WorksheetsParts of Speech and Sentence Structure Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following best defines a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
An action or state of being
A word that describes a verb
A word that joins sentences
Which sentence correctly identifies the subject and predicate?
(subject) The tall man (predicate) came to my door.
(subject) Came to my door (predicate) the tall man.
(subject) Door (predicate) tall man came to my.
(subject) The door (predicate) man came tall to my.
What is the function of an adjective in a sentence?
It describes nouns
It shows actions
It joins two sentences
It replaces a noun
Which of the following is an example of an action verb?
Jump
Blue
Quickly
And
A teacher asks you to identify the predicate in the sentence: "The young children played." What should you do to find the predicate?
Look for the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing
Find the noun in the sentence
Identify the word that describes the noun
Look for a word that joins two ideas
Which of the following words is NOT a FANBOYS conjunction?
and
but
because
or
What do adverbs tell us about a verb?
Who, what, when
When, where, how
Why, which, whose
What, how many, which
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase showing location?
The left in a hurry.
Let’s go after school.
There is a squirrel in the yard.
He called before.
Why is a comma often used in the middle of a sentence with conjunctions?
To separate two unrelated ideas
To join two sentences or clauses
To show excitement
To end a sentence
If you want to tell how something was done, which part of speech would you most likely use?
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
