Parts of Speech/Grammar Quiz 1

Match the following parts of speech to their EXAMPLES.

• and, but, or, as, although, because

• adjective

• black, round, squishy, rough

• verb

• bumpily, excitedly, extremely

• conjunction

• across, down, with, of, for, as, in

• adverb

• is/are, jumped, howled

• preposition

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CCSS.L.9-10.4B

Match the following grammatical elements to their definitions.

• State of being or action

• Verb

• Subject, verb, & complete thought

• Phrase

• Who or what doing an action in sentence

• Dependent Clause

• Subject, verb, NOT a complete thought

• Subject

• Does not have both a subject & verb

• Independent Clause

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the grammatical term for the noun at the end of a prepositional phrase called?

• common noun

• predicate

• object of the preposition

• direct object

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

A sentence has 2 parts: the subject and the ______, which is the verb and everything after.

• subject object

• abstract verb

• verb phrase

• predicate

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Label the correct parts of speech and/or grammatical elements for the words in the sentence.

c

d

e

f

g

b

a

subject

noun

preposition

verb

prepositional phrase

adjective

conjunction

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Label the parts of speech and/or grammatical elements for the words in the sentence.

c

d

e

f

g

b

a

verb

preposition

adjective

noun

prepositional phrase

subject

object of the preposition

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Label the parts of speech and/or grammatical elements for the words in the sentence.

c

d

e

f

g

b

a

conjunction

adverb

subject

adjective

prepositional phrase

verb

preposition

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence in the picture?

• 4

• 2

• 5

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence shown in the picture?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 6

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Sort into either "phrases" or "clauses"

Groups:

(a) Phrase

,

(b) Dependent Clause

,

(c) Independent Clause

• After the storm had passed.

• Reading a mystery novel.

• Megan sings like an angel.

• The cat in the hat.

• After school, Jayden plans to play volleyball.

• While he ran as fast as he could.

• Matthew doesn't like to walk by the creepy house at the end of the street.

• She went to the store.

• Since Laura finished her dinner.

• The tall man with the strange beard.

• Having finished her homework.

• Aiden likes pizza with extra cheese.

• Because of the poodle.

• Although Brandon woke up late.

• When it was raining cats and dogs.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B