Classical Conversation Parts of Speech

Person, place, thing, or idea

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• preposition

Wow!

• verb

• adjective

• interjection

• preposition

She loves riding in a convertible. What is the underlined word?

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• pronoun

Riley traveled south to Kansas in search of wheat. What are the proper nouns in this sentence?

• wheat, Riley

• Riley, Kansas

• south, Kansas

• search, Kansas

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and ?

• adverbs

• nouns

• prepositions

• interjections

Adverbs are often formed by adding what to an adjective?

• -a

• -y

• -ly

• -e

Which answer is an abstract noun?

• Mark

• cheetah

• ocean

• responsibility

Name the underlined word in this sentence: Frank and James rode horses often.

• conjunction

• preposition

• adjective

• adverb

A preposition must be in one of these in order for it to work.

• sentence

• adjective clause

• prepositional phrase

• adverbial clause

These express physical or mental actions?

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

• adverb