Parts of Speech Test

Front

Transitive verbs have a ______ ______ while intransitive verbs do not.

Back

direct object

Front

a ____________ is a word used to join words or groups of words.

Back

conjunction

Front

an ___________ can be punctuated with a comma or exclamation point; shows emotion; there is no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence.

Back

interjection

Front

How is the word cross being used in the following sentence? We looked for a constellation of stars shaped like a cross.

Back

noun

Front

How is the word trim being used in the following sentence? Their hedges always look trim and neat.

Back

adjective

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A word that expresses an action or state of being.

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

A word that describes or modifies a noun.

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A word that takes the place of a noun.