Parts of Speech Grammar Review

Which of the following is a noun?

• quickly

• happiness

• beautiful

• run

Answer explanation

The noun in the given choices is 'happiness' as it is a person, place, thing, or idea. The other options are not nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "She went to the store to buy some groceries."

• went

• store

• groceries

• She

Answer explanation

The pronoun in the sentence is 'She' as it refers to the subject of the sentence, indicating a female person.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following is a verb?

• quickly

• happiness

• jump

• red

Answer explanation

The verb in the given choices is 'jump' because it represents an action or state of being, unlike the other options which are adverbs, nouns, or adjectives.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "The loud music was not appreciated by the neighbors."

• music

• loud

• appreciated

• neighbors

Answer explanation

The adjective in the sentence is 'loud' as it describes the music. Adjectives are used to modify or describe nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is the adverb in this sentence: "He ran quickly to catch the bus."

• ran

• quickly

• catch

• bus

Answer explanation

The adverb in the sentence is 'quickly' as it describes how he ran to catch the bus.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

• jumped

• over

• the

• fence

Answer explanation

The preposition in the sentence is 'over' as it shows the relationship between the cat and the fence by indicating the direction of the cat's movement.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which of the following is a pronoun?

• they

• running

• beautiful

• car

Answer explanation

The pronoun in the list is 'they' which is used to refer to a group of people or things. Pronouns replace nouns in sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the noun in the following sentence: "After the movie, we all felt a sense of joy."

• After

• movie

• felt

• joy

Answer explanation

The correct noun in the sentence is 'joy' as it is the main subject that the sentence is describing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "The sun rises in the east."

• sun

• rises

• in

• east

Answer explanation

The verb in the sentence is 'rises' as it denotes the action of the subject 'sun'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Which of the following is an adjective?

• softly

• happiness

• green

• swim

Answer explanation

The adjective in the given choices is 'green' as it describes a noun by giving more information about its color.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B