Identify Parts of Speech Quiz

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Knowing the particulars of English grammar is important to writing.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

If a person can write well, he can communicate well.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Communication skills are essential in today’s society, so we must learn them.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

A serious student will pride himself in achieving good writing skills.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Caring English teachers emphasize writing in their curricula.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Equally caring students will work diligently to do their best writing at all times.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

College-bound students know that they will do much writing in the years to come.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Research papers and essay exams will be the rule rather than the exception.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

It should be understood that professors demand perfection in writing.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction

Identify each of the underlined words as one of the following:

Because writing is so important, we simply must spend more time on it.

• Noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• conjunction