Question

grammar & vocabulary unit exam
part one: parts of speech
directions: for each of the following, circle the letter that best answers the question.

1. in the following sentence, what part of speech is massive? “after jane hit her head on that street lamp, she got a massive headache.”

a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. verb

1. in the following sentence, what part of speech is art? “frankie went to the museum to look at modern art.”

a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. verb

1. in the following sentence, what part of speech is slept? “my dog slept at the foot of my bed all night.”

a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. verb

1. in the following sentence, which word is an adverb? “i want to go home and sleep now.”

a. to b. home c. now d. want

1. in the following sentence, which word is a preposition? “harper followed the suspicious old man into the train station.”

a. followed b. into c. suspicious d. station

1. in the following sentence, which word is a pronoun? “jeremy didn’t want people to find the notebook, so jeremy hid it underground.”

a. didn’t b. to c. it d. underground

1. which of the following answer choices contains only coordinating conjunctions?

a. for, although, nor, because, or, yet, so
b. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
c. for, although, nor, because, otherwise, yet, since
d. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, since

Explanation:

Breve explicación:

1. "Massive" describe a noun ("headache"), es un adjetivo.
2. "Art" es un nombre, es decir, un sustantivo.
3. "Slept" es una acción, es un verbo.
4. "Now" describe el tiempo en que se realiza la acción ("go home and sleep"), es un adverbio.
5. "Into" muestra dirección, es una preposición.
6. "It" reemplaza al "notebook", es un pronombre.
7. Las conjunciones coordinadas son "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so".

Respuesta:

1. b. adjetivo
2. a. sustantivo
3. d. verbo
4. c. now
5. b. into
6. c. it
7. b. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Answer:

Breve explicación:

1. "Massive" describe a noun ("headache"), es un adjetivo.
2. "Art" es un nombre, es decir, un sustantivo.
3. "Slept" es una acción, es un verbo.
4. "Now" describe el tiempo en que se realiza la acción ("go home and sleep"), es un adverbio.
5. "Into" muestra dirección, es una preposición.
6. "It" reemplaza al "notebook", es un pronombre.
7. Las conjunciones coordinadas son "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so".

Respuesta:

1. b. adjetivo
2. a. sustantivo
3. d. verbo
4. c. now
5. b. into
6. c. it
7. b. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so