Parts of Speech
Select the adjective in the sentence below.
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
beautiful
What word means “to suddenly inhale in surprise”?
A.Sneeze
B.Gasp
C.Sing
D. Cheer
gasp
I am a word that joins words, phrases, and clauses.
A. Conjunction
B. Noun
C. Verb
conjunction
What punctuation should be used in this sentence?
Did you go to the spring training event
A. !
B. ?
C. .
B. ?
Select the adverb in the sentence below.
If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
quickly
What word means “to come closer to”?
A.Scatter
B.Arrange
C.Gradual
D. Approach
approach
Identify the subject of this sentence.
The tiger escaped from its cage.
tiger
Which choices include correct capitalization and punctuation?
a. i went to georgia.
b. I went to Georgia?
c. I went to Atlanta.
d. i went to Atlanta!
c. I went to Atlanta.
Select the verb in the sentence below.
On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
work
The civil rights leader had a vision of a better future.
What does the word “vision” mean?
A.Dream
B.Photograph
C. Drawing
D. Program
dream
Which is a compound sentence?
a. I like walking on the beach with my dog.
b. I like walking but my dog likes running.
B. I like walking but my dog likes running.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly
a. Our school is in Moselle, Mississippi.
b. Our school is in, Moselle, Mississippi,
c. Our, school is , in Moselle Mississippi
d. Our school, is in Moselle Mississippi,
a. Our school is in Moselle, Mississippi.
Select the conjunction in the sentence below.
Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
but
The speaker paused for a few moments to let his words sink in.
What does the word “paused” mean?
A.Smiled
B.Coughed
C.Stopped
D. Clapped
stopped.
Mark said that he forgot his homework, and he asked if he could make it up later.
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence?
compound
Which word needs to be capitalized
a. log
b. dish
c. sunday
d. book
c. sunday
Select the noun in the sentence below.
I want to go to a university in the United States.
university
The ancient town was located in Rome. It was so old that records of its beginning no longer exist.
What word makes the BEST context clue for defining the word, “ancient”?
A.Town
B.Located
C.Old
D. Records
old
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence?
simple
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
a. She said we're going to be late.
b. "She said", we're going to be late.
c. She said, "we're going to be late."
d. She said, "we're going" to be late.
c. She said, "we're going to be late."