Understanding Parts of Speech: PreQuiz 2

Which part of speech is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which part of speech describes an action or state of being?

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

• Verb

• Preposition

Which part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun by providing more information about it?

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Adverb

• Conjunction

Which part of speech is used to replace a noun in a sentence?

• Preposition

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Noun

• Interjection

Which part of speech expresses strong emotion or surprise?

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Verb

Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?

• Noun

• Adverb

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

Which part of speech shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence?

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Verb

• Interjection

Which part of speech is used to join words or groups of words?

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Noun

• Pronoun

Which part of speech is used to express an action or occurrence?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Preposition