Part of Speech Test Outline
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Part one of the test will ask you to identify the part of speech of
each underlined word.
Ex.
Wow! I can’t believe the big, yellow bird has made a nest in our
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attic, above the door so quickly.
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Part two of the test will ask you questions about the parts of
speech . Use your notes to help you. Make sure you know:
What are the main types of nouns?
What are the main types of verbs?
What are the most common linking verbs?
What are two things that can follow a linking verb?
What is a direct object?
What does a transitive verb have that an intransitive verb does
not?
What parts of speech are needed to form a complete sentence?
What is a conjunction?
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
What is at the beginning of a subordinate clause?
Subordinate conjunctions are used to help form what type of
sentence?
What is an interjection?
What is an adjective and what does it tell?
What is an adverb and what questions does it answer?
What parts of speech are describing words?
What does a prepositional phrase begin and end with?
A prepositional phrase can function as a _____________ or
____________.