- 1. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotations.. "Oriental" rugs come in several different sizes and are very popular.
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) adjective
D) adverb
- 2. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.The racetrack, which closed last year, was a "mile" outside the city limits.
A) pronoun
B) conjunction
C) noun
D) adjective
- 3. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.Are you going to "Santa Cruz" in California or in Bolivia?
A) adjective
B) noun
C) pronoun
D) interjection
- 4. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.Please "line" the cupboard shelves with this plaid paper.
A) adjective
B) verb
C) conjunction
D) pronoun
- 5. What part of speech is "below" in the following sentence."Go below and get some supper,” the submarine commander ordered.
A) preposition
B) adjective
C) pronoun
D) adverb
- 6. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.The "line" for the Fergie concert circled the building.
A) verb
B) preposition
C) noun
D) conjunction
- 7. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.The new post office is now open "for" business.
A) adjective
B) preposition
C) conjunction
D) adverb
- 8. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.What is that "strange" noise?
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) preposition
D) pronoun
- 9. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.Emma "won" the contest by swimming faster than anyone else.
A) intransitive verb
B) direct object
C) transitive verb
- 10. Identify the part of speech of the word in quotation marks.The sprinter had an excellent "run" in this morning’s competition.
A) adjective
B) verb
C) noun
D) pronoun
- 11. Choose the word in the sentence below that is an adverb.
Before we took the trip, we read extensively about each place.
A) about
B) extensively
C) before
D) we
- 12. Choose the word in the sentence below that is a preposition.
On the hike around the mountains, we saw several mountain goats.
A) hike
B) several
C) saw
D) around
- 13. Choose the word in the sentence below that is an interjection.
Wow! Did you see any alligators while you were there?
A) any
B) there
C) did
D) wow
- 14. Choose the word in the sentence below that is a noun.
The seats slide on a track to allow them to push with their legs.
A) their
B) seats
C) a
D) them
- 15. Choose the word group in the sentence below that is a conjunction.
We decided to go to both the Everglades and the Rockies.
A) and
B) to go
C) both
D) both...and
- 16. Identify whether the following sentence has a Direct Object, Predicate Adjective, Predicate Noun or None of the following.The train stopped.
A) None of the following
B) Predicate Adjective
C) Direct Object
D) Predicate Noun
- 17. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. As a child, Wilma Rudolph "contracted" polio.
A) Neither
B) Transitive
C) Intransitive
- 18. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. The relay "required" a team of four members.
A) Transitive
B) Neither
C) Intransitive
- 19. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. She "wore" a brace on her leg for several years.
A) Intransitive
B) Neither
C) Transitive
- 20. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. Jim Thorpe "ran" fast as a boy in Oklahoma
A) Intransitive
B) Transitive
C) Neither
- 21. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. For a few minutes, no player could "stop" him.
A) Neither
B) Transitive
C) Intransitive
- 22. Label the following verb in quotations as Transitive or Intransitive. She "had" dreams and determination.
A) Intransitive
B) Neither
C) Transitive
- 23. Identify if the sentence has a Predicate Adjective, Predicate Noun, Direct Object or None of the following.The Celtics are my favorite team.
A) Predicate Adjective
B) Predicate Noun
C) None of the following
D) Direct Object
- 24. Identify if the sentence has a Predicate Adjective, Predicate Noun, Direct Object or None of the following.Tyler greeted the visitors.
A) None of the following
B) Direct Object
C) Predicate Noun
D) Predicate Adjective
- 25. Identify if the sentence has a Predicate Adjective, Predicate Noun, Direct Object or None of the following.They are nice.
A) Predicate Noun
B) Predicate Adjective
C) None of the following.
D) Direct Object
- 26. Identify if the sentence has a Predicate Adjective, Predicate Noun, Direct Object or None of the following.The Catcher ran very quickly.
A) None of the following
B) Predicate Adjective
C) Direct Object
D) Predicate Noun
- 27. Identify if the sentence has ONLY a direct object or BOTH, an indirect object and a direct object. The tournament sometimes attracts good athletes.
A) Both an indirect object and a direct object
B) Only a direct object
C) Neither
- 28. Identify if the sentence has ONLY a direct object or BOTH, an indirect object and a direct object. The university gave the tournament its support.
A) Only a direct object
B) Both an indirect object and a direct object
C) Neither
- 29. Identify if the sentence has ONLY a direct object or BOTH, an indirect object and a direct object. A number of fans cheered loudly at each game.
A) Both an indirect object and a direct object
B) Only a direct object
C) Neither
- 30. Identify if the sentence has ONLY a direct object or BOTH, an indirect object and a direct object. All of the players paid him many compliments.
A) Neither
B) Only a direct object
C) Both an indirect object and a direct object.
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