Midpoint check-learning the parts of speech

What is a noun?*

• doing / being word
• naming word
• describing word
• says how / how often

What is a verb?*

• calling word

• naming word
• action/being word

• says how / how often

What is an adverb?*

• doing / being word
• decribing word
• naming word
• says how / how often

In "Billy thanked him and picked up his suitcase." which two words are verbs?

• Billy thanked
• picked suitcase
• thanked suitcase
• thanked picked

In "He pressed the bell" which word is a pronoun?

• He
• pressed
• the
• bell

In "He pressed the bell" which word is a verb?

• He
• pressed
• the
• bell

In "He walked briskly down the street." the word briskly is.

• a verb
• an adjective
• an adverb
• a noun
• a preposition

In "Green curtains (some sort of velvety material) were hanging down on either side of the window" which two words are adjectives?

• green velvety
• Green curtains
• velvety material
• hanging down
• either side

"There was a vase of yellow chrysanthemums, tall and beautiful, standing just underneath the notice." How many adjectives are in the sentence above?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

"There was a vase of yellow chrysanthemums, tall and beautiful, standing just underneath the notice." "underneath" is a...?

• adjective
• noun
• pronoun
• preposition
• verb