Exploring the 8 Parts of Speech

What is the primary function of nouns in a sentence?

• To join clauses together

• To name people, places, animals, objects, and concepts

• To describe actions

• To replace other nouns

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• dog

• London

• city

• happiness

What is the role of pronouns in a sentence?

• To replace nouns

• To express emotions

• To describe actions

• To describe nouns

Which word in the sentence 'The nervous driver navigated the icy roads' is an adjective?

• roads

• nervous

• navigated

• driver

Which type of verb is 'wish'?

• Speaking verb

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Thinking or feeling verb

What is the function of linking verbs?

• To replace nouns

• To describe how an action happens

• To link a noun to a state of being

• To express an action

Which type of adverb describes where an action takes place?

• Adverbs of degree

• Adverbs of manner

• Adverbs of place

• Adverbs of frequency

In the sentence 'Dale is very clever', what does the adverb 'very' describe?

• The verb 'is'

• The adverb 'clever'

• The adjective 'clever'

• The noun 'Dale'

Which of the following words is a preposition?

• happy

• ouch

• before

• and

What is the role of conjunctions in a sentence?

• To join parts of sentences together

• To describe nouns

• To express emotions

• To replace nouns