Parts of Speech
The part of speech which is primarily used to name people, places, things, or ideas?
Nouns
Identify the verb tense used in this sentence: "She walks to school every day."
Simple present tense
Determine the voice of this sentence: "The chef prepared the meal."
Active voice
What is the subject pronoun in this sentence? "She loves to read books."
She
In this chapter, we discused "correction" in grammar. What is hypercorrection?
This part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and often answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," or "to what extent."
Adverbs
Which verb tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past and is exemplified in this sentence: "They were studying when the phone rang."
Past continuous or progressive
Identify the voice and transitivity of this sentence: "The cake was eaten by the children."
Passive voice / transitive
Identify the object pronoun in this sentence: "The teacher praised them for their hard work."
them
Tell the correct order of the adjectives silk / elegant / red in the following sentence: She bought a ___, ___, and ___ dress for the party.
She bought an elegant, red, and silk dress for the party.
(Adjective order rule: Opinion > Color > Material)
Identify the part of speech that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences and can be coordinating, subordinating, or correlative.
Conjunctions
Identify the verb tense used in this sentence: "By the time you arrive, I will have finished the project."
Future perfect tense
Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive? "The baby sleeps peacefully."
Intransitive
In the sentence "The boy with the red hat is running in the park," what is the noun phrase functioning as the subject?
The boy with the red hat?
Mention the main difference between te prescriptive and descriptive approach to grammar.
Name the part of speech that indicates the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, often describing direction, location, or time.
Preposition
Which verb tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues into the present, as in this sentence: "He has been working here for five years."
Present perfect continuous
Identify the voice and transitivity of this sentence: "The librarian handed the book to the student."
Active / transitive
Identify the noun phrase functioning as the object in this sentence: "She baked a delicious chocolate cake for her friends."
a delicious chocolate cake
What is the verb that agrees in number with the subject in the following sentence? Neither the students nor the teacher ___ (to know) the answer to the question. (know, knows)
Knows
Part of speech that can function as a stand-in for a noun, has different forms depending on case, and includes types such as reflexive, relative, and demonstrative
Pronouns
Name the verb tense that describes a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past, as seen in this sentence: "If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam."
Past perfect conditional
Convert this active, transitive sentence to passive voice: "The committee approved the new policy."
"The new policy was approved by the committee"
The students admired their professor, who inspired them greatly."
"They admired him, who inspired them greatly"
Conjugate the verb correctly in the following sentence: Either the manager or the employees ___ (to handle) the situation correctly. (are handling, is handling)
are handling