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Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best defines a noun?

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

An action or state of being

c)

A word that describes a verb

d)

A word that joins sentences

2.

Which sentence correctly identifies the subject and predicate?

a)

(subject) The tall man (predicate) came to my door.

b)

(subject) Came to my door (predicate) the tall man.

c)

(subject) Door (predicate) tall man came to my.

d)

(subject) The door (predicate) man came tall to my.

3.

What is the function of an adjective in a sentence?

a)

It describes nouns

b)

It shows actions

c)

It joins two sentences

d)

It replaces a noun

4.

Which of the following is an example of an action verb?

a)

Jump

b)

Blue

c)

Quickly

d)

And

5.

A teacher asks you to identify the predicate in the sentence: "The young children played." What should you do to find the predicate?

a)

Look for the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing

b)

Find the noun in the sentence

c)

Identify the word that describes the noun

d)

Look for a word that joins two ideas

6.

Which of the following words is NOT a FANBOYS conjunction?

a)

and

b)

but

c)

because

d)

or

7.

What do adverbs tell us about a verb?

a)

Who, what, when

b)

When, where, how

c)

Why, which, whose

d)

What, how many, which

8.

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase showing location?

a)

The left in a hurry.

b)

Let’s go after school.

c)

There is a squirrel in the yard.

d)

He called before.

9.

Why is a comma often used in the middle of a sentence with conjunctions?

a)

To separate two unrelated ideas

b)

To join two sentences or clauses

c)

To show excitement

d)

To end a sentence

10.

If you want to tell how something was done, which part of speech would you most likely use?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Pronoun