Parts of Speech Review

Which word is an example of a demonstrative adjective?

• that

• the

• them

• then

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Read the sentence.

With the pounding rain and blowing wind, driving to the game was an exciting adventure.

Which word in the sentence is a gerund?

• pounding

• blowing

• driving

• exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Read the sentence.

Much to the delight of the students, the faculty decided to enrich the curriculum by adding art to Tuesday mornings and music to Thursday afternoons.

Which part of the sentence contains an infinitive?

• to Thursday afternoons

• to Tuesday mornings

• to the delight

• to enrich

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Read the sentence.

The skyscraper that was built last year has the most extraordinary architecture.

The underlined subject of this sentence is

• a verb phrase.

• a prepositional phrase.

• a noun phrase.

• an adverbial phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the sentence.

The exquisite old painting hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece commanded our attention.

Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase?

• commanded our attention

• over the mantelpiece

• hanging slightly crooked

• exquisite old painting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How do prepositions function in a sentence? Check all that apply.

• They show time.

• They show ideas.

• They show direction.

• They show location.

• They show action.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which version of the sentence uses the preposition to show location?

• The unexpected blackout occurred during the masquerade ball.

• The unexpected blackout occurred after the masquerade ball.

• The unexpected blackout occurred before the masquerade ball.

• The unexpected blackout occurred near the masquerade ball.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence.

First, the lonely horse moved quite slowly toward the new herd, but eventually was really overjoyed to join them.

Which words in the sentence are adverbs? Check all that apply.

• quite

• really

• eventually

• new

• slowly

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Read the sentence.

During that epidemic, early warnings circulated widely.

Which correctly analyzes each word’s part of speech in the sentence?

• During (prep), that (demonstrative adj), epidemic (n), early (adj), warnings (n), circulated (v), widely (adv)

• During (v), that (demonstrative adj), epidemic (n), early (adv), warnings (n), circulated (v), widely (adj)

• During (prep), that (article), epidemic (n), early (adv), warnings (v), circulated (v), widely (adj)

• During (gerund), that (article), epidemic (n), early (adj), warnings (v), circulated (v), widely (adv)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence.

The squirrel reached for the birdfeeder, for he saw it was filled with an abundance of sunflower seeds.

The word for in the sentence is used as both

• a gerund and an adverb.

• a noun and an adjective.

• a preposition and a conjunction.

• a verb and a demonstrative article.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E