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WorksheetsBusiness English
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
There are _________ parts of speech.
Seven
Six
Nine
Eight
A pronoun is a word used ________________.
In place of a verb
In place of a noun
in place of an adjective`
in place of a predicate
An abstract noun, names a ______or ________ rather than something physical.
Quantity or commodity
Quality or concept
Quotation or character
Quotation or
Figure or assessment
A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and verb or predicate and that expresses a _______________________.
Persons facial expression
A complete thought
A criticism
An emotion
A __________ is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.
verb
adverb
adjective
noun
If you were asked to give an example of a noun, you would probably think of a ____________, a physical object that you can see, hear, feel, taste, or smell.
Abstract noun
Common noun
concrete noun
improper noun
A ____________, as its name suggests, is the name of a general person, place, thing, or idea.
abstract
common noun
concrete noun
proper noun
A ________ is a word (or group of words) that expresses action or a state of being.
adverb
adjective
predicate
verb
If you want to give the name of a ____________ person, place, thing, or idea, you would use a proper noun.
specific
number
vague
inaccurate
Proper nouns are always __________________.
Italicized
Underlined
Capitalized
Highlighted
A ____________________ names one persons, place, thing, or idea.
Pronoun
Plural noun
concrete noun
singular noun
A plural noun names ______________.
Less than one
equal to one
more than one
none of the above
The first kind of verb is called an _______________.
Linking Verb
Adverb
Action Verb
Inaction Verb
The second kind is known as a ______________.
Linking Verb
Adverb
Action Verb
Inaction Verb
Without a verb, you have no ____________ because the verb makes a statement about the subject.
Phrase
Sentence
Paragraph
Rhyme
Without a verb, you have no ____________ because the verb makes a statement about the subject.
Phrase
Sentence
Paragraph
Rhyme
Most verbs express action of some sort; either __________ or __________.
Physical or mental
Relaxed or Serene
Concise or Unconcise
Happy or Sad
A small, but important group of verbs do not express action. Instead, they simply ________ the subject with words that describe it.
Expand
Explain
Nullify
Link
An ___________ is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adverb
Predicate
Pronoun
Adjective
You can make a sentences with only nouns or pronouns and verbs, but most of the time you’ll need to add other parts of speech to make the meaning of the sentence ________ or more __________.
Clearer or more complete
Confusing or more incomplete
Concise or more brevity
An Adjective is a word that modifies a ________ or ___________.
Verb or Adverb
Predicate or Pronoun
Noun or Pronoun
Predicate or Preposition
None of the above
Adjectives ________________________ about the nouns or pronouns they describe.
Give a description
Answer questions
Make it easy to read
Make meaningful expressions
Adjectives may come ________ or ___________ the nouns or pronouns they modify.
With or without
before or after
to the right or left of
In English or Spanish
An _____________ is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Preposition
Predicate
Noun
Adverb
__________ often answer the following questions: When? Where? How? Or, to what extent?
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Although these words in ly; friendly, stately, and ugly, they are ______________, not adverbs.
Adjectives
Pronouns
Nouns
Verbs
The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is called the object of the preposition, and the entire group of words is called a ________________
Predicate phrase
Prepositional phrase
Interjection phrase
Conjunction phrase
A _______________ is a word; such as and, or, or but that joins words or groups of words.
Predicate
Prepositions
Conjuction
Interjection
An Interjection is a word that expresses ______________________.
Strong emotions
weak emotions
strong interjections
prepositional phrases
A book, stapler, computer, bicycle are examples of a _______________ noun.
Abstract noun
Common noun
Concrete noun
improper noun
Success, happiness, sadness, patience, or skills are examples of an _____________ noun.
abstract noun
common noun
concrete noun
improper noun
Armstrong, watch, computer, motorcycle, victory are examples of a ________ noun.
Double negative
Singular
Plural
Multiple
Watches, computers, motorcycles and victories are examples of a noun.
Singular
Multiple
Plural
Collective
Other forms of linking verbs involve the ________, such as feels, looks, smells, sounds and taste.
Senses
Thoughts
Actions
Ideas
