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Anatomy of a Sentence

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Grammatical and Lexical Items : Anatomy of a Sentence

Introduction:
"This quiz should be easy. I'll give you a sentence then ask you to identify a certain part of speech."


1. The cat ran. Which word in this sentence is the noun?
    ran
    there is no noun
    the
    cat


2. John runs on the track team. Which word is the verb in this sentence?
    John
    track
    the
    runs


3. We went outside to watch the beautiful sunset. Which word is the adjective?
    beautiful
    sunset
    to
    we


4. The children quickly lined up for lunch. Which word is the adverb?
    children
    quickly
    for
    lined


5. The goats went over the bridge. Which word in this sentence is a preposition?
    over
    bridge
    goats
    the


6. Wow! That was amazing! Which word is the interjection?
    that
    was
    wow
    amazing


7. Ben and Jerry make the best ice cream in the world. Which word is the conjunction in this sentence?
    in
    and
    make
    Ben


8. She went to the store. What is the pronoun in this sentence?
    went
    She
    to
    store


9. Did you read the new Harry Potter book yet? Which word is an article?
    you
    the
    yet
    read


10. She gave Jim the apple. What is the indirect object?
    it
    gave
    she
    Jim


11. Edwin gave the gift to Jaques. Which word would be the direct object?
    gift
    Edwin
    Jaques
    gave


12. Jennifer is a girl. What word is the predicate nominative?
    Jennifer
    a
    is
    girl


13. The dog was big. Which word is the predicate adjective?
    dog
    was
    the
    big


14. This question is a little different. Out of the following words, which word is a proper noun?
    apple
    an
    ate
    Alexis


15. Swimming is a great form of exercise. Which word is the gerund?
    swimming
    exercise
    of
    is


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