence contains a helping verb?
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Janice will be taking dancing lessons for the last time.
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Which type of verb typically includes the word "to"?
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Infinitive.
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Which of the following is an interjection?
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Wow.
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In the following sentence, which word is an adverb used to modify an adjective? It was quite late for a telephone call.
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Quite.
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In the following sentence, what is the antecedent of the pronoun "it"? The class members chose Chicago to visit because it provides the best opportunity for education and entertainment.
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Chicago.
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Which of the following nouns is properly capitalized?
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Congress.
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Choose the sentence that contains an adjectival prepositional phrase.
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The shoe store across the street recently opened.
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"This," "that," "these," and "those" are examples of what type of adjectives?
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Demonstrative.
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