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