Parts of speech test

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

Person, place, thing, idea

Question 2

How many type of nouns?

Answer 2

5
Common, Proper, Collective, Concrete, & Abstract

Question 3

Common noun

Answer 3

noun that doesn’t name a specific person, place, or thing

Question 4

Proper noun

Answer 4

noun that names a specific person, place, or thing

Question 5

Collective noun

Answer 5

group of person place or thing

Question 6

concrete noun

Answer 6

nouns that are tangible, or can be detected with one of the 5 senses

Question 7

Abstract noun

Answer 7

nouns that refer to an idea, not tangible

Question 8

pronoun

Answer 8

word that takes the place of a noun

Question 9

idefinite pronoun

Answer 9

used for non-specific things
(Ex. Either, several, one)

Question 10

Interrogative pronouns

Answer 10

used in questions
(Ex. who, how, what)

Question 11

Personal pronouns

Answer 11

replace people nouns

Question 12

1st person prnoun

Answer 12

I, Me, We

Question 13

2nd person pronoun

Answer 13

You, Your, Yours

Question 14

3rd person pronoun

Answer 14

He, She, Them

Question 15

Ajectives

Answer 15

words that describe nouns and pronouns; specifies what kind, how many, or which one.

Question 16

Action verbs

Answer 16

Shows a action being performed by a subject
(Ex. Run, Jump, Swim)

Question 17

Linking verbs

Answer 17

verbs that link one subject to its information
(Ex. are, become, is

Question 18

Helping verbs

Answer 18

Verbs used with another in a verb phrase and helps the main the verb.
(Ex. may, will, can)

Question 19

Adverbs

Answer 19

Words that can describe a adjective, verb, or different adverb. Tell how much, how often, when, and where
(Ex. Always, Slowly, Not)

Question 20

Linking verb

Answer 20

Connects the subject to a word/ word group that identifies or describes the subjects. Connects the subject to a Noun, Adjective, or Pronoun.
(Ex. Be, Look. Should be, Remain)

Question 21

Helping verb

Answer 21

Helps the main verb express action or state of being.
(Ex. Might, Could, Is)

Question 22

Interjection

Answer 22

Abrupt remark, made as a a side or interruption that expresses strong emotions. Usually starts at the beginning of a sentence. Most often followed by a comma or exclamation mark.
(Ex. Well, Rats, Whoops)

Question 23

Conjunction

Answer 23

Word that join words/word groups together.

Question 24

Coordinating Conjunction

Answer 24

placed between words, phrases etc, or equal rank.
(FANBOYS,
F.for, A.and,N.nor,B.but.O.or,Y. yet, S. so.)

Question 25

Correlative conjunction

Answer 25

Illustrates how 2 words/phrase within a sentence relate to each other. Always come in pairs. (Ex. Not only/But, either/or.)

Question 26

Subordinating conjunction

Answer 26

word/phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. (Ex. While, Although)

Question 27

Conjunction adverbs

Answer 27

Indicates a connection between 2 independent clauses in one sentence. (Ex. Therefore However)

Question 28

Preposition

Answer 28

word that shows a position or direction and shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the rest of the sentence. (Ex. On, For, Between)