9th Grammar Quiz- III Quarter

They name particular persons, places, things, or ideas. Always capitalize and some contain two or more words.

• Common nouns

• Nouns

• Compound Nouns

• Proper Nouns

Select the 3 types of pronouns you see:

• Indefinite

• Reflexive

• Proper

• Common

• Demonstrative

Linking Verbs show what the subject IS and Action Verbs what the subject does.

• TRUE

• FALSE

These are modifiers. They give information about what they modify.

• Pronouns

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

Adverbs and Intensifiers tend to modify verbs, adjectives, and some other adverbs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select commonly used prepositions:

• off

• until

• a

• up

• along

FANBOYS stands for:

• Conjunctions

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Subordinating Conjunctions

• Interjections

IDENTIFYING PARTS OF SPEECH:

Would you be pleased or insulted if SOMEONE called you nice?

• adjective

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adverb

IDENTIFYING PARTS OF SPEECH:

Nice ORIGINALLY meant "frivolous" or "ignorant".

• noun

• adverb

• conjunction

• verb

• pronoun

IDENTIFYING PARTS OF SPEECH:

You SHOULD TRY to avoid tired words when you write.

• noun

• preposition

• adverb

• verb

• adjective