Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure Quiz: Test Your Grammar Skills

Question 1

Which part of speech identifies a person, place, object, or concept?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 2

Determine the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 3

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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My friends and I went to the store.

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Me and my friends went to the store.

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My friends and me went to the store.

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I and my friends went to the store.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of an adjective in a sentence?

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To describe a noun or pronoun

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To indicate an action or state of being

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To modify a verb or adjective

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To connect words or phrases

Question 5

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: 'The exceptionally tall building dominated the city skyline.'

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 6

Which type of sentence expresses a strong emotion or feeling?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 7

In the sentence 'The students studied diligently for the test,' which part of speech is 'diligently'?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 8

Which of the following words is a preposition?

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On

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And

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The

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Quickly

Question 9

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: 'He requested that I join him.'

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Pronoun

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 10

Identify the coordinating conjunctions:

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and, but, so

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therefore, although, because

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the, a, an

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up, down, forward

Question 11

Which of the following is not a recognized part of speech?

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Syntax

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 12

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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My friends and I went to the movies.

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Me and my friends went to the movies.

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Me went to the movies with my friends.

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My friends and me went to the movies.

Question 13

What type of sentence is the following: "What a beautiful day it is!"

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 14

Which of the following is a preposition?

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In

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The

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And

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Walk

Question 15

In the sentence: "The tall boy runs quickly.", what is the subject?

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Boy

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The

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Runs

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Quickly

Question 16

Which type of clause is found in the sentence: "Although it was raining, we went for a walk."

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Subordinate clause

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause

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Coordinate clause

Question 17

Identify the type of sentence: "Please close the door."

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Imperative

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Exclamatory

Question 18

In the sentence 'The boy swiftly moved to the store,' what type of verb is 'moved'?

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Intransitive verb

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Transitive verb

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Linking verb

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a typical function of nouns in a sentence?

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Modifier

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Subject

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Object

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Complement

Question 20

In the sentence 'The cat jumped on the table because it was hungry', which of the following is the independent clause and which is the dependent clause?

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Independent clause: The cat jumped on the table. Dependent clause: Because it was hungry.

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Independent clause: Because it was hungry. Dependent clause: The cat jumped on the table.

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Independent clause: The cat jumped on the table, because. Dependent clause: It was hungry.

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There are no independent or dependent clauses in this sentence.

Question 21

Which part of speech is a word that describes a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Verb

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Adverb

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Preposition

Question 22

Which of the following is a preposition?

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In

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And

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But

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That

Question 23

What is the subject of the sentence: "She sang a beautiful song."?

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She

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Sang

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Beautiful

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Song

Question 24

Identify the verb in the sentence: "They were playing in the park."

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Were playing

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They

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In

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Park

Question 25

What is the object of the sentence: "He gave the book to his friend."?

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Book

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He

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Gave

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Friend

Question 26

Which of the following is a pronoun?

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Herself

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And

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Book

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Up

Question 27

What is the predicate of the sentence: "The children ran to the store."?

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Children ran

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Children

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Ran

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Store

Question 28

Which type of conjunction joins the two clauses in the sentence: 'The dog wagged its tail, and the cat meowed loudly'?

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Coordinating conjunction

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Subordinating conjunction

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Correlative conjunction

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Conjunctive adverb

Question 29

Identify the type of sentence: 'Oh, what a beautiful day!'

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 30

Which part of speech indicates that something belongs to someone or something else?

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Determiner

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Noun

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Adjective

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Pronoun

Question 31

In the sentence 'The playful puppies chased the ball', which word is an article?

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The

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Playful

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Puppies

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Ball

Question 32

Which word in the following group is a preposition?

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Under

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And

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But

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The

Question 33

In the sentence 'The vase was placed carefully on the table', what is the function of 'on'?

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To indicate location

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To show ownership

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To describe the vase

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To connect ideas

Question 34

Which sentence follows the correct grammar rule for subject-verb agreement?

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My friends and I go to the park.

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Me and my friends go to the park.

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My friends and me go to the park.

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I and my friends goes to the park.

Question 35

In the sentence 'The tall giraffe reached for the leaves', which word is the subject?

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Giraffe

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Tall

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Reached

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Leaves

Question 36

Which part of speech is used to change or modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

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Adverb

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Adjective

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Verb

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Noun

Question 37

In the sentence 'The explorers searched thoroughly for the treasure', what is the object of the verb 'searched'?

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Treasure

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Explorers

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Thoroughly

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For

Question 38

Which of the following sentences has a subordinate clause?

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When the bell rang, the students stood up.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The car is red.

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I like to read.

Question 39

What is the main idea or purpose of a sentence called?

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Message

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Subject

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Predicate

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Meaning

Question 40

Which type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

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Compound Sentence

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Simple Sentence

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Complex Sentence

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Compound-Complex Sentence

Question 41

Which word names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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The

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Slowly

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Quickly

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Run

Question 42

Which word describes an action or state of being?

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Is

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A

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The

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Here

Question 43

Which word shows the position or relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence?

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On

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The

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Quickly

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Run

Question 44

Which word connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence?

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And

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The

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Quickly

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Run

Question 45

Which word expresses strong emotion or excitement?

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Wow

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The

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Quickly

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Run

Question 46

Which word replaces a noun or noun phrase in a sentence?

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He

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The

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Quickly

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Run

Question 47

Which group of words expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a predicate?

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The cat is black

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The cat

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Black cat

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Cat is black

Question 48

Which of the following is the definition of a noun?

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A person, place, or thing

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A word that describes a noun

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A word that connects words or phrases

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A word that shows action or state of being

Question 49

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The boy ran through the park.'

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ran

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through

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the

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boy

Question 50

Which of the following is a grammatically correct sentence?

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The dog barked at the mailman.

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The dog barking at the mailman.

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The barked dog at the mailman.

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Barked the mailman at the dog.

Question 51

What is the function of an adjective?

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To describe a noun or pronoun

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To show action or state of being

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To replace a noun or pronoun

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To connect words or phrases

Question 52

Which of the following words is a preposition?

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in

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and

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the

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quickly

Question 53

What is the subject of the sentence: 'The girls studied for the test.'?

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girls

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for

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test

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studied

Question 54

Which of the following is an example of a pronoun?

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she

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in

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dog

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quickly

Question 55

What is the purpose of an adverb?

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To describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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To show action or state of being

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To replace a noun or noun phrase

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To connect words or phrases

Question 56

What is the difference between a complete sentence and an incomplete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb, while an incomplete sentence is missing one or both.

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A complete sentence is written in the active voice, while an incomplete sentence is written in the passive voice.