Mastering Parts of Speech

Identify the nouns in the following sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• car

• dog

• cat, mouse

• cheese

Which word is the verb in this sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store.'?

• ran

• quickly

• she

• store

Find the adjectives in the sentence: 'The tall building was painted blue.'

• painted

• blueish

• tall, blue

• tallest

What is the adverb in the sentence: 'He sings beautifully.'?

• sings

• beautifully

• beautiful

• He

Classify the conjunction in this sentence: 'I wanted to go, but it was raining.'

• coordinating conjunction

• interjection

• subordinating conjunction

• correlative conjunction

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: 'The book is on the table.'

• beside

• in

• on

• under

Analyze the structure of this sentence: 'Although it was late, she decided to go out.'

• The sentence contains only an independent clause.

• The sentence is a simple sentence with no clauses.

• The sentence is a complex sentence with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

• The sentence is a compound sentence with two independent clauses.

In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger,' what part of speech is 'loudly'?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Differentiate between the verbs and adjectives in this sentence: 'The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

• Verbs: jumps, runs; Adjectives: quick, lazy

• Verbs: jumps; Adjectives: fox, dog

• Verbs: jumps; Adjectives: over, the

• Verbs: jumps; Adjectives: quick, lazy

What is the meaning of the word 'benevolent' in the context of this sentence: 'The benevolent leader helped the community'?

• Kind and charitable

• Selfish and greedy

• Cruel and harsh

• Indifferent and apathetic