The Language of English Grammar Quiz

What is a noun?

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• A word that shows actions or holds the main part of the sentence together.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A connecting word that shows movement, location, or purpose.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which part of speech is used to describe a noun?

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

• Connector

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the role of a determiner in a sentence?

• It connects words that show movement, location, or purpose.

• It shows that a noun is coming.

• It takes the place of a noun.

• It describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is a gerund?

• A noun that usually comes after the verb.

• A noun formed with 'to' + verb.

• A noun that ends in 'ing'.

• A word that can change the formality or intensity of a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of speech is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs?

• Preposition

• Connector

• Modal

• Adverb

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a verb?

• Words that show actions or hold the main part of the sentence together. e.g. swim, play.

• Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. e.g. quickly, automatically.

• Connecting words that show movement, location, purpose, etc. e.g. in, on, over.

• Words that join two words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs. e.g. therefore, and, because.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a modal?

• A noun that ends in 'ing'. e.g. I love swimming.

• The noun that usually comes after the verb. e.g. Tom is eating pizza.

• Words that can change the formality or intensity of a verb. e.g. can, could, should.

• Usually comes after the verb and gives more information about the subject. e.g. Dr. Brown is tall

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the subject of the sentence?

• Words that can change the formality or intensity of a verb. e.g. can, could, should

• The noun that usually comes after the verb. e.g. Tom is eating pizza.

• The main noun in a sentence, the person or thing that goes with the verb. e.g. John ran.

• Words that join two words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs. e.g. therefore, and, because.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a pronoun?

• Connecting words that show movement, location, purpose, etc. e.g. in, on, over.

• Takes the place of a noun. e.g. she, me, it.

• A noun formed with 'to' + verb. e.g. I love to swim.

• Usually comes after the verb and gives more information about the subject. e.g. Dr. Brown is tall.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the object of a sentence?

• Connecting words that show movement, location, purpose, etc. e.g. in, on, over.

• Words that join two words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs. e.g. therefore, and, because.

• The main noun in a sentence, the person or thing that goes with the verb. e.g. John ran.

• The noun that usually comes after the verb. e.g. Tom is eating pizza.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A