Parts of Speech Diagnostic

What part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and answers when, where, how, and to what extent?

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• preposition

What part of speech connects words or groups of words? Examples are for, and, nor, yet, but, so

• preposition

• adverb

• interjection

• conunction

• pronoun

What part of speech substitutes for a noun or pronoun? Examples are we, they, him, I, you me, she

• pronoun

• verb

• conjunction

• noun

What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun and answers the questions which ones, how many/much, and what kinds?

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

Which part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion? Examples are wow! or no!

• adverb

• noun

• interjection

• preposition

Which part of speech describes the distance/placement/proximity of one word and another word in a sentence? Examples are on, to, behind, with

• adverb

• preposition

• interjection

• noun

What part of speech names a person, place, thing or idea? Examples are house, jury, determination

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• conjunction

What type of pronouns are I, we, she, they him, us? They refer to people

• noun

• personal pronoun

• objective pronoun

• abstract noun

A verb that describes a physical or mental action is called what type of verb?

• action

• be verb

• linking verb

• transcontinental verb

What type of noun is always capitalized? (John, Arizona, France...)

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract