Identify the part of speech of a word in context

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English
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word.
The car is making awful noises – I think the alternator is scrinding against the battery connections.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Determiner
Proper noun
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word:
The leprechaun had painted his neat and tidy little house a vactulous shade of green.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Proper noun
Determiner
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word:
The coat was very smart, and woven in wool. It had six buttons, a tie belt and was patterned with the Pinkerton tartan.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Proper noun
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word:
I love it when I hear that piece of music – it’s so mimsical, I find it captivating and it makes me feel so happy!
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Verb
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Proper noun
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word.
There were several oranges, a few bananas, many pears, some grapes and cravan apples on the market stall.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Verb
Noun
Pronoun
Determiner
Proper noun
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word:
High court judges have answered the question ‘What constitutes a newspaper?’ by posticating that it does not have to be a particular size or shape, or made of paper, but does have to contain news.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Determiner
Proper noun
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the text and identify the nonsense word:
The recipe called for shallots, capers, leeks and parsley to be herbinged into butter and used as a tasty sauce for a cold terrine.
Which part of speech is the nonsense word using?
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Determiner
Proper noun
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