QUIZ.01 CONVENTIONS & WORD STUDY

Which of the following is NOT a question that adjectives answer?

• What kind?

• Which one?

• When?

• How many?

In the sentence, "The cat sat quietly on the rug," what part of speech is quietly?

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

• pronoun

Which of the following is an example of a possessive noun?

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• Katherine's

• Abraham Lincoln

• they

What type of word is used to replace a noun in a sentence?

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

• proper noun

Which of the following words demonstrates the use of the Old English suffix -ful meaning “full of” or “having qualities of?”

• quickly

• carefully

• deceitful

• honestly

The Old English suffix -ly is often used to make an adjective into what part of speech?

• noun

• adverb

• pronoun

• possessive noun

In the sentence, "The old man stopped us on the street," what part of speech is old?

• adverb

• pronoun

• adjective

• noun

In the sentence, "The crew competed enthusiastically for first prize," what part of speech is enthusiastically?

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

Which of the following words could be used to complete this sentence, "The vast, ____ desert stretched before him"?

• flat

• suddenly

• there

• silently

In the sentence "Greg wrote the newspaper article yesterday," the adverb yesterday answers which question?

• Where?

• When?

• In what manner?

• To what extent?