1. In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
Large fish swim swiftly in the sea.
A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
2. In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
Large fish swim swiftly in the sea.
3. Choose the sentence that contains a relative pronoun.
A. Mr. Moon, whom you have met, is my assistant.
B. Those are not my shoes.
C. Someone is coming down the hill.
D. Please, put your book bag in your locker.
4. In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps.
A. Conjunction
B. Pronoun
C. Verb
D. Preposition
5. People express thoughts mainly by using
A. language.
B. gestures.
C. numbers.
D. pictures.
6. In the following sentence, which word is an adverb used to modify an adjective?
It was quite late for a telephone call.
A. quite
B. for
C. telephone
D. late
7. A noun that completes an action is called a/an
A. subject.
B. predicate.
C. complement.
D. object.
8. Which of the following words can be used as a noun?
A. Love
B. If
C. Younger
D. Happily
9. Which kind of adjective is used most frequently in ordinary speech or writing?
A. Demonstrative
B. Proper
C. Article
D. Common
10. Which of these pronouns is third person plural posessive?
A. That
B. Who
C. Theirs
D. They
11. Which one of the following sentences contains a collective noun?
A. The legislature met in secret session.
B. Who among you is a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker?
C. The quality of mercy is not strained.
D. Listen, my children, and you shall hear.
12. In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
Catching fish is one of the oldest pastimes.
A. Pronoun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Noun
13. In which sentence do the capitalized words represent a prepositional phrase?
A. The Maxi Deli is AROUND THE CORNER.
B. Apart from his looks, I would never TRUST HIM.
C. The conductor CALLED OUT, "All aboard!"
D. I am not going TO RUN out of patience.
14. In the following sentence, what is the antecedent of the pronoun "it"?
The class decided to submit their project to the science contest, because they felt it was worthy of winning.
A. Science
B. Contest
C. Project
D. Class
15. Select the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence.
The strikers will return to work when the union representatives have completed their negotiations.
A. work
B. strikers
C. representatives
D. negotiations
16. Which sentence contains a verb in the simple past tense?
A. She has obeyed her father.
B. She obeys her father.
C. She obeyed her father.
D. She had obeyed her father.
17. In which sentence is race used as a noun?
A. Tom won the race.
B. If you race across town, you'll be on time.
C. Don't race the motor when you're starting the car.
D. Tom will race with four other boys.
18. Write the verb "see" in the present perfect tense. Use the pronoun "I" as the subject.
A. I have seen.
B. I am seen.
C. I see.
D. I am seeing.
19. Choose the sentence in which the verb is a linking verb.
A. He works at a gas station.
B. His boss pays him well.
C. He has walked to work from his house.
D. His hours are long and busy.
20. Which of the following sentences contains a demonstrative adjective?
A. Whose is this?
B. This hat is his.
C. Which one is this?
D. This is his.
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Select the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence.
The strikers will return to work when the union representatives have completed their negotiations.
A. strikers
B. work
C. representatives
D. negotiations
8. Love
The weather cold and wet kept us in all day
Of course! I'm here to help you. Let's go through each question one by one.
1. To identify the part of speech of the italicized word in the sentence "Large fish swim swiftly in the sea," you need to determine what role the word plays in the sentence. In this case, the word "swiftly" is modifying the verb "swim," indicating how the fish are swimming. So, the answer would be D. Adverb.
2. This question seems to be a duplicate of the first question, but if you meant to ask a different question, please clarify.
3. To identify a relative pronoun, you need to find a pronoun that introduces a relative clause, which provides more information about the noun it modifies. In the options given, the sentence "Mr. Moon, whom you have met, is my assistant" contains the relative pronoun "whom," which introduces the relative clause "whom you have met."
4. In the sentence "Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps," the word "of" acts as a preposition, connecting the noun "years" to the noun it modifies, "thousands." So, the answer would be D. Preposition.
5. People express thoughts mainly by using A. language.
6. In the sentence "It was quite late for a telephone call," the word "quite" is an adverb that modifies the adjective "late."
7. A noun that completes an action is called a C. complement.
8. In the options given, the word "Love" can be used as a noun. So, the answer would be A. Love.
9. The kind of adjective used most frequently in ordinary speech or writing is D. Common.
10. The pronoun "They" is the third person plural possessive pronoun. So, the answer would be D. They.
11. A collective noun refers to a group of people or things. In the options given, the sentence "The legislature met in secret session" contains the collective noun "legislature."
12. In the sentence "Catching fish is one of the oldest pastimes," the phrase "Catching fish" functions as a gerund, which acts as a noun. So, the answer would be D. Noun.
13. In the sentence "The Maxi Deli is AROUND THE CORNER," the capitalized words "around the corner" form a prepositional phrase that describes the location of the Maxi Deli. So, the answer would be A. The Maxi Deli is AROUND THE CORNER.
14. The antecedent of the pronoun "it" in the sentence "The class decided to submit their project to the science contest, because they felt it was worthy of winning" is C. Project. The word "it" refers back to the project.
15. The antecedent of the pronoun in the sentence "The strikers will return to work when the union representatives have completed their negotiations" is C. representatives. The pronoun "their" refers back to the union representatives.
16. The sentence "She obeyed her father" contains a verb in the simple past tense. So, the answer would be C. She obeyed her father.
17. In the sentence "Tom won the race," the word "race" is used as a noun, referring to a competition. So, the answer would be A. Tom won the race.
18. To write the verb "see" in the present perfect tense with the pronoun "I" as the subject, you would use the auxiliary verb "have" followed by the past participle of "see," which is "seen." So, the answer would be A. I have seen.
19. The sentence "His hours are long and busy" contains a linking verb. Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes it. So, the answer would be D. His hours are long and busy.
20. The sentence "This hat is his" contains a demonstrative adjective. Demonstrative adjectives modify nouns to indicate proximity or distance. So, the answer would be B. This hat is his.
I hope this helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.