Parts of Speech

What is a verb?

• an action word

• a rhyming word

• a place/thing

• a describing word

What is the verb in the following sentence?

He is closing the gate slowly.

• is

• gate

• is closing

• slowly

"Be, have and do" are _______ verbs.

• auxiliary

• stative

• dynamic

• phrasal

"Because, since, though, so, as, while" are all examples of:"

• prepositions

• conjunctions

• adverbs

• adjectives

What is the noun in the sentence:

The child ran quickly because he wanted to win.

• quickly

• ran

• ran & win

• child

Ethics is quite a complex discipline to teach.

• discipline

• to teach

• quite

• Ethics & discipline

"The project manager gave us the assignments."

Select the nouns in the sentence above.

• us, project & assignments

• project & manager

• project manager & assignments

• project & assignments