Word Classes

Question 1

Preposition

Answer 1

word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red.

Question 3

Adverb

Answer 3

provide context in a sentence by describing how, when, where, and to what extent something occurs

Examples: Tamara danced slowly. Jeff is extremely talented

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

verb is a word that indicates a physical action (e.g., “drive”), a mental action (e.g., “think”), or a state of being (e.g., “exist”).

Question 5

Noun

Answer 5

A noun is a word that represents a person, thing, concept, or place (e.g., “John,” “house,” “river”)

Question 6

Pronoun

Answer 6

words like ‘I’, ‘she’, and ‘they’ that are used in a similar way to nouns

Question 7

Article (Determiner)

Answer 7

Articles are sometimes classed as their own part of speech, but they are also considered a type of determiner
E.g “an or”a”. They are before a noun

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

Question 9

Proper Noun

Answer 9

a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing.

Question 10

Abstract Noun

Answer 10

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness