Parts of Speech Formative Assessment

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence is

• Noun

• Preposition

• Verb

• Adverb

A word that expresses emotion, action or state of being is

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Pronoun

• Adjective

A word that is used to take the place of a noun is

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

• Pronoun

A word that names a person, place, object, or idea is

• Pronoun

• Noun

• Verb

• Preposition

A word or phrase that is used to describe a noun or pronoun is

• Interjection

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

A word a word that expresses a strong feeling or command is

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Adverb

A word or phrase that connects two words, phrases, or clauses is

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Noun

• Conjunction

A word or phrase that is used to describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb is

• Adverb

• Verb

• Noun

• Pronoun

Which is a proper noun:

• chari

• Washington, D.C.

• beautiful

• move

10. Which word is the common noun in the following sentence:

Jessica, the fastest runner on our team is my best friend.

• runner

• is

• Jessica

• fastest