Word Classes

GRAMMAR

WORD CLASSES

Common & proper nouns

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Examples

Verb and Time

Past

Present

Future

Action Verbs

Example

Multiple Choice

I ______________ (work) in a hospital for twenty years. 

• work

• worked

• working

• has been working

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: The train _____________ and is now filling up with new passengers.

• has arrived

• had arrived

• will have arrived

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: Sasha could not remember if she _____________ the front door earlier, so she went back to check.

• has locked

• had locked

• will have locked

Multiple Choice

Write down the correct verb that agrees with the subject.

The number of birds in the Amazon rainforest _______ to be almost 4000.

• is estimated

• are estimated

Multiple Choice

The yellow roses in the vase _______ a gift to my mom.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The laughter and noise of the guests _______ a testament to the success of the party.

• was

• were

ADJECTIVE

Adjective

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Forms of Adjectives

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Descriptive Adjectives

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QUANTITATIVE

ADJECTIVES

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COMPOUND
ADJECTIVES

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Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective in this sentence:

We spent the evening working on our English homework.

• evening

• working

• English

• homework

Multiple Select

Identify the adjective in this sentence:

This shop is much nicer than the shop in my old neighbourhood.

• nicer

• shop

• old

• neighbourhood

ADVERB

Adverb

Examples

Adverbs Modifying

Verbs

Adverbs Modifying

Adjectives

Adverbs Modifying

Adverbs

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb in this sentence:

The competition went on smoothly.

• competition

• went

• smoothly

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb in this sentence:

She ate too quickly that she started coughing.

• too

• quickly

• started

• coughing

PRONOUN

Pronouns

Example

Antecedent

Personal Pronouns

Third-Person Singular

Pronouns

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Indefinite Pronouns

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Reflexive Pronouns

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CONJUNCTION

Conjunction

Examples

Coordinating Conjunction

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Subordinating Conjunction

Multiple Choice

I could not get a seat, _________ I came early. (as, though, when)

• as

• although

• when

Multiple Choice

Pay attention to your work _________ you will not make mistakes.

• so that

• unless

• or

Multiple Choice

Sharon hates to listen to rap music, _________ will she tolerate techno music. (but, nor, or)

• but

• nor

• or

• and

Multiple Choice

I have to go to work at six, _________ I’m waking up at four. (but, so, yet)

• but

• so

• yet

• for

Multiple Choice

We were working hard; _________, Jill and Jerry were lounging by the pool. (meanwhile, instead, therefore)

• meanwhile

• instead

• therefore

Multiple Choice

The doctor advised me to eat ______ apple every morning

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

_______ sun rises from the east.

• The

• a

• an

PREPOSITION

Preposition

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Examples of
Prepositions