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1. Pronouns are used as substitutes for conjunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Names for persons, places, things, qualities, concepts, and activities are nouns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. Interjections are used frequently in professional and business writing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. Words that describe nouns or pronouns are adjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The words at, to, for, and with are examples of prepositions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Am, is, are, was, were, feels, and looks are examples of linking verbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are adverbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The words by, to, from, and over are examples of conjunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. I, he, she, we, and they are examples of nouns.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
10. Words that end in ly are always adverbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. The words angrily, calmly, and patiently are examples of adjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. All complete sentences have at least one verb.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. A pronoun cannot function as the subject of a sentence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Coordinating conjunctions join parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. The word mail may be used both as a noun and as a verb.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word Trey is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: a
17. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word and is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: c
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18. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word I is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: b
19. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word met is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: a
20. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word briefly is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: d
21. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word seven is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: b
22. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word new is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: b
23. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word we is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. pronoun
ANSWER: d
24. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word for is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: d
25. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word bought is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
26. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word Bombardier is
a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
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c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: a
27. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word tried is a(n)
____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. preposition
ANSWER: b
28. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word but is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. verb
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
29. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word big is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adverb
c. adjective d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
30. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word aircraft is a(n)
____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. adjective d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
31. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word She is
a(n) ____.
a. adjective b. pronoun
c. noun d. preposition
ANSWER: b
32. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word carefully
is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
33. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word followed
is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
34. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word all is
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a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
35. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word but is
a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
36. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word steps is
a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
37. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word He is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. noun
c. pronoun d. adjective
ANSWER: c
38. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word full is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. noun
c. pronoun d. adjective
ANSWER: d
39. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word deposited
is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: b
40. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word amount
is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. noun
c. preposition d. adjective
ANSWER: b
41. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word before is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. conjunction
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c. preposition d. verb
ANSWER: c
42. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word
commission is a(n) ____.
a. adjective b. conjunction
c. preposition d. noun
ANSWER: d
43. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word He is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
44. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word and is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
45. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word committee is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
46. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word yesterday is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. verb
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
47. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word We is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
48. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word quickly is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: d
49. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word sent is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
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c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: c
50. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word new is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: a
51. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word instructions is a
____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
52. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word updated is a(n)
______.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
53. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word sales is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
54. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word increased is a ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
55. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word in is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
56. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word markets is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
57. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word all is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
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c. adjective d. adverb
ANSWER: c
58. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word status is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: d
59. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word ended is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: b
60. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word meeting is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
61. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word note is a(n) _____.
a. pronoun b. adverb
c. noun d. adjective
ANSWER: c
62. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word positive is a(n) ______.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. noun d. verb
ANSWER: b
63. In the sentence Wow! Your performance review is fantastic, the word Wow! is a(n) _______.
a. preposition b. conjunction
c. interjection d. adjective
ANSWER: c
64. The storage room was emptied because of a leak in the ceiling, the word storage is a(n) _____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adjective d. adverb
ANSWER: c
65. The storage room was emptied because of a leak in the ceiling, the word in is a(n) _____.
a. preposition b. conjunction
c. adjective d. verb
ANSWER: a
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1- The file is chapter after chapter.
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3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 Parts of Speech
1. Pronouns are used as substitutes for conjunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Names for persons, places, things, qualities, concepts, and activities are nouns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. Interjections are used frequently in professional and business writing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. Words that describe nouns or pronouns are adjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The words at, to, for, and with are examples of prepositions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Am, is, are, was, were, feels, and looks are examples of linking verbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are adverbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The words by, to, from, and over are examples of conjunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. I, he, she, we, and they are examples of nouns.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
10. Words that end in ly are always adverbs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. The words angrily, calmly, and patiently are examples of adjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. All complete sentences have at least one verb.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. A pronoun cannot function as the subject of a sentence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Coordinating conjunctions join parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. The word mail may be used both as a noun and as a verb.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word Trey is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: a
17. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word and is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: c
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18. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word I is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: b
19. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word met is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: a
20. In the sentence Trey and I met briefly, the word briefly is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. conjunction d. adverb
ANSWER: d
21. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word seven is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: b
22. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word new is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: b
23. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word we is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. pronoun
ANSWER: d
24. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word for is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: d
25. In the sentence We bought seven new desks for the IT department, the word bought is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
26. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word Bombardier is
a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
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c. conjunction d. preposition
ANSWER: a
27. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word tried is a(n)
____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. preposition
ANSWER: b
28. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word but is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. verb
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
29. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word big is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adverb
c. adjective d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
30. In the sentence Bombardier tried but failed to get the big aircraft contract, the word aircraft is a(n)
____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. adjective d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
31. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word She is
a(n) ____.
a. adjective b. pronoun
c. noun d. preposition
ANSWER: b
32. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word carefully
is a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
33. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word followed
is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
34. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word all is
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a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
35. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word but is
a(n) ____.
a. preposition b. adjective
c. adverb d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
36. In the sentence She carefully followed all five steps, but her document did not save, the word steps is
a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
37. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word He is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. noun
c. pronoun d. adjective
ANSWER: c
38. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word full is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. noun
c. pronoun d. adjective
ANSWER: d
39. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word deposited
is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: b
40. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word amount
is a(n) ____.
a. verb b. noun
c. preposition d. adjective
ANSWER: b
41. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word before is
a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. conjunction
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c. preposition d. verb
ANSWER: c
42. In the sentence He deposited the full amount before calculating Tim’s commission, the word
commission is a(n) ____.
a. adjective b. conjunction
c. preposition d. noun
ANSWER: d
43. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word He is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
44. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word and is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: d
45. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word committee is a ____.
a. pronoun b. noun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
46. In the sentence He and I met the new committee yesterday, the word yesterday is a(n) ____.
a. adverb b. verb
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
47. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word We is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
48. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word quickly is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: d
49. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word sent is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
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c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: c
50. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word new is a(n)
____.
a. adjective b. preposition
c. verb d. adverb
ANSWER: a
51. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word instructions is a
____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
52. In the sentence We quickly sent new instructions for the updated equipment, the word updated is a(n)
______.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
53. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word sales is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
54. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word increased is a ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: b
55. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word in is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: c
56. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word markets is a ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
c. preposition d. conjunction
ANSWER: a
57. In the sentence Furniture sales increased in all markets last year, the word all is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. pronoun
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c. adjective d. adverb
ANSWER: c
58. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word status is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: d
59. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word ended is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: b
60. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word meeting is a(n) ____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adverb d. adjective
ANSWER: a
61. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word note is a(n) _____.
a. pronoun b. adverb
c. noun d. adjective
ANSWER: c
62. In the sentence The status meeting ended on a positive note, the word positive is a(n) ______.
a. adverb b. adjective
c. noun d. verb
ANSWER: b
63. In the sentence Wow! Your performance review is fantastic, the word Wow! is a(n) _______.
a. preposition b. conjunction
c. interjection d. adjective
ANSWER: c
64. The storage room was emptied because of a leak in the ceiling, the word storage is a(n) _____.
a. noun b. verb
c. adjective d. adverb
ANSWER: c
65. The storage room was emptied because of a leak in the ceiling, the word in is a(n) _____.
a. preposition b. conjunction
c. adjective d. verb
ANSWER: a
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