Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Names a person, place, thing or idea

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Used in place of a noun

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

Expresses action or a state of being

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

Modifies a noun or pronoun. The most common are the articles a, an, and the

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Shows the relationship between its object - a noun or a pronoun - and another word in a sentence. Common prepositions include after, around, at behind, beside, off, through, until, upon, and with

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

Joins words or group of words. Common conjunctions are and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet, either, or, and not only, but also

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

Word used to express emotion. Common interjections are oh, ah, well, hey, and wow

Question 9

Common noun

Answer 9

Names a person, place or thing

Question 10

Proper noun

Answer 10

Names a specific person, place, or thing: begins with capital letter

Question 11

Concrete noun

Answer 11

Names a thing that can be touched, seen, heard, smelled, or tasted

Question 12

Abstract noun

Answer 12

Names an idea, a theory, a concept, or a feeling

Question 13

Singular noun

Answer 13

Names one person, place, idea, or thing

Question 14

Plural noun

Answer 14

Names more than one thing

Question 15

Plural noun

Answer 15

Names more than one thing

Question 16

Possessive noun

Answer 16

Shows ownership or possession of things or qualities

Question 17

Compound noun

Answer 17

Made up of two or more words

Question 18

Collective noun

Answer 18

Names groups

Question 19

Pronoun

Answer 19

Used in place of a noun

Question 20

Personal pronoun

Answer 20

Used in place of the name of a person or thing

Question 21

Indefinite pronoun

Answer 21

Points out a person, place, or thing, but not a specific or definite one

Question 22

Indefinite pronoun

Answer 22

Points out a person, place, or thing, but not a specific or definite one
Ex. one, someone, anything, other, all, few, nobody

Question 23

Reflexive pronouns

Answer 23

Refers back to a noun previously used; adds -self or -selves to another pronoun form
Ex. myself, herself, yourself, themselves, ourselves

Question 24

Intensive pronouns

Answer 24

Emphasizes a noun or pronoun
Ex. I myself, he himself, you yourself, they themselves, we ourselves

Question 25

Interrogative pronouns

Answer 25

Asks a question Ex. who, whose, whom, what, which

Question 26

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 26

Points out a specific person, place, idea or thing Ex. this, these, that, those

Question 27

Relative pronouns

Answer 27

Introduces an adjective clause Ex. that, which, who, whose, whom

Question 28

Antecedents

Answer 28

The word that a pronoun stands for. Clarifies the meaning of the pronoun.

Question 29

A pronoun should agree in both ________ and _________ with its antecedent

Answer 29

number and gender

Question 30

Action Verbs

Answer 30

- May expresses physical action or mental action - Physical action and Mental Action

Question 31

State of Being Verb

Answer 31

Tells you when and where someone or something exists. State of being verbs are formed from the verb to be.

Question 32

Forms of Be

Answer 32

am, be, being, was, are, been, is, were