Adverbs

Question 1

What is wrong with the following sentence?

The apple a day keeps a doctor away.

Answer 1

The articles are reversed.

The expression should read: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Question 2

What type of conjunction is used in the following sentence?

After the show, there will be a cast party at the bar down the street.

Answer 2

After… is a subordinating conjunction

Question 3

Does the following sentence use a subordinating conjunction?

If not for the rain, we’d still be out there practicing.

Answer 3

Yes, If… is a subordinating conjunction.

Question 4

In the following sentence, what kind of conjunction is before?
Before we leave on our road trip, we have to buy some maps.

Answer 4

Before- is a subordinating conjunction.

Question 5

What part of speech is -gosh- in the following sentence?

Gosh, he looks like a werewolf.

Answer 5

Gosh is an interjection. It exresses emotion but is unrelated grammatically to the rest of the sentence.

Question 6

What part of speech is -oh- in the following sentence?

The little kid said, “Oh, I thought you were my mother,” after tugging on the pant leg of a stranger.

Answer 6

Oh-is an interjection. It expresses emotion but is unrelated grammatically to the rest of the sentence.

Question 7

What type of conjunction is used in the following sentence?

Neither the author nor the publisher thought the book would be a bestseller.

Answer 7

Neither/Nor are correlative conjunctions.

Question 8

What type of conjunction is used in the following sentence?

My foot was killing me, so I went to the doctor.

Answer 8

So- is a coordinating conjunction.

Question 9

Fill in the blank with the second half of the correlative conjunction
Not only was the wind blowing at 40 knots, — it was raining cats and dogs.

Answer 9

If -not only- is used, -but also- must follow.

Question 10

Identify the adverbs in the following sentence:

He runs slowly, dresses badly, and sings beautifully.

Answer 10

The adverbs are slowly, badly, and beautifully. They are all positive degree adverbs.

Question 11

T/F: And-is the only conjunction in the following sentence.

You and I like Americans, but Kevin prefers Canadians.

Answer 11

False. But- is also a conjunction.

Question 12

T/F: An adverb is a word that modifies nouns and pronouns.

Answer 12

False. An adj. is a word that modifies nouns/pronouns. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, phrase, or clause.

Question 13

How do you know whether to use -a- or -an-?

Answer 13

Use -an- if the noun following it begins with a vowel. Use -a- if the noun following it begins with a consonant.

Question 14

What is a preposition?

Answer 14

A preposition is a word used to indicate physical or conceptual relationships between other words. EX. The horse grazed in the field by the fence. (in-and by- are preposition.)

Question 15

What is a prepositional phrase?

Answer 15

A prepositional phrase is a combination of a preposition, the object, and the words between them. Through the woods-is a prepositional phrase.

Question 16

T/F:A- and -and- are prepositions

Answer 16

False. A/an are articles

Question 17

Explain the difference between -to the window- and -to open-

Answer 17

To the window- is a prepositional phrase; -to open- is the infinitive form of the verb -open-

Question 18

Do -these- and -those- have different meanings?

Answer 18

Yes. These- refers to items or people close at hand, and -those- refers to items or people that are farther away.

Question 19

What is an adverb in the positive degree?

Answer 19

An adverb in the positive degree describes a single element.

Ex: He talks smoothly. (Smoothly is in the positive degree.)

Question 20

What is an adverb in the comparative degree?

Answer 20

An adverb in the comparative degree compares two elements.

EX: He talks a smoother game than I do. (Smoother is in the comparative degree)

Question 21

What is an adverb in the superlative degree?

Answer 21

An adverb in the superlative degree implies a comparison between three or more elements.
Ex: He is the smoothest talker in the room.
(Smoothest is in the superlative degree)

Question 22

What is a coordinating conjunction?

Answer 22

A coordinating conjunction is a conjunction that joins words, phrases, or independent clauses without indicating relationship.
Ex: The lights didn’t work during the blackout, so I searched for my flashlight. (So is the coordinating conjunction.)

Question 23

Explain the difference between -these/those- in the following sentence:
These ants will attack your picnic before those do.

Answer 23

These- modifies ants and is therefore an adj. But -those- takes the place of another group of ants and is therefore a pronoun.

Question 24

What is an adverb?

Answer 24

An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adj. phrase, or clause by indicating how/where/when/or how much. Adverbs often end in -ly

Question 25

Identify all the prepositions used in the following sentence: In the back row of the theater, you'll find my cell phone, which fell out of my purse and onto the floor during the scary part of the play.

Answer 25

The prepositions are italicized: -In- the back row -of- the theater, you'll find my cell phone, which fell out -of- my purse and -onto- the floor -during- the scary part of the play.

Question 26

Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: Underneath the stairwell at my high school, there are hundreds of crumpled papers, some empty food containers, and a few cigarette butts.

Answer 26

The prepositional phrases are italicized: -Underneath the stairwell at my high school-, there are hundreds of -crumpled papers-, some empty food containers, and a few cigarette butts.

Question 27

Is -a large boat- a prepositional phrase?

Answer 27

No. A- is an article, not a preposition, so -a large boat- is not a prepositional phrase.

Question 28

T/F: Whoa- is used as a conjunction in the following sentence: Whoa, that came really close to falling on us.

Answer 28

False, Whoa is an interjection.

Question 29

What type of adverb is the word -thus-?

Answer 29

Thus- is a conjunctive adverb, because it connects two clauses together.

Question 30

Explain the degrees of adverbs

Answer 30

Adverbs change in degree when they compare elements

Question 31

What are the different degrees of adverbs?

Answer 31

Like adjectives, adverbs can be positive, comparative, or superlative.

Question 32

T/F: A superlative degree adverb implies a comparison between three or more elements.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What is a conjunction?

Answer 33

A conjunction is a word that links other words, phrases, or clauses together. Words like and/if/or/but are conjunctions.

Question 34

Name the seven coordinating conjunctions

Answer 34

And/or/but/yet/for/nor/so

Question 35

T/F A correlative conjunction joins words, phrases, or independent clauses without indicating relationship.

Answer 35

False. A correlative conjunction links, equates, or opposes ideas. A coordinating conjunction joins words, pharses, or independent clauses without indicating relationship.

Question 36

What is an article?

Answer 36

An article is a word that specifies a noun. Words like a, an, and -the- are articles

Question 37

What is a conjunctive adverb?

Answer 37

A conjunctive adverb joins two clauses together. Words like -therefore, consequently. and thus are conjunctive adverbs.

Question 38

What is a correlative conjunction?

Answer 38

A conjunction that links, equates. or opposes ideas. Correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs. Ex.: Most Americans prefer either driving or staying home to walking, which is why we're all so fat. (Either- and -or- are the correlative conjunctions.

Question 39

What is a subordinating conjunction?

Answer 39

A subordinating conjunction is a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause and indicates the relationship of the dependent clause to the independent clause. EX: If you scream, no one will hear you. (If- is the subordinating conjunction.)

Question 40

What is an interjection?

Answer 40

An interjection is a word that is not related grammatically to the rest of the sentence but that conveys emotion or surprise. EX; Wow, that's one gigantic cat. (Wow. is the interjection.)