Noun, adjective, verb, adverb, and preposition phrases

Identify the adjective in this sentence: She wore a beautiful dress to the party.

• wore

• beautiful

• dress

• party

Answer explanation

An adjective describes a noun. 'Beautiful' describes the dress.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form: The children _____ in the garden every afternoon.

• play

• playing

• played

• plays

Answer explanation

'Play' is the correct present tense form for a plural subject like 'children'.

Choose the adverb in this sentence: He quickly ran to catch the bus.

• He

• quickly

• ran

• bus

Answer explanation

An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. 'Quickly' modifies 'ran'.

Identify the preposition in this sentence: The cat hid under the table during the storm.

• hid

• under

• table

• storm

Answer explanation

A preposition shows relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words. 'Under' shows the relationship between 'cat' and 'table'.

Which word functions as an adjective in this sentence: The shiny car belongs to my brother.

• shiny

• car

• belongs

• brother

Answer explanation

An adjective modifies a noun. 'Shiny' modifies 'car'.

True or False: In the sentence 'She runs very fast,' the word 'fast' is an adverb.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

'Fast' describes how she runs, functioning as an adverb.

True or False: In the sentence 'She looked around quickly,' the word 'around' is a preposition.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

'Around' is an adverb modifying 'looked'.

Complete the sentence with the correct prepositional phrase: The book is _____ the table.

• on top of

• next

• beneath

• above

Answer explanation

'On top of' is a prepositional phrase describing the location of the book.

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence: She might have been sleeping when we called.

• might have been sleeping

• been sleeping

• might have

• she called

Answer explanation

A verb phrase includes the main verb and its auxiliaries. 'Might have been sleeping' is the complete verb phrase.

Complete the sentence with the correct adjective phrase: The house _____ is beautiful.

• with the red door

• in the garden

• on the table

• by the beach

Answer explanation

'With the red door' is an adjective phrase modifying 'house'.