Parts of Speech
Double Negatives
Grammatical Terms
Grammatical Terms 2
Miscellaneous
100
She wanted to part her hair. What part of speech is the word "part"?
Verb
100
Correct the double negative: "You can’t see no one in this crowd."
"You can't see anyone in this crowd."
100
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
independent clause
100
commonly functions as an adjective consists of a present participle (also known as an -ing form) or past participle (also known as an -en form)
participial phrase
100
a dependent clause that, like an adjective, modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective clause
200
She is part Native American. What part of speech is the word "part"?
adjective
200
Correct the double negative: "There is no way you can do nothing about this."
"There is no way to do anything about this."
200
a group of words that function as an adverb
adverb clause
200
functions as an adjective or adverb; a series of words made up of a preposition and its object
prepositional phrase
200
Correct the double negative: "We haven’t never seen a tornado that big."
"We have never seen a tornado that big."
300
He went to water the grass. What part of speech is the word "water"?
verb
300
Correct the double negative: "You shouldn’t do nothing to the house."
You should do nothing to the house."
300
a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun
participle
300
a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word
misplaced modifier
300
He wanted some oil for his bicycle. What part of speech is "oil"?
noun
400
She went to get a drink of water. What part of speech is the word "water"?
noun
400
Correct the double negative: "I don’t have nobody to mow my lawn."
I don't have anyone to mow my lawn."
400
does not express a complete thought; it is not a sentence and can't stand alone
dependent clause
400
a word that describes, identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun
adjective
400
She is above average in intelligence. What part of speech is the word "above"?
preposition
500
Well! What on earth is going on? What part of speech is the word "well"?
interjection
500
Correct the double negative: "All the witnesses claimed that didn’t see nothing."
All the witnesses claimed that they didn't see anything."
500
a word that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
adverb
500
a modifier that has nothing to modify
dangling modifier
500
Study the above sentence. What part of speech is the word "above"?
adjective
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