Parts of

Speech:

Grammar Quiz
Knowledge and Understanding /36

1. Define and give an example of each of the following parts of speech: /8

Noun: Word that names, a person, a place, a thing, an idea and is divided i kinds of nouns (Common
Nouns, Proper Nouns, Singular & Plural Nouns, Singular & Plural Possessive, Countable &
Uncountable Nouns.
Examples: Daniela, Bogotá, Mary (Proper Nouns), country, evening, boy (Common Nouns).

Pronoun: The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place,
thing, or idea. Pronouns can be divided into numerous categories including: Personal Pronouns,
Indefinite Pronouns, Demostrative Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, Interrogative
Pronouns.
Examples:I, We, They (Personal Pronouns), Anyone, Somebody, Nobody (Indefinite Pronouns).

Verb: A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement.

Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.
Kinds of Verbs: Action Verbs, Transitive & Intransitive Verbs, Auxiliary Verbs, Modal Verbs, Irregular
Verbs,
Examples:Run, Dance, Jump (Action Verbs) Do, Can, May (Auxiliary Verbs).

Adjective: Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples: a, an,and the (Articles) My, His, Our (Possessive Adjectives)
Adverb: Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Kinds of Adverbs: Adverbs of Manner, Adverbs of place, Adverbs of Frequency
Examples: Slowly, Usually, Always.

Preposition: A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the

sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.
Kinds of Prepositions: Prepositions of time, Prepositions of place.
Examples: in, on, at, under,above,below.

Conjunction: is a word that joins words or groups of words.

Examples:and, as, because, or, so, but.

Interjection: is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion

Examples:Wow! Goodness!

2. Write a sentence for each of the following parts of speech, underlying the appropriate part of
speech: /8
Noun: My dog, Oreo, jumped in the air and caught the ball!

Pronoun: Jack and David are friends.They play basketball together.

Verb: I know the answer.

Adjective: Since it’s a hot day, Lisa is wearing a sleeveless.

Adverb: She passed the exam easily.

Preposition: I was born in 1995.

Conjunction: I have two goldfish and a cat.

Interjection:Wow! She looks wonderful!

3. Label the part of speech of each underlined word. /20

1. A violent storm hit the small town in the early morning. Adverb.
2. Cara certainly does not know him nor has she seen him before. Pronoun.
3. During the night, a branch of the elm tree fell near our house. Verb.
4. That book is by Herman Melville. Pronoun.
5. I have definitely made my decision. Adverb.
6. Whew! I almost was hit by the line drive. Interjection.
7. Neither the fish nor the chicken at this restaurant tastes very fresh. Noun.
8. Yesterday, we visited the historic town of Lexington in Massachusetts. Noun.
9. Operas by Giacomo Puccini are famous for their melodies. Verb.
10. That was an exceptionally fine concert, but it ended too quickly for me. Conjunction.
11. Wow! That was quite a goal. Interjection.
12. Does he know anything about this? Verb.
13. Has she seen my baseball glove? Adjective.
14. None of the spectators left during the rain delay. Pronoun.
15. A loud explosion wakened them from sleep. Adjective.
16. We arrived at the show early, yet many people were already there. Adverb.
17. The doctor wondered if the patient would ever stop complaining. Adverb.
18. The building is going to be resurfaced as early as next week. Adverb
19. This is the second to last relay race. Adverb.
20. Soon the icy days of winter will be here. Verb.