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Pretest - Parts of Speech
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1
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
The stapler is broken.
A)The
B)stapler
C)broken
2
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
Mathematics can be difficult.
A)Mathematics
B)can
C)difficult
3
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
His photographs are beautiful.
A)His
B)photographs
C)are
4
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
Everyone must participate.
A)Everyone
B)must
C)participate
5
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
Sara speaks Portuguese well.
A)Sara
B)speaks
C)well
6
Identify the conjunction(s) in the following sentence.
Although he has travelled to Europe several times, Tim has never visited Belgium.
A)Although
B)several
C)visited
7
Identify the conjunction(s) in the following sentence.
We were terrified, yet we remained calm.
A)terrified
B)yet
C)calm
8
Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence.
The eagle flew across the blue sky.
A)eagle
B)across
C)blue
9
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence.
Aberdeen is a seaport in the northeastern part of Scotland.
A)northeastern
B)Scotland
C)part
D)in
10
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
The movement to abolish slavery began early in U.S. history, during the time of the American Revolution.
A)movement
B)began
C)time
D)early
11
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
The alarm clock rang loudly.
A)The
B)clock
C)rang
12
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
Jealousy is a silly emotion.
A)Jealousy/emotion
B)Silly/emotion
C)Jealousy/is
13
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
The mountains of British Columbia are beautiful.
A)mountains/British Columbia
B)mountains/beautiful
C)are/beautiful
14
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence.
Chopin wrote music.
A)Chopin/music
B)Chopin/wrote
C)wrote/music
15
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence.
Whoever designed this building must have had talent.
A)Whoever/building
B)Whoever/this
C)this/must
16
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence.
The mahogany desk was extremely cluttered.
A)mahogany/desk
B)mahogany/cluttered
C)extremely/cluttered
17
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence.
I learned computer programming and wrote my own software.
A)learned/wrote
B)learned/programming
C)programming/software
18
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The children laughed at the clown as he threw balls into the crowd.
A)Laughed/threw
B)Children/clown
C)Children/threw
19
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The attorney prepared her case well and walked confidently into the courtroom.
A)well/confidently
B)prepared/walked
C)attorney/case/courtroom
20
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence.
She lived in what is now Romania.
A)She/now
B)lived/is
C)what/now





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