Parts of Speech Quiz - Typhoid Mary

In the sentence 'It was a lovely summer day,' what part of speech is 'lovely' and what is its function?

• Adjective - describes a noun
• Noun - names a thing
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'They had typhoid fever,' what part of speech is 'fever' and what is its function?

• Verb - shows action
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Noun - names a thing
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'In 1906 it was a common illness,' what part of speech is 'common' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'He had tracked the disease to one woman,' what part of speech is 'tracked' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'She was a carrier of the disease,' what part of speech is 'carrier' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'George was worried,' what part of speech is 'worried' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a feeling
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'He called a health inspector,' what part of speech is 'inspector' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a person
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'Mary made great ice cream,' what part of speech is 'great' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb

In the sentence 'Everywhere she worked, people got sick,' what part of speech is 'everywhere' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a place
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - describes where

In the sentence 'Mary continued to work as a cook,' what part of speech is 'continued' and what is its function?

• Noun - names a thing
• Adjective - describes a noun
• Verb - shows action
• Adverb - modifies a verb