Grade 7 grammar definitions quiz

What is a noun?

• A describing word

• A word that replaces a verb

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

• A joining word

What is a verb?

• A word that expresses an action or a state of being

• A word that shows direction

• A naming word

• A word that describes a noun

What is an adjective?

• A joining word

• A word that describes a verb

• A word that describes or modifies a noun

• A word that replaces a noun

What is an adverb?

• A person, place, or thing

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• A punctuation mark

What is a pronoun?

• A word that joins two sentences

• A word that replaces a noun

• A word that describes a verb

• A punctuation mark

What is a conjunction?

• A word that modifies a verb

• A word that shows location

• A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses

• A noun used in a sentence

What is a preposition?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word

• A verb with no subject

• A form of a question

What is an interjection?

• A word that names a place

• A word that expresses strong emotion

• A word that shows comparison

• A kind of verb

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence with no subject

• A sentence with multiple independent clauses

• A sentence with one independent clause

• A sentence starting with “Because”

What is a compound sentence?

• One clause and one verb

• One subject and one predicate

• Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

• A sentence with a question mark